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U.S. Department Of The Treasury Announces Public Offering Of AIG Common Stock

Date 09/09/2012

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has launched an underwritten public offering of $18.0 billion of its American International Group, Inc. (AIG) common stock.  AIG has indicated that it intends to purchase up to $5.0 billion of the common stock sold by Treasury in this offering at the initial public offering price. Treasury will also grant to the underwriters in the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $2.7 billion in common stock from Treasury to cover over-allotments, if any. 

Tehran Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin - August 2012

Date 09/09/2012

1. Cash Market

For 17 trading days in August 2012, TSE evidenced transactions in 3,521 million shares and rights worth $ 606 million. These figures demonstrate 39.7% and 42.3% decrease for the volume and the value of trades, respectively compared to the previous month. 

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde At The APEC Leaders Summit

Date 09/09/2012

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Summit in Vladivostok, Russia:

“I am honored to have been invited to participate in discussions at the APEC Leaders meeting. It was a unique opportunity to exchange views on the world economy and on how the APEC economies are playing a crucial role in helping to address the risks and uncertainties that continue to weigh heavily on global growth.

Dubai International Financial Centre Grows 6% In First Half 2012

Date 09/09/2012

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial and business hub connecting the region’s emerging markets with the markets of Europe, Asia and the Americas, updates the market today on its continuous positive performance throughout the first half of 2012.

Press Statement By Herman Van Rompuy, President Of The European Council After Working Luncheon With Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti

Date 08/09/2012

Prime Minister Monti and I just discussed the political and economic situation in Italy and in the eurozone as a whole, as well as the future architecture of the Economic and Monetary Union.

SIFMA Supports Legislative Alternatives To Volcker Rule

Date 07/09/2012

SIFMA today sent a letter to Representative Spencer Bachus, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, in response to his request for public comments on legislative alternatives to the Volcker Rule. The letter was co-signed by the Financial Services Roundtable.  

CFTC.Gov Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 07/09/2012

Variable Names for Legacy Format of Long COT Reports and Supplemental Reports

BATS 1000 Index Gains 2.3% This Week

Date 07/09/2012

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000®Index (Ticker: BATSK) rose 364.42 points, or 2.3%, this week to close at 16,102.65 as of 4 p.m. ET today. 

CFTC Charges Nikolai S. Battoo And Four Companies He Controls With Fraud In Connection With Commodity Pools That Accepted Over $140 Million From U.S. Investors - Defendants Allegedly Made Fraudulent Misrepresentations And Omissions To Hide Losses Sustained By A Series Of Commodity Pools Called “Private International Wealth Management”

Date 07/09/2012

On September 6, 2012, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an emergency action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to freeze assets under the control of defendants Nikolai S. Battoo (Battoo), BC Capital Group S.A., BC Capital Group International Limited, BC Capital Management LLP, and BC Capital Group Holdings S.A. (the BC Common Enterprise). The action also seeks an order appointing a receiver for the BC Common Enterprise and related entities, prohibiting the defendants from destroying books and records, and granting the CFTC immediate access to evidence.

SEC Charges Asset Manager Lied To Investors, Hid Major Losses While Boasting Remarkable Performance During Financial Crisis

Date 07/09/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an emergency enforcement action against an asset manager who has boasted remarkable investment success throughout the global financial crisis while allegedly exaggerating the value of the assets he manages and concealing major losses from investors.