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Speech By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter: Opening Remarks Regarding The Adoption Of Large Trader Reporting Requirements

Date 26/07/2011

I, too, want to offer my thanks to our staff and, in particular, the individuals within the Office of Market Supervision in the Division of Trading and Markets who developed and finalized the adopting release before us today.
Financial Stability Oversight Council Releases First Annual Report

Date 26/07/2011

On the heels of the first anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Financial Stability Oversight Council released its 2011 Annual Report. The report – the first of its kind issued by the U.S. government – was produced collaboratively by the members of the Council and their staff, and unanimously approved by the Council.
SEC Re-Proposes New Shelf Eligibility Requirements For Asset-Backed Securities

Date 26/07/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to re-propose for public comment some rules requiring greater accountability and enhanced quality around asset-backed securities (ABS) when issuers seek to use an expedited registration process known as shelf registration.
Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed For Bermuda ‘Cup Match’ Public Holidays

Date 26/07/2011

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) advises that the BSX will be closed on 28 and 29 July, 2011, for the Emancipation Day and Somers Day (collectively known as “Cup Match”) public holidays in Bermuda. The Exchange will reopen on Monday, 01 August, 2011.
SEC Adopts Large Trader Reporting Regime

Date 26/07/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to adopt a new rule establishing large trader reporting requirements to enhance the agency’s ability to identify large market participants, collect information on their trading, and analyze their trading activity.

SEC Adopts New Short Form Criteria To Replace Credit Ratings

Date 26/07/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to adopt new rules in light of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to remove credit ratings as eligibility criteria for companies seeking to use “short form” registration when registering securities for public sale.
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro: Opening Statement At SEC Open Meeting: Item 3 — Shelf-Eligibility Requirements For Asset-Backed Securities

Date 26/07/2011

Next, we will consider re-proposing rules outlining the requirements for an issuer of asset-backed securities to be able to use shelf registration.
BlackRock Launches The iShares COLCAP Exchange Traded Fund In Colombia - Firm Brings The First ETF To Colombian Investors

Date 26/07/2011

BLACKROCK , the largest asset manager in the world, officially introduced to the Colombian market its first Exchange Traded Fund, iShares COLCAP, which invests in the 20 most liquid and largest stocks of the Colombian Stock Exchange that comprise the COLCAP index. The ETF was developed by BlackRock under its iShares brand, with the participation of CitiTRUST as the Fund’s Management Company. The Fund is based on the COLCAP index, developed and managed by the BVC.
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro: Opening Statement At SEC Open Meeting: Item 2 — Security Ratings

Date 26/07/2011

Next, we will consider adopting rules that would replace credit ratings as a condition for companies seeking short-form registration when registering certain securities for public sale. If a company qualifies for short-form registration, it can offer its securities “off the shelf” — which is an expedited process for offering securities.
SIFMA Believes DOL Revision To The Term “Fiduciary” Must Be Withdrawn, Reproposed

Date 26/07/2011

In testimony today before the House Education & Workforce Committee, SIFMA executive vice president for public policy and advocacy Ken Bentsen outlined SIFMA’s views on the Department of Labor’s proposal to redefine the term “fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), effectively changing 35 years of established regulatory certainty.