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BATS Europe Alert - System Status Update - BATS Europe Trading Platform To Open Wednesday 7th December As Normal

Date 06/12/2011

Following today's market HALT, this notice confirms that the BATS Europe trading platform will be open tomorrow Wednesday 7th December as normal. Trades that were affected by the system failure between approximately 09:33am and 09:36am UK time have now been reconciled. We strongly advise all participants to reconcile trades with their end of day trade data file available via: https://www.batstrading.co.uk/account/. The end of day trade data file contains an accurate record of all trade executions completed on BATS Europe and transmitted to the CCPs. It is the Participant's responsibility to promptly manage any exposure arising from a discrepancy between the reconciliation file and executions received via the order entry or drop copy gateway earlier in the day.

FTSE MIB Index Quarterly Review - December 2011

Date 06/12/2011

The FTSE Italia Index Policy Committee has approved the following changes to the FTSE MIB Index which will become effective after the close of business on Friday, 16 December 2011 (i.e. appearing at the start of trading on Monday, 19 December 2011).

SEC Halts Prime Bank Scheme By Washington D.C. Law Firm And Pennsylvania Company

Date 06/12/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has filed charges and obtained an emergency court order to halt a prime bank scheme in which the perpetrators stole investor funds to purchase luxury cars, take a trip to the Bahamas, and pay the bills of a Washington D.C. law firm.

BATS Europe Alert - System Status Update

Date 06/12/2011

All systems are functioning normally.

BBA Response To UK Government Consultation On Bonuses

Date 06/12/2011

"The Government wants to ensure shareholders exercise their accountability for senior executive pay. This consultation offers proposals on how they might do so. We are in favour of greater transparency and look forward to engaging with the government on this important consultation."

U.K. Government Launches Consultation To Improve Bank Bonus Transparency

Date 06/12/2011

The Government has launched a consultation that will help tackle unacceptable bank bonuses by improving pay transparency at large banks, Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has announced today.  The proposals would extend transparency arrangements at large banks by requiring the eight highest-paid non-board executives to disclose their remuneration arrangements.  Improving transparency for senior executives who manage risk will help provide shareholders with more tools to hold senior management to account.

Testimony On “H.R. 1148, The Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act” By Robert Khuzami, Director, Division Of Enforcement, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission - Before The Committee On Financial Services Of The U.S. House Of Representatives

Date 06/12/2011

Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Frank, and Members of the Committee:

Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on behalf of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the subject of insider trading.

Borsa Italiana: Weekly MIBO Options Launched On IDEM

Date 06/12/2011

• Effective Tuesday 15^th December 2011
• Weekly MIBO options on FTSE MIB index will be traded on IDEM, Borsa Italiana’s Derivative Market

Athens Exchange Derivatives Market Monthly Statistical Bulletin November 2011.

Date 06/12/2011

Click here to download the ADEX monthly statistical bulletin for November 2011. 

Global X Funds Lists Two New Exchange-Traded Funds On NASDAQ - ETFs Are Based On New NASDAQ Non-Financial Indexes

Date 06/12/2011

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market^® (NASDAQ^®) has listed two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sponsored by Global X Funds, a leading New York-based provider of ETFs.