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“The Challenges For The Global Economy”: Opening Remarks At The Royal Institute For International Affairs - Chatham House By Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Date 10/09/2011

Good morning. It’s a pleasure to be here with you today, at this beautiful and historic venue. About six weeks ago, I spoke at a similar early morning event in New York, at the Council on Foreign Relations. These two sister organizations—founded in the wake of the Great War—have a common goal of fostering the ideas and dialogue needed to build a prosperous and secure world for all. Given the precarious state of the global economy, such dialogue is clearly essential. I wish to thank Chatham House for organizing this event, and thank my friend, Chancellor Osborne, for inviting me to speak. I look forward to hearing his views, as well as those of the eminent economists joining us at this roundtable. 

Quarterly Changes To The NASDAQ Q-50 Index

Date 10/09/2011

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the quarterly evaluation of the NASDAQ Q-50 Index (Nasdaq:NXTQ), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, September 19, 2011.

“Expect The Unexpected” - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To The Oversight Of Derivatives Roundtable, University Of Maryland

Date 10/09/2011

Introduction

It’s good to be with you today. Thanks for having me. Thanks especially to Susan Ferris Wyderko, the Executive Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum for the kind invitation and to both the Forum and the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business Center for Financial Policy for their sponsorship of this roundtable.

CFTC Charges North Carolina Resident Toby D. Hunter And Two Of His Companies With Fraud And Misappropriation In Multi-Million Dollar Commodity Scheme - Federal Court Enters Order Freezing Defendants’ Assets And Prohibiting Destruction Of Books And Records

Date 10/09/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that a federal court in Charlotte, N.C., entered an emergency order freezing assets held by defendants Toby D. Hunter of Waxhaw, N.C., and his companies, Prestige Capital Advisors, LLC (Prestige) and D2W Capital Management, LLC (D2W) of Charlotte, N.C. The court’s order, entered by Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr., also prohibits the destruction of books and records and grants the CFTC immediate access to such documents. The judge ordered Hunter to appear in court on October 3, 2011, for a preliminary injunction hearing.

Egypt, Kazakhstan Exchanges To Be Added To Dow Jones FEAS Index Universe

Date 09/09/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) will be added to the Dow Jones FEAS Index universe, effective after the close of trading on September 16, 2011.

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

Date 09/09/2011

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review. 

ISDA: Comment Letter To CFTC Regarding Protection Of Collateral For Cleared Swaps

Date 09/09/2011

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Standard & Poor's Announces The Annual Review Of The S&P/TSX SmallCap Index

Date 09/09/2011

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the results of the annual review of the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index, which will become effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 16, 2011.

Remembering 9/11: The Impact On The Futures Industry

Date 09/09/2011

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the FIA has posted on its website two articles from the September issue of Futures Industry on the impact of those attacks on the futures industry. The first article, which is based on reporting that originally appeared in Futures Industry in the fall of 2001, describes the extraordinary efforts by firms and exchanges to cope with the destruction of the World Trade Center towers and reopen the New York futures markets the following week. The second article contains profiles of more than 75 people with connections to the futures industry who died that day, drawn from obituaries and memorials that were published in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, Newsday, the Chicago Tribune and several other publications. On the tenth anniversary of the attacks, we once again express our condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the thousands of victims of the 9/11 tragedy.

European Central Bank: Jürgen Stark Resigns From His Position

Date 09/09/2011

Today, Jürgen Stark, Member of the Executive Board and Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), informed President Jean-Claude Trichet that, for personal reasons, he will resign from his position prior to the end of his term of office on 31 May 2014. Mr Stark will stay on in his current position until a successor is appointed, which, according to the appointment procedure, will be by the end of this year. He has been a Member of the Executive Board and Governing Council since 1 June 2006.