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FSA And HM Treasury Publish Joint Consultation Paper On The Transfer Of Regulatory Responsibility For Credit Unions In Northern Ireland

Date 31/08/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and HM Treasury (HMT) have today published a joint consultation paper setting out proposals for the transfer of the regulation of Northern Ireland (NI) credit unions from the NI Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) to the FSA, bringing enhanced consumer protection to the 177 NI credit unions and their members. The transfer is due to take place on 31 March 2012.

HKEx To Introduce Additional Contract Months In Its Dividend Futures

Date 31/08/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Wednesday) that two additional December contract months (December 2014 and December 2015) of HSI¹ and HSCEI² Dividend Point Index futures (Dividend Futures) will become available for trading from Monday, 12 September.

UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes Annual Product Sales Data

Date 31/08/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its annual Product Sales Data (PSD) report for regulated mortgage contracts, retail investment products and pure protection products for the period between April 2010 and March 2011.

Boerse Stuttgart's Bondm Segment For Medium-Sized Enterprises - Launch Of New Index For Bonds Issued By Medium-Sized Enterprises - Increasing Transparency In The Stock Exchange Market For Bonds Of Medium-Sized Enterprises - Index Calculated And Published Minute By Minute

Date 31/08/2011

Boerse Stuttgart is to launch an index for the Bondm trading segment on 1 September 2011.

UK's Financial Services Authority Decides To Fine Firm £8m For Market Abuse

Date 31/08/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published a decision notice for Swift Trade Inc (Swift Trade) indicating that it has decided to fine Swift Trade £8m for market abuse.

ICE U.K. NBP Natural Gas Futures Contract Sets Daily Volume Record

Date 31/08/2011

IntercontinentalExchange, a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced a new daily volume record for the ICE U.K. National Balancing Point (NBP) Natural Gas futures contract.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 30/08/2011

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

• On Friday, August 26, 2011, trading on TSX in Sino-Forest Corporation (TSX:TRE) was halted by order of the Ontario Securities Commission. The S&P/TSX index committee has determined that Sino-Forest no longer qualifies to be a constituent of the S&P/TSX Composite Index. As a result, the company will be removed at zero price from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Indices after the close of trading on Friday, September 16, 2011, as part of the quarterly review of the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System: Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, August 1 And August 9, 2011

Date 30/08/2011

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Tuesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on August 9, 2011 and of the conference call held on August 1, 2011.

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

Date 30/08/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, August 30, 2011:

• Redhawk Resources, Inc. (TSXVN:RDK) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.

Take Aim: NASDAQ OMX And Prostate Cancer Foundation Team Up - New Campaign To Fight Prostate Cancer Will Launch At NASDAQ Closing Bell

Date 30/08/2011

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced it has signed on as the Signature Partner of Take Aim, a new program in cooperation with the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF). Take Aim was created to protect men and families around the world by raising awareness of this disease and supporting crucial research for a cure. Prostate cancer affects more than 16 million men and their families worldwide.