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BM&FBOVESPA announces March 2012 Market Performance

Date 10/04/2012

BM&FBOVESPA announced March 2012 market performance. Check the highlights:

March 2012 FIF Market Share And Market Dynamics Reports – Executive Summary

Date 10/04/2012

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C increased 5% monthly and decreased 15% annually to approximately 146 billion shares.
• In March 2012, off-exchange trading accounted for 33% of the shares traded in NMS Equity Securities.
• Share volume in NYSE-listed securities increased 7% monthly and decreased 12% annually to 84 billion shares.
• NASDAQ-listed securities share volume decreased 3% monthly and 16% annually to 37 billion shares.

SEC Names CalPERS To Investor Advisory Committee

Date 10/04/2012

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) said today it was honored to be named a member of the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newly formed Investor Advisory Committee.  Joe Dear, CalPERS Chief Investment Officer, will represent the pension fund on the committee.

EU And US Adopt Blueprint For Open And Stable Investment Climates

Date 10/04/2012

EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States Michael Froman agreed on an ambitious set of investment principles and openly invite other countries to follow suit. In the framework of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC), the EU and the US have developed a blueprint for creating and maintaining stable, predictable and transparent investment regimes. The principles cover the elements which the EU and the US believe are necessary to attract long-term sustainable investment.

ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: Sino-Forest Corporation Credit Event

Date 10/04/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its Asia Ex-Japan Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a Bankruptcy Credit Event occurred in respect of Sino-Forest Corporation.

Federal Reserve Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At The Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago Annual Risk Conference, Chicago, Illinois - Developing Tools For Dynamic Capital Supervision

Date 10/04/2012

The importance of robust capital requirements for financial stability and the serious shortcomings of the pre-crisis capital regulatory regime have been well documented. In the last few years, domestic and international initiatives have strengthened standards for the quantity and quality of capital held by banking organizations. Implementation of these new standards should significantly increase the safety and soundness of the financial system.

The Options Industry Council Announces Investor Education Day In New York City April 21

Date 10/04/2012

The Options Industry Council (OIC) today announced its next Investor Education Day (IED) for 2012 taking place in New York City on April 21.

Suávitas To Start Trading On MAB On Thursday - It Is The Twentyfirst Company To List On The MAB’s Growth Segment

Date 10/04/2012

The Supervision Committee of the MAB has announced the listing of Suávitas on the Growth Companies segment of this  market, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the  company and after the favourable assessment report on its listing issued by  MAB’s Coordination and Admission Committee.

NYSE Liffe U.S. To Launch Futures On DTCC GCF Repo IndexTM Products July 16 - New Benchmark Index Tracking Real Transactions With Accuracy And Transparency - Exclusive Product With Already Strong Customer Demand

Date 10/04/2012

NYSE Liffe U.S., the innovative U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext (NYX)  today announced that it will begin trading futures based on the Depository Trust  and Clearing Corporation’s proprietary DTCC GCF Repo Index^TM on July 16, 2012, subject to regulatory approval.    Designed to track the $400 billion GCF Repo^® market,futures on DTCC GCF Repo Index^TMproducts are licensed to trade exclusively on NYSE Liffe  U.S. and will clear at NYPC.  Calculated using actual, fully-collateralized  transactions in the underlying cash Treasury, Agency and Agency Mortgage-Backed  markets, the DTCC GCF Repo Index™ follows the average interest rate paid each  day for the most actively traded U.S. repo market .

Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange Launch 2012 Canadian Financing Series - “A Growth Platform For Canadian Entrepreneurs” Kicks Off In Ottawa

Date 10/04/2012

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange today launched their 2012 Canadian Financing Series, “A Growth Platform for Canadian Entrepreneurs”, in Ottawa.