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MSCI, S&P Indices And FTSE Collaborate To Launch First Ever Index Industry Trade Body

Date 13/03/2012

MSCI, S&P Indices and FTSE today announce the creation of the first ever trade association for the index industry. The Index Industry Association (IIA) will form an official, representative body for the global index industry, with a remit that includes educating investors on the attributes and role of indices within the investment process and advocating the interests of index users and providers worldwide.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Publicly Criticises Penta For Breaches Of Takeovers Code

Date 13/03/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has publicly criticised Penta Investment Advisers Limited (Penta) for breaches of the Code on Takeovers and Mergers (Takeovers Code) as a result of its failure to disclose its dealings in relevant securities of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited (APL) and of Tian An China Investments Company Limited (Tian An). 

Thai Bourse Improves Its Websites To Be Full-Service Information Center

Date 13/03/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has renovated its websites – www.set.or.th andwww.settrade.com – to be a full-service financial and investment information center with easy access for all levels of users, and the exchange is also launching mobile access via m.settrade.com from April.

ASIC Consults On Regulatory Approach To Platforms

Date 13/03/2012

ASIC today announced it is reviewing its regulatory approach to platforms as part of broader efforts to promote investor confidence in the sector.

FIA Comments On CME Donohue Announcement

Date 12/03/2012

The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the CME Group that Craig Donohue will step down as chief executive officer in December:

"Craig is the epitome of the new generation of exchange leaders that came of age during the demutualization wave and the globalization of the exchange business," said John Damgard. "Under his leadership, the CME transformed itself into a professionally managed, shareholder-responsive organization that set the standard for the industry. He's been a tremendous asset to this industry and to the FIA, and I wish him the best of luck in the next stage of his career."

U.S.A Federal Reserve Releases Paper Describing Methodology Used In 2012 Comprehensive Capital Analysis And Review Stress Test

Date 12/03/2012

The Federal Reserve on Monday released a paper describing the methodology used in the stress test in the 2012 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) as well as the templates for disclosure of the summary results, which will be issued at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 15.

Keynote Address At PLI - Eleventh Annual Institute On Securities Regulation In Europe By Meredith Cross, Director, Division Of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 12/03/2012

Introduction

Thank you David [Greenwald] for that kind introduction. I appreciate the invitation to come to speak to you. It is a pleasure to be back in London addressing this conference. I was last here two years ago, in 2010. Quite a lot has happened in that time.

CME Group Launches New Thought-Provoking Online Magazine - Company's Award-Winning Magazine And Innovative Thought Leadership Site Come Together In One-Stop Shop For Perspective On Global Finance

Date 12/03/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of the company's new online magazine Open Markets.  The comprehensive new site publishes a variety of content including magazine-style feature stories, blog posts, videos, photos and news articles.  It combines in-depth information that characterized the company's former print publication, CME Group Magazine, with the global perspective of the company's thought leadership site and blog. 

NYSE Euronext Announces Date For First Quarter 2012 Earnings Release And Conference Call

Date 12/03/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) will announce earnings for the first quarter 2012 before the market opens on Monday, April 30, 2012. A news release will be issued at approximately 2:30 a.m. (New York) / 8:30 a.m. (Paris) and a conference call with remarks by NYSE Euronext senior management will begin at 8:00 a.m. (New York)/ 2:00 p.m. (Paris). A presentation will be referenced during the call and available on our website at http://ir.nyse.com/.

CME Group Announces Year-End Retirement Of CEO Craig Donohue - Board To Expand Role Of Executive Chairman Terrence Duffy And Name Phupinder Gill CEO Upon Completion Of Leadership Transition

Date 12/03/2012

The Board of Directors of CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Craig Donohue, the company's Chief Executive Officer since 2004, has informed them he will step down when his contract expires in December 2012. As part of the company's succession plan, the Board has appointed Terrence Duffy, who is currently Executive Chairman, to the expanded role of Executive Chairman and President andcurrent President Phupinder Gill to Chief Executive Officer when Donohue's contract expires. Additionally, the Board extended Duffy's and Gill's contract agreements. Donohue, Duffy and Gill, who have worked together in the Office of the CEO for the last eight years, will work together over the next several months, to effectuate an orderly leadership transition.