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NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date March 15, 2012

Date 26/03/2012

At the end of the settlement date of March 15, 2012, short interest in 2,252 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 6,578,692,977 shares compared with 6,434,814,070 shares in 2,258 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 29, 2012. The mid-March short interest represents 3.85 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.55 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

Date 26/03/2012

NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of March 15, 2012.

CFTC Announces Public Meeting Of The Technology Advisory Committee And Members Of The New Subcommittee On Automated And High Frequency Trading - Full Committee To Focus On Automated And High Frequency Trading, Final Recommendations Of The Subcommittee On Data Standardization, And Market Structure And Technology Issues Relating To Credit Limit Checks

Date 26/03/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on Thursday, March 29, 2012, the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (the “TAC”) will hold a public meeting at the Commission’s headquarters in Washington, DC from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This meeting will focus on three significant issues facing the futures and swaps industries as the Commission continues to finalize rules under the Dodd-Frank Act. Those issues are: (1) automated and high frequency trading (HFT): exchange oversight and definitions; (2) final recommendations from the Subcommittee on Data Standardization; and (3) credit limit checks: market structure and technology issues.

DTCC’s AIP Service Set To Help Broker/Dealers With Possession And Control Requirements

Date 26/03/2012

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that its Alternative Investment Product service (AIP) is now able to facilitate the custody of uncertificated alternative investments for broker/dealers who process these securities on AIP. This development follows a recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule filing by DTCC's subsidiary, National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), aimed at providing greater efficiency, standardization, automation and improved transparency for the custody of uncertificated alternative investments.

U.S. Agencies Propose Revisions To Leveraged Finance Guidance

Date 26/03/2012

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the agencies) are seeking comment on proposed revisions to the interagency leveraged finance guidance issued in 2001. Transactions that are covered by this guidance are characterized by a borrower with a degree of financial or cash flow leverage that significantly exceeds industry norms as measured by various debt, cash flow, or other ratios.

Appointment To The Markets Directorate Of The Autorité Des Marchés Financiers

Date 26/03/2012

Philippe Guillot has been appointed Executive Director of the Markets Directorate, with effect from 19 March 2012. The Markets Directorate is a new entity formed in 2011 to monitor the markets, infrastructures and market stakeholders. With a headcount of around 40, it reports to the Asset Management and Markets Directorate, run by Arnaud Oseredczuk.

Composition Of TASE Corporate Bond Indices As Of April 1st, 2012

Date 26/03/2012

Momentum Builds Around First-Ever Tedxwallstreet Event With Inclusion Of Host And Four Additional Renown Speakers - FORTUNE Executive Editor Stephanie Mehta To Host Event, Joined By Newly Announced Speakers Doug Dachille, David S. Rose, Jeff Hoffman And Rahaf Harfoush - TEDxWallStreet to Celebrate The March 30th Event By Ringing The Closing Bell At The New York Stock Exchange

Date 26/03/2012

The Organizers of TEDxWallStreet, a not-for-profit event, announce the host and final four speakers that will complete the already exciting line-up of speakers at this first-ever event.  The conference will convene at the New York Stock Exchange on March 30th where ground-breaking thought leaders and innovators will present to 300 business, social and academic influencers, as well as a global audience via live webcast.  The discussion will focus on “Redefining Success,” in a new age within the Wall Street community and beyond.  To celebrate this event, organizers of TEDxWallStreet will ring the NYSE Closing Bell.

Global Board Of Trade Introduces Delivery Based USD-MUR Contract

Date 26/03/2012

Global Board of Trade, the first multi-asset class derivatives exchange from Mauritius has introduced the delivery mechanism to the existing cash settled USD-MUR contract.

SEC Charges Medical Device Company Biomet With Foreign Bribery

Date 26/03/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Warsaw, Ind.-based medical device company Biomet Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when its subsidiaries and agents bribed public doctors in Argentina, Brazil, and China for nearly a decade to win business.