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London Stock Exchange Hosts Pakistan Prime Minister, Yousaf Gillani - LSE Group Facilitates Meetings Between Leading British Business Leaders And Pakistani Government Ministers - Event Reinforces Strong Commercial Ties Between Pakistan And The UK

Date 11/05/2012

London Stock Exchange Group (LSE Group) today welcomed Yousaf Gallani , the Prime Minister of Pakistan to an event at its headquarters in Paternoster Square, London.

IMF Managing Director Welcomes Spain's Measures To Strengthen The Banking Sector

Date 11/05/2012

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement on the measures announced by the Spanish authorities to strengthen the country’s banking sector:

“I strongly welcome the comprehensive set of measures announced today by the Spanish authorities. These measures offer an effective response to the vulnerabilities of the banking system while appropriately providing greater transparency and differentiating the needs of the various financial institutions. We endorse the authorities’ approach of significantly raising provisions as a cushion against potential future losses, of providing a government backstop to those institutions that may need additional time, of restructuring and resolving the banks with state participation, and of implementing an independent diagnostic review of all banks’ portfolios to frame appropriately further steps.

CME Group Announces The Launch Of Short-Dated New Crop Options On Grain And Oilseed Futures

Date 11/05/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of Short-Dated New Crop Options on CBOT Corn and Soybeans futures to begin trading Monday, June 4. Short-Dated New Crop Options on CBOT Wheat futures will be listed for trading beginningTuesday, September 4. These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 19 2012

Date 11/05/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 19 - 2012. 

SEC: Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice Of Filing Of Proposed Rule Change To Establish “Benchmark Orders” Under NASDAQ Rule 4751(f)

Date 11/05/2012

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),1and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,2I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Changenotice is hereby given that on May 1, 2012, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC(“NASDAQ” or “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared by NASDAQ.  The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.

IMF Executive Board Reviews Fund's Income Position And Sets Margin For Lending Rate For Financial Years 2013-14

Date 11/05/2012

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its annual review of the Fund’s income position for the financial year ending April 30, 2012 (FY 2012) and set the margin for the lending rate for IMF credit for FY 2013 and FY 2014.

CFTC Charges Michael J. Leighton Of Torrance, Calif., With $1.6 Million Commodity Pool Fraud - In A Related Action, U.S. Attorney’s Office In Los Angeles Charges Leighton With Commodities Fraud

Date 11/05/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of an enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, charging Michael J. Leighton of Torrance, Calif., with solicitation fraud and issuing false statements in connection with the operation of a commodity trading pool.

EU Economy: Spring Forecast 2012-13: Towards A Slow Recovery

Date 11/05/2012

Following the output contraction in late 2011, the EU economy is estimated to be currently in a mild recession. While uncertainty about economic and financial prospects remains high, strong policy actions and major advancements in the EU institutional framework have brought about an easing of financial market tensions in the beginning of 2012 and a tentative stabilisation of confidence, expected to further strengthen over the forecast period. Together with an expected acceleration in global growth, the recovery is forecast to set in slowly from the second half of the year on. The picture presented in the interim forecast in February is broadly confirmed for 2012, with real GDP projected to stagnate in the EU and to contract by -0.3% in the euro area. For 2013, growth is forecast at 1.3% in the EU and 1.0% in the euro area. Unemployment is expected to remain high at 10% in the EU and 11% in the euro area over the forecast period. Inflation is set to moderate gradually as the impact of higher oil prices and tax increases fades away. Fiscal consolidation is forecast to progress, with public deficits in 2013 declining to 3.3% in the EU and just below 3% in the euro area. The economic situation differs considerably across Member States, also in view of the ongoing adjustment to the large disparities in external positions and structural conditions that have come to the fore over the last years.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report -Week Ending11th May, 2012

Date 11/05/2012

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending11th May, 2012.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Gazettes Amendment Notice To Expand And Update Lists Of Specified Futures And Stock Exchanges

Date 11/05/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has gazetted today the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Notice 2012 (Amendment Notice) to amend the lists of local and overseas futures and stock exchanges in Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) (SFO) by adding nine new exchanges and updating the names of some exchanges currently included in the lists.