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Testimony Concerning Indemnification Of Security-Based Swap Data Repositories - By Ethiopis Tafara Director, Office Of International Affairs, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission, Before The Subcommittee On Capital Markets And Government Sponsored Enterprises, United States House Of Representatives

Date 21/03/2012

Chairman Garrett, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the Subcommittee:

My name is Ethiopis Tafara, and I am the Director of the Office of International Affairs at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission on the topic of indemnification of security-based swap data repositories.

BBA Statement On UK Budget 2012

Date 21/03/2012

BBA chief executive Angela Knight said:

“This was a Budget for business: it was about making it more attractive for businesses to do business here in the UK. It was also about giving businesses the confidence to invest in their futures and giving their customers the confidence to spend again. Crucially it underlines the fact that bank finance continues to be available for viable businesses.

Testimony Of CFTC General Counsel Dan M. Berkovitz, Hearing On H.R. - The Swap Data And Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act Of 2012 Before The Subcommittee On Capital Markets And Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee On Financial Services, United States House Of Representatives

Date 21/03/2012

Good morning Chairman Garrett, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Dan Berkovitz, the General Counsel at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding draft legislation titled the Swap Data and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012.

Instinet And J.P. Morgan Sign Reciprocal Liquidity Agreement In Asia

Date 21/03/2012

Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today announced a reciprocal liquidity agreement between its Asia-Pacific broker-dealer units and J.P. Morgan, broadening the Asian liquidity access opportunities available to each firms’ institutional clients.

Admission Of New Luxembourg State Issue On The Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Date 21/03/2012

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange admitted to trading on its regulated market a new bond issue of the Luxembourg State on 21 March 2012.

Written Testimony Of Secretary Tim Geithner Before The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform On “Europe’s Sovereign Debt Crisis: Causes, Consequences For The United States And Lessons Learned”

Date 21/03/2012

Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Cummings, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on developments in Europe. Europe is a key strategic and economic partner of the United States, and we have an enormous stake in the success of European efforts to restore financial stability and secure growth. The U.S. recovery is getting stronger, but the strength of our recovery will depend in part on events beyond our shores, as we saw last year when U.S. growth was buffeted by headwinds from Europe.

Irish Stock Exchange Joins BT Radianz Cloud Community - Irish Stock Exchange Data Feeds Now Available To Users Of The BT Radianz Cloud

Date 21/03/2012

BT and the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) today announced that market data from the ISE is now accessible to the 15,000+ global member sites in the BT Radianz Cloud. The ISE’s relationship with BT makes it easier for investors in Europe and beyond to access ISE information and is expected to expand the ISE’s existing international reach for its market data. 

Top 15 Sovereign And Corporate Credit Default Swaps - Provided By The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Date 21/03/2012

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is publishing a weekly email containing simple, easy-to-read tables listing credit default swaps (CDS) contracts on the top 15 sovereign and corporate reference entities by net notional amount as well as the Top 10 volume movers, both corporate and sovereign, by percentage change based on the net notional amount registered in its Trade Information Warehouse for the week ending March 16, 2012, along with historical data. 

The NYSE Big Startup, A Nationwide Jobs Growth Initiative, Connects Startups And Entrepreneurs With Corporate America To Accelerate New Business, Funding And Success - Collaborative Business-To-Business Partnership Rings Today’s NYSE Closing Bell

Date 21/03/2012

The NYSE Big StartUp^SM, a nationwide jobs-growth initiative designed to connect young companies and entrepreneurs with corporate America, was launched today by NYSE Euronext (NYX) in collaboration with Accion, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and The Startup America Partnership. The program calls on the nation’s corporate community to lend support, experience and resources to startups and small companies to improve procurement, networking, business development, training, marketing and information sharing. Yelp (NYSE: YELP), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are among the first corporations to participate in this endeavor. In addition to information and events to be provided as part of the initiative, a microfinance program called the Accion NYSE Job Growth Fund, started with a $1.5 million commitment by NYSE Euronext, will provide small businesses and startups with the capital and support they need to grow.

ADX Takes Part In The UAE Global Investment Forum

Date 21/03/2012

Continuing its endeavor to promote the exchange as the market of choice in the region, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) took part in the UAE Global Investment Forum at Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi on March 21st.