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Dow Jones Indexes To Add Banco Santander Brasil S.A. To Dow Jones BRIC 50 DR Index - Thailand’s Total Access Communication PCL To Join Dow Jones Emerging Markets Telecommunications Titans 30 Index - Telefonica Brasil S.A. Added To Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Composite 100 Index - CPFL Energia S.A. Selected To Dow Jones Brazil Titans 20 ADR Index

Date 04/04/2012

The sale of Brazil’s Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. to Oi S.A. of Brazil has prompted Tele Norte Leste Participacoes to be removed from four of Dow Jones Indexes’ market gauges.

SIFMA Statement On FSOC Finalization of Non-Bank SIFI Designation Process

Date 03/04/2012

SIFMA today released the following statement from President and CEO Tim Ryan after the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) finalized rules to codify the process by which non-bank financial institutions would be designated as systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) and subject to heighted regulatory oversight by the Federal Reserve. 

SEC Seeks Comment On Investor Testing Regarding Target Date Retirement Funds

Date 03/04/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today said it is seeking comment on the results of investor testing regarding target date retirement funds. The Commission will consider the comments before acting on a proposal it issued in 2010 intended to enhance the information provided to individuals investing in such funds.

TMX Group – Consolidated Trading Statistics March 2012 - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Montreal Exchange, Natural Gas Exchange

Date 03/04/2012

TMX Group Inc. today announced March 2012 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX) and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), as well as TMX Select, TMX Group's alternative trading system.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 03/04/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Provident Energy Ltd. (TSX:PVE) have accepted the share exchange offer from Pembina Pipeline Corporation (TSX:PPL). Provident Energy will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend, the S&P/TSX Equity Income and the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight Indices effective after the close on Thursday, April 5, 2012.

IMF Executive Board Approves Activation Of Standing Borrowing Arrangements For A Further Six-Month Period

Date 03/04/2012

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved activation of theNew Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) for a further six-month period from April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012. The NAB is subject to activation for periods of up to six months and was last activated effective October 1, 2011 for a six-month period through end-March 2012. (see Press Release No. 11/342).

Statement Before The Financial Stability Oversight Council, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 03/04/2012

Good afternoon. I thank Secretary Geithner for calling today’s meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). I also thank my fellow regulators and FSOC members for their coordination and consultation on the rule-writing process to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Lastly, I want to thank the staffs of all the agencies for their efforts in coordinating amongst eight agencies.

Financial Stability Oversight Council Approves Rule To Designate Nonbank Financial Companies For Enhanced Oversight, Help Prevent Future Financial Crises

Date 03/04/2012

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (“the Council”) today took another key step toward increasing oversight and addressing risks to U.S. financial stability by issuing the final rule and guidance that details the analysis and process the Council intends to use when determining which nonbank financial companies should be subject to enhanced prudential standards and to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This authority is an important component of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“the Dodd-Frank Act”) and is one of a number of tools now available to constrain risk and help prevent future financial crises.

BM&FBOVESPA: Monthly ISE Bulletin - ISE Ends March 1.39% Higher - Ibovespa Falls 1.98% Over The Period

Date 03/04/2012

Listed below are all of the ISE Bulletins issued by BM&FBOVESPA over the past few months:

U.S. And Canadian Securities Regulators Discuss Closer Cooperation On Cross-Border Oversight

Date 03/04/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that its senior staff met last week with counterparts at the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation regarding their supervision of financial firms.