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TABB Group Research Says Data Management Issues Undermine Profitability And Competitiveness - New Report Examines How Lack Of Agility And Sluggish Innovation Are At Odds With Today’s Mobile, Collaborative, Tech-Savvy Users

Date 11/06/2012

At a time of rising complexity and increasing data volume, when there’s an alarming echo racing across the financial services industry saying, “We’re building compliance, not revenue,” new research from TABB Group says firms are struggling to be agile and avoid additional infrastructure costs because their entrenched legacy systems lack elasticity in their usage or expansion.

Hedge Fund Association Expands Presence in China in Nod To Region’s Growing Importance To Alternative Investments Industry - Adam J. Steinberg Appointed Regional Director For China Chapter

Date 11/06/2012

In its continuing effort to support the global hedge fund industry through education and advocacy, the Hedge Fund Association (the HFA) today announced that Adam J. Steinberg, a financial communications consultant in Beijing, has been tapped to serve as the new director of the HFA’s China chapter.

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 11/06/2012

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of May 31, 2012.

CME Group Announces Record First-Day Trading Volume In Short-Dated New Crop Options

Date 11/06/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced thatShort-Dated New Crop Options set a record on Monday, June 4, trading 2,105 Short-Dated New Crop Corn options contracts on its first day. This represents the greatest volume of day-one trading for any of CME Group's agricultural commodities products, and surpasses the previous record of 1,840 contracts set by Soybean Calendar Spread Options (CSO) on June 1, 2009. Short-Dated New Crop Options contracts are listed with and subject to the rules of CBOT.

SEC: Outline Of Dodd-Frank Act And JOBS Act By Lori Schock Director, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, InvestEd 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 9, 2012

Date 11/06/2012

Introduction

It is a pleasure to be here today to speak to you. I appreciate the opportunity to do so. I would like to spend my time addressing two recent landmark pieces of legislation that affect the area that I and my colleagues at the SEC oversee—the financial markets. They are the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 and the JOBS Act of 2012.

ETFGI United States ETF/ETP Industry Insights, May 2012

Date 11/06/2012

Summary for United States listed ETFs

• At the end of May 2012, the US ETF industry had 1,176 ETFs, assets of US$1,015.7 Bn, from 32 providers on 3 exchanges.

Speech By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter: Remarks At The Conference On Current Topics In Financial Regulation, Organized By The Center For The Study Of Financial Regulation, University Of Notre Dame

Date 11/06/2012

Thank you for that introduction, Paul, and for inviting me to speak at this event before such a distinguished group. Before I go further, please let me remind you that my remarks represent my own views, and not necessarily those of the Commission, my fellow Commissioners, or members of the staff, particularly those members of the staff that are here and can contradict me.

ETFGI European ETF/ETP Industry insights, May 2012

Date 11/06/2012

Summary for European listed ETFs

• At the end of May 2012, the European ETF industry had 1,319 ETFs, with 4,612 listings, assets of US$265.6 Bn, from 39 providers on 21 exchanges.

NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 11/06/2012

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of May 31, 2012.

ETFGI Global ETF/ETP Industry Insights, May 2012

Date 11/06/2012

Summary for ETFs listed globally

• At the end of May 2012, the global ETF industry had 3,279 ETFs, with 7,230 listings, assets of US$1,443.6 Bn, from 164 providers on 50 exchanges.