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Tokyo Grain Exchange: SPAN Parameters Effective From July 2, 2012 To July 13, 2012

Date 26/06/2012

The SPAN parameters applicable from July 2, 2012 (Mon) to July 13, 2012 (Fri) is now available on the Japan Commodity Clearing House website at the following URL:

http://www.jcch.co.jp/i/

Institutional Investors And Corporations Suggest That Inflation-Linked Corporate Bonds May Provide Solution To Both Parties And Could Become An Interesting Substitute For Sovereign Debt

Date 26/06/2012

In a survey of institutional investors and members of corporate finance departments, EDHEC-Risk Institute sought reactions to the key conclusions of a study entitled “Optimal Design of Corporate Market Debt Programmes in the Presence of Interest-Rate and Inflation Risks”, which was produced as part of the Rothschild & Cie research chair. 

Orc Selected By Nano Capital In France For Eurex Market Making

Date 26/06/2012

Orc, a leading provider of technology and services for the global financial industry, today announced that Nano Capital, a newly established Paris-based trading firm, has chosen Orc Market Maker to support the firm’s market making operations on Eurex.

OSE's Year-To-Date Derivatives Trading Volume Has Exceeded 100 Million Units

Date 26/06/2012

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) is pleased to announce that the total trading volume of derivatives on their market since January 2012 recorded 100,622,841 units (preliminary estimates) today.
OSE achieved the record earlier than last year, when the volume exceeded 100 million units on July 4.

New York Attorney General Schneiderman Obtains $410 Million Settlement With J. Ezra Merkin In Connection With Madoff Ponzi Scheme - Madoff Middleman Will Return Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars To Investors And Charities - Schneiderman: This Settlement Is A Victory For Justice & Accountability For Many Victims Of Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme

Date 25/06/2012

In one of the largest agreements of its kind, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced he secured a $410 million settlement with J. Ezra Merkin, who controlled four funds that invested over $2 billion with Bernard M. Madoff on behalf of hundreds of investors, including many New Yorkers and charitable organizations. As a result of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the investors in the funds, Ariel Fund Ltd., Gabriel Capital L.P., Ascot Fund Ltd. and Ascot Partners L.P., whose assets were largely handled by Madoff, lost in excess of $1.2 billion, while Merkin received hundreds of millions of dollars in management fees. 

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Remarks By Under Secretary For International Affairs Lael Brainard Before The Women's Foreign Policy Group

Date 25/06/2012

Thank you for your kind introduction, Chrystia.  Thank you for hosting me today, Maxine and Patricia.  It is a great honor to be here with such an outstanding group of women and men.

VIX Futures Experience Most-Active Trading Week Ever - Propels Weekly Volume At CFE To New All-Time High

Date 25/06/2012

CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) announced today that several trading volume records were set during the week of Monday, June 18 through Friday, June 22, 2012. 

S&P Indices Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - Completion Of A Plan Of Arrangement Between Denison Mines Corp. And Energy Fuels Inc.

Date 25/06/2012

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Denison Mines Corp. (TSX:DML) and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) have agreed today to complete a Plan of Arrangement whereby Energy Fuels will acquire the US mining interests of Denison Mines. Denison Mines shareholders will receive 1.106 shares of Energy Fuels for each share held.

After the close of trading on Friday, June 29, 2012, the close price of Denison Mines will be reduced by 1.106 times the close price of Energy Fuels and new divisors will be generated in all indices where Denison Mines is a constituent except the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight and Composite High Beta Indices. New divisors will be generated in 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 SmallCap and Equity SmallCap and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Indices. The issued shares of Energy Fuels will not be added to any indices. 

Facebook Names Sheryl Sandberg To Its Board Of Directors

Date 25/06/2012

Facebook announced today that Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook, has joined the company’s board of directors.

SEC Halts $100 Million Real-Estate Based Ponzi Scheme

Date 25/06/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against a Utah man and company charged with operating a real estate-based Ponzi scheme that bilked $100 million from investors nationwide.