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BME Approves The Distribution Of A €33.3 Million Interim Dividend On September 7 - It Represents A Gross €0.40 Per Share

Date 26/07/2012

BME today agreed to distribute on September 7 its first interim dividend against 2011 earnings for a value of €33.3 million, that is, €0.40 per share.

CFTC Requests Public Comment On An Application By LCH.Clearnet SA For Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization

Date 26/07/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking for public comment on an application by LCH.Clearnet SA for registration as a derivatives clearing organization.

Borsa Italiana Welcomes Primi Sui Motori To Aim Italia-Mercato Alternativo Del Capitale

Date 26/07/2012

Primi sui Motori has today listed on Aim Italia - Borsa Italiana’s market for small and growing companies. Primi sui Motori, founded in Modena in 2006, offers search engine optimisation services to companies to improve their positioning on web portals.

CFTC Suspends Registrations Of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Traders Christopher Foufas, William Kerstein, And Maksim Baron For Unlawful S&P 500 Trading

Date 26/07/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued orders filing and settling charges against Christopher T. Foufas and Maksim Baron of Chicago, Ill., and William K. Kerstein of Riverwoods, Ill., all registered floor brokers in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Price Index futures contract (S&P 500) trading pit.

BME Reports Second-Quater Net Profit Of €38.5 Million

Date 26/07/2012

• 5.7% higher year-on-year and 8.5% higher than the first quarter
• Revenue rose in 2Q2012 to €81.2 million, up 5.7% year-on-year and 4.9% higher than the first quarter
• EBITDA totalled €55.4 million, up 7.2% in the quarter
• Net earnings for the first half of 2012 amounted to €74 million 
• The efficiency ratio at the end of 2Q2012 was 32.1%. As a result, BME’s ratio is still more than 18 points better than the sector average
• Revenue not linked to trading volumes covered 116% of the cost base

"Olympic-Caliber Regulatory Regime" - Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Before the CFTC Technology Advisory Committee, Washington, DC

Date 26/07/2012

Good morning.  Thanks to all of you for being here.  Thanks especially to Commissioner O’Malia for organizing this meeting in such short order.

Program Trading Averaged 33.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 16-20

Date 26/07/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database.  The report includes trading on the NYSE for July 16-20.

Written Testimony Of U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner Before The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs On The Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report To Congress

Date 26/07/2012

Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Shelby, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (the “Council”) annual report.  

ROFEX Launches Its Futures And Options Contract On TVPP

Date 26/07/2012

The new futures contract on GDP warrants in pesos (TVPP) was launched. This new hedging tool is the first of is kind in Argentina. The first product operation was carried out during the event.

U.S. Treasury Releases Model Intergovernmental Agreement For Implementing The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act To Improve Offshore Tax Compliance And Reduce Burden - Agreement Developed With France, Germany, Italy, Spain And The United Kingdom Marks Important Milestone In Combatting Offshore Tax Evasion

Date 26/07/2012

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today published a model intergovernmental agreement (model agreement) to implement the information reporting and withholding tax provisions commonly known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Enacted by Congress in 2010, these provisions target non-compliance by U.S. taxpayers using foreign accounts. The model agreement announced today was developed in consultation with France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom and marks an important step in establishing a common approach to combatting tax evasion based on the automatic exchange of information.  These five countries, along with the United States, will, in close cooperation with other partner countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and, when appropriate, the European Commission, work towards common reporting and due diligence standards in support of a more global approach to effectively combatting tax evasion while minimizing compliance burdens.