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SIFMA Issues 2011 Year In Review

Date 10/01/2012

TMX Group Inc. To announce Financial Results For Q4 2011 On Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Date 10/01/2012

TMX Group Inc. will release its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011 on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

SIFMA Releases 2012 Economic Forecast

Date 10/01/2012

SIFMA’s Economic Advisory Roundtable today released its outlook for the full year 2011 and 2012, forecasting that the economy will grow at a rate of 2.2 percent in 2012.

December 2011 FIF Market Share And Market Dynamics Reports - Executive Summary

Date 10/01/2012

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C decreased 13% monthly and 4% annually to134 billion shares (see chart).
• In December 2011, off-exchange trading accounted for 32% of the shares traded in NMS Equity Securities.
• Share volume in NYSE-listed securitiesdecreased 11% monthly and 9% annually to75 billion shares.
• NASDAQ-listed securities share volumedecreased 13% monthly and 3% annually to34 billion shares.

European Parliament: Parliamentary Committee Opens Its Work On Increased Budgetary Surveillance

Date 10/01/2012

The proposed new legislation to strengthen budgetary oversight of Eurozone countries should allow as much economic governance as possible to take place within the normal EU system, rather than outside it through international agreements, Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs unanimously said on Monday evening. Many also highlighted a risk that the legislation could undermine the democratic legitimacy of budgetary policy if the Commission were not made more accountable.

Olli Rehn Vice-President Of The European Commission And Member Of The Commission Responsible For Economic And Monetary Affairs And The Euro Eurobonds: Stability And Growth For The Euro Area ALDE New Year Seminar Brussels, 10 January 2011

Date 10/01/2012

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends,

This New Year marked the 10th anniversary of the Euro. We may have seen no fireworks for this event. Nevertheless, despite some doomsday scenarios we have read in the press, the Euro remains intact. And – despite some systemic shortcomings – it remains our prime political project and the foundation of economic stability in Europe.

Publication Of Responses To ESMA's Consultation On Possible Delegated Acts Concerning The Prospectus Directive

Date 10/01/2012

The purpose of this consultation document from ESMA was to seek comments on the technical advice that ESMA proposes to give to the European Commission on a number of possible delegated acts.

Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index Closed Down 0.83% In 2011 - Index Measures Performance Of 100 Of World’s Leading Shari’ah-Compliant Stocks - Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacifictitans 25 Index, Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 Index Also End 2011 In Negative Territory - Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index Gained 3.98% In 2011

Date 10/01/2012

Despite posting a gain in the final month of the year, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index finished 2011 down 0.83%, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes. The index, which rose 0.53% in December and 5.79% in 2010, measures the performance of 100 of the world’s leading Shari’ah-compliant stocks.

NYSE Euronext Statement In Response To Media Reports

Date 10/01/2012

“NYSE Euronext has not yet received any official decision by the European Commission regarding the requested merger of both companies. The Commission has announced that it will make its final ruling on whether to clear the proposed merger by February 9, 2012. As a matter of policy, we cannot comment on speculation.

Meeting Of The Financial Stability Board In Basel On 10 January

Date 10/01/2012

At its meeting today in Basel, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) discussed vulnerabilitiescurrently affecting the global financial system and its work plan for 2012 to strengthen global financial regulation.