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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority And Serious Fraud Office Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 19/01/2012

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will enhance their already close working relationship and drive greater efficiencies between the two agencies.

Newly Listed Contracts At The Dalian Commodity Exchange.

Date 19/01/2012

Starting on January 18, 2012, trading will commence in the following newly-listed contracts:  No. 1 soybean A1307 contract, No. 2 soybean B1301 contract,  corn C1301 contract, coke J1301 contract, LLDPE L1301 contract,  soybean meal M1301 contract, RBD palm olein P1301 contract, PVC V1301 contract,  soybean oil Y1301 contract.

Futures Industry Self-Regulatory Organizations Form Joint Committee To Address Customer Segregation Issues

Date 19/01/2012

CME Group and National Futures Association (NFA) today announced, in conjunction with theInterContinental Exchange (ICE), the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBOT) and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX), the formation of a joint committee to review how self-regulatory organizations can strengthen current safeguards for customer segregated funds held at the firm level in light of the MF Global bankruptcy.

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief Against St. Louis-Based Private Investment Funds After Charging Them And Their Principal With Fraud

Date 18/01/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of St. Louis-based private investment funds and management firms after suing them and their principal for a scheme to defraud investors.

José Manuel Durão Barroso President Of The European Commission Statement By President Barroso On The International Agreement European Parliament Strasbourg, 18 January 2012

Date 18/01/2012

Mr President,

Honourable Members,

We are discussing this international agreement as part, and only as a specific part, of a wide-ranging and comprehensive approach for stronger discipline, increased convergence, the reinforced coordination in governance in particular in the Euro Area. If we want to ensure the future viability of our common currency and if we want to prevent in the future the kind of crisis Europe is experiencing today, this is fundamental.

SEC Charges Florida Bank Holding Company And CEO With Misleading Investors About Loan Risks During Financial Crisis

Date 18/01/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the holding company for one of Florida’s largest banks and its top executive with misleading investors about growing problems in one of its significant loan portfolios early in the financial crisis.

FINRA Fines Citigroup Global Markets $725,000 For Failure to Disclose Conflicts Of Interest In Research Reports

Date 18/01/2012

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. $725,000 for failing to disclose certain conflicts of interest in its research reports and research analysts' public appearances.

U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission Approves NYSE Euronext Filings Related To Merger With Deutsche Börse AG

Date 18/01/2012

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the filings related to the NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse AG merger and therefore, pending any changes, all U.S. regulatory approvals have been received in relation to the combination.  This approval would permit NYSE Euronext to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco and authorizes certain amendments to the organizational and other governance documents of Holdco, NYSE Euronext and NYSE Group. The SEC approval order, Release Number 34-66171, can be found athttp://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/edga/2012/34-66171.pdf.

TMX Group Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report – Highlights - January 15, 2011

Date 18/01/2012

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending January 15, 2012.

SEC Seeks Public Comment For Financial Literacy Study Mandated By Dodd-Frank Act

Date 18/01/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published on its website a request for public comment on financial literacy and investor disclosure issues that it is studying as part of a review mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.