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CalPERS Board Censures Board Member

Date 14/09/2011

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration today publicly censured board member JJ Jelincic for his involvement in a personnel action based on complaints filed by coworkers at CalPERS.

World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick Says “Time For Muddling Through Is Over,” All Need To Be “Responsible Stakeholders” Now - Calls For Moving “beyond Aid” To Address Transformed Global Realities

Date 14/09/2011

World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said the “time for muddling through is over” and all countries needed to be “responsible stakeholders” in the world economy; they need to act on today’s problems while building for tomorrow’s challenges; they need to solve national issues with an eye towards shaping a healthy international system.

INTL FCStone Inc. Announces Global Expansion Of Commodity Risk Management Capabilities

Date 14/09/2011

INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq:INTL) today announced a major expansion in its Commodity Risk Management capabilities, and promoted several key personnel to new positions that will enhance the company's ability to bring its expertise and experience to customers around the globe.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 14/09/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, September 14, 2011:

• Mountain-West Resources Inc. (TSXVN:MWR) will be removed from the index. The common shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at the request of the company.

Options Industry Council Announces Updated Study Shows Buy-Write Strategy Outperforms Buy-And-Hold

Date 14/09/2011

The Options Industry Council (OIC) today announced results and analysis of the performance of a buy-write strategy on the Russell 2000®, which found that over the 15 year period covered in the study (including the periods before, during and after the credit crisis), the buy-write strategy provided a higher return than a long RUT portfolio while reducing risk by almost 17%.

CalPERS Board Adopts Governance Reforms

Date 14/09/2011

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration today adopted ten sweeping governance reforms in an effort to further strengthen accountability, transparency and ethics at the nation’s largest public pension fund.

Thomson Reuters Global Equities Monthly Market Share Data Updated To Reflect August 2011 Activity

Date 14/09/2011

Trading is fragmenting between exchanges and competing venues. But by how much and which venues? Find out in Thomson Reuters summarised monthly reports.

NYSE Member Firms Report Second-Quarter 2011 Results

Date 14/09/2011

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported a second-quarter 2011 after-tax profit of $2.1 billion and revenues of $39.7 billion, compared with a $6.1 billion after-tax gain on revenues of $46.0 billion in the first-quarter of 2011.

CME Group-MSRI Prize In Innovative Quantitative Applications Awarded To Thomas J. Sargent - Panel On Sovereign Debt Precedes Ceremony

Date 14/09/2011

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) announced today Thomas J. Sargent, Professor of Economics, New York University Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford, CA, is the 2011 recipient of the CME Group-MSRI Prize in Innovative Quantitative Applications.

New Report Shows Successful Start Of SLS - The Report "SLS Highlights" Contains Key Figures And News Related To The Exclusive Liquidity Pool.

Date 14/09/2011

The launch of the new non-displayed liquidity platform SLS (SIX Swiss Exchange Liquidnet Service) has encouraged more flow into the Swiss market. Furthermore, accessing the largest institutional global block pool in the industry has enabled participants of SIX Swiss Exchange to realise greater efficiencies in trading and execution of large block transactions for themselves and their clients.