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SEC Charges Wachovia With Fraudulent Bid Rigging In Municipal Bond Proceeds - Wachovia Agrees To $148 Million Settlement With SEC And Other Authorities

Date 08/12/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Wachovia Bank N.A. with fraudulently engaging in secret arrangements with bidding agents to improperly win business from municipalities and guarantee itself profits in the reinvestment of municipal bond proceeds.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Update Of Continuously Quoted Equity Indices

Date 08/12/2011

SEC Announces National Seminar For Compliance Officers And Senior Personnel At Investment Management Firms

Date 08/12/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the opening of registration for its national seminar to help chief compliance officers (CCOs) and other senior personnel at investment management firms enhance their compliance programs for the protection of investors.

TMX Datalinx Named Outstanding Data Provider By FISD - Annual Award Recognizes Strong Customer Service And Communication

Date 08/12/2011

The Financial Information Services Division (FISD) of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) presented the 2011 Outstanding Data Provider Award to TMX Datalinx, TMX Group’s information services division. The award was presented at the FISD Issue Brief in London on December 1.

How Fast Is Your ‘Fast’? And How Do You Know? – By Kevin Formby, Vice President, Business Development - Endace

Date 08/12/2011

High frequency trading has tested the limits of servers, networks and software as prop desks and hedge funds constantly push for an edge. Sometimes they push beyond what their systems can do. Unless they have the right monitoring tools they might not know it.

Testimony Before The U.S. House Of Representatives, Committee On Agriculture, Washington, DC - CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers

Date 08/12/2011

Good morning Chairman Lucas, Vice Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Peterson, and members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me today to discuss the MF Global Bankruptcy. I understand the severe hardship this bankruptcy has caused for customers of MF Global. These customers correctly understood the risks associated with trading futures and options, but never anticipated that their segregated accounts were at risk of suffering losses not associated with trading. Many customers have reached out to me and my staff directly, and we are doing everything we can to get as much of their money back to them as quickly as possible. I have made that my number one priority.

S&P Decision To Put EIB On CreditWatch Negative

Date 08/12/2011

EIB takes note of S&P’s decision, announced on 8 December 2011, to put EIB’s long term AAA rating on CreditWatch negative (its short term rating was reaffirmed at A-1+, the highest on the rating scale). This follows directly from S&P’s decision to put 15 Eurozone countries, notably its AAA members, from among the 27 EU Member State shareholders of EIB, on CreditWatch negative. The announcement leaves room for the rating of EIB to be maintained or downgraded, depending on a forthcoming evaluation by S&P.

Decisions Of The Extraordinary General Meeting Of The MICEX Shareholders

Date 08/12/2011

The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held on 8 December, approved the new version of the MICEX’s Corporate Charter, providing for, in particular, changing the name of the MICEX and transforming the MICEX from a Close Joint-Stock Company into an Open Joint-Stock Company, which is a necessary measure for the company to make its IPO.

CME Group's Duffy To Appear Before The House Agriculture Committee

Date 08/12/2011

CME Group announced that Executive Chairman Terry Duffy will appear before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture today, Thursday, December 8, to discuss the MF Global bankruptcy.

European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 08/12/2011

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions:

1. The interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem will be decreased by 25 basis points to 1.00%, starting from the operation to be settled on 14 December 2011.

2. The interest rate on the marginal lending facility will be decreased by 25 basis points to 1.75%, with effect from 14 December 2011.

3. The interest rate on the deposit facility will be decreased by 25 basis points to 0.25%, with effect from 14 December 2011.