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Shanghai Stock Exchange Boosts Cultivation Of Blue Chip Market - The SSE Focuses On Structural Transformation For Serving The Real Economy

Date 07/06/2012

In the recent seminar on "Construction of Blue Chip Market and Guidance for Rational Investment", the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) announced to inject new blood into the blue chip market by further optimizing its structural layout, in a bid to provide enough targets and platforms for rational investment and value investing. However, in fact, thanks to development for many years, the SSE's blue chip market has made great achievements in the market scale, the services for the real economy and other aspects. Besides, the structural layer of the SSE's multi-tiered blue chip market, whose growth focuses on potential blue chips, rising blue chips and typical blue chips, has been further defined.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Revokes The Licence Of Hong Hui Lung

Date 07/06/2012

CFTC Charges Ronnie Gene Wilson Of South Carolina And His Company, Atlantic Bullion & Coin, Inc., With Operating A $90 Million Silver Bullion Ponzi Scheme - Defendants Are Allegedly To Have Fraudulently Sold Contracts Of Sale Of Silver In A Nationwide Scheme

Date 06/06/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a federal civil enforcement action charging defendants Ronnie Gene Wilson (Wilson) and Atlantic Bullion & Coin, Inc. (AB&C), both of Easley, S.C., with fraud in connection with operating a $90 million Ponzi scheme, in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations.

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

Date 06/06/2012

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

The Toronto Stock Exchange announced yesterday in the Daily Bulletin that the shares of BTB REIT (TSXVN:BTB.UN) will graduate to trade on TSX at the open of trading on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The ticker symbol will remain "BTB.UN" and the CUSIP number will remain 11777P 10 2. At the same time as the graduation, the units of the company will be consolidated on a 1-for-5 basis. The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, June 6, 2012.

Adjusted OTC Derivatives Volume Declines And Central Clearing Increases, According To ISDA Market Analysis

Date 06/06/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) published today its analysis of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market based on year-end 2011 statistics.

NYSE Euronext Statement On NASDAQ OMX Announcement

Date 06/06/2012

We have yet to receive full details of NASDAQ’s plan.  However, we believe it would be wholly inconsistent with fair practice and an undue burden on competition to allow NASDAQ to use pricing and other machinations as a guise for fairly compensating those impacted by the Facebook IPO issues.  Such a tactic would potentially strongly incent customers to divert order flow to NASDAQ in order to receive compensation to which they are entitled, and allow NASDAQ to reap a benefit from market share gains they would not have otherwise received.  This is tantamount to forcing the industry to subsidize NASDAQ’s missteps and would establish a harmful precedent that could have far reaching implications for the markets, investors and the public interest.   We intend to strongly press our views that NASDAQ’s proposal cannot be allowed to permit an unjust and anti-competitive situation.

TMX Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report – Highlights - May 31, 2012

Date 06/06/2012

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 May 31, 2012.

Risk Assessment At The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission By Craig M. Lewis - Chief Economist And Director, Division Of Risk, Strategy, And Financial Innovation, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Risk Minds USA Conference

Date 06/06/2012

Thank you so much for inviting me here to speak with you. This is the second time I’ve had a chance to participate in a Risk conference and am honored to be invited back. Before I begin my remarks, I must make clear that the views I express today are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or of my colleagues on the Commission Staff.

SIFMA Supports Independent Regulatory Organization For Retail Investment Advisers - In Testimony Before House Committee

Date 06/06/2012

SIFMA Chair-Elect and CEO of the Global Private Client Group of Raymond James Financial, Inc., Chet Helck today testifiedbefore the House Financial Services Committee on the establishment of an independent, self-funded regulatory organization (IRO) for retail investment advisers and expressed SIFMA’s support of H.R. 4624, the Investment Adviser Oversight Act.

FTSE Italia Index Series Quarterly Review June

Date 06/06/2012

The FTSE Italia Joint Executive Group has approved the following changes to the FTSE Italia Index Series which will become effective after the close of business on Friday, 15 June 2012 (i.e. on Monday, 18 June 2012).