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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.

BM&FBOVESPA Starts Trading Today In New Soybean Derivative - New Contract Based On The Settlement Price Of The CME Group Mini-Sized Soybean Future Contract

Date 11/06/2012

BM&FBOVESPA begins trading today a new soybean future contract. The underlying of this contract is the settlement price of the Mini-Sized Soybean Futures Contract traded on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), which is owned by CME Group. The contract is authorized for trading as of the August 2012 contract month, under the SJC ticker, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. The price quotations for the future contract are in US Dollar per 60-net kilogram bag, at the equivalent of 450 bags or 27 metric tons. The maximum daily price fluctuation will be +/- USD 1.543 per 60-kilogram bag, from the previous day’s settlement price. The settlement prices of the Mini-Sized Soybean Futures Contract will be calculated from the prices available on the CME Group website.

Olli Rehn Vice-President Of The European Commission And Member Of The Commission Responsible For Economic And Monetary Affairs And he Euro 2012 European Semester EP ECON Committee Economic Dialogue, Strasbourg, 11 June 2012

Date 11/06/2012

Dear Sharon, honourable Members,

Thank you very much for the invitation to this Economic Dialogue on the package of economic analyses that the Commission adopted on 30 May and to discuss the country-specific recommendations we proposed.

Michel Barnier, Member Of The European Commission Responsible For The Internal Market And Services, Financial Regulation, Growth, Competitiveness, Integration: Europe At A Crossroads

Date 11/06/2012

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to begin by thanking the International Economic Forum of the Americas and the organisers of the Montreal Conference.

NYSE Brings Big StartUp Small Business Resource Tour To Tucson, AZ - Accion And Yelp To Lead Marketing And Microfinance Workshop

Date 11/06/2012

On June 12, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) will kick off its “Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing” nationwide workshop tour in Tucson, AZ. Hosted in coordination with Big StartUp partners Yelp and Accion, the event will provide approximately 80 local business people with access to two resources essential to growing a business in the tough economy: marketing know-how and access to capital.

Standard & Poor’s Credit Ratings Now Available On Xpressfeed, S&P Capital IQ’s Data Feed Management Solution - Addition Of Standard & Poor’s Credit Ratings Offers An Independent Analytical View Of Creditworthiness And Risk Exposures For New And Existing Deals.

Date 11/06/2012

S&P Capital IQ, a leading provider of multi-asset class data, research and analytics, today announced the integration of Standard & Poor’s Credit Ratings within Xpressfeed, the firm’s enterprise data feed management solution.  Xpressfeed provides users access to qualitative and quantitative content from S&P Capital IQ, including public and private company information, S&P Indices, third-party content and now Standard & Poor’s Credit Ratings.  This addition provides financial professionals access to the full universe and history of credit ratings from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.  Xpressfeed allows credit ratings to be delivered at a near real time frequency, daily and monthly.

Publication Of The 2011 Annual Report Of The ACP-AMF Joint Committee

Date 11/06/2012

A press conference was held on Friday 25 May to present the 2011 Annual Report of the Joint Committee of the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel (ACP) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). In its two years of existence, the ACP-AMF Joint Committee has demonstrated its efficiency and usefulness in protecting clients of the financial sector by coordinating a large number of actions.

S&P Capital IQ Introduces Global Markets Intelligence

Date 11/06/2012

S&P Capital IQ, a leading provider of multi-asset class data, research and analytics, today announced the launch of its Global Markets Intelligence group.  The new advisory business provides risk-based non-discretionary equity, fixed income portfolio strategies, asset allocation, and fund review services to asset managers and currently advises on over $18 billion in total assets.

SEC Issues “Roadmap” On Phase In Of Derivatives Regulation

Date 11/06/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a policy statement describing the order in which it expects new rules regulating the derivatives market would take effect. The statement covers final rules to be adopted by the SEC under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Exchange Data International Announces Partnership With ZagTrader

Date 11/06/2012

Exchange Data International (EDI) today announced the agreement with ZagTrader, the only region-wide Online Trading & Financial Analysis platform, to distribute its data via their online solutions.