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“Policy Buffets: Plating-Up Efficient And Effective Financial Markets” - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To High Frequency Trading World Amsterdam, 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Date 08/06/2011

Be Happy

It’s good to be with you today. I especially want to thank Matthew Pullan for the kind invitation to be here. It’s fitting that we’re here in Amsterdam, home of the world’s oldest stock exchange. And, you may have heard that just last month, the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) rated the Netherlands as the happiest country in the world. The happiest! That’s just great.

FTSE Italia Index Series Review - June 2011

Date 08/06/2011

The FTSE Italia Joint Executive Group has approved the following changes to the FTSE Italia Index Series which will become effective after the close of business on Friday, 17 June 2011 (i.e. on Monday, 20 June 2011).

Speech By SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes: Remarks At The Symposium On “Hedge Fund Regulation And Current Developments”

Date 08/06/2011

Thank you, Scott [Kieff], for that very generous introduction. As an academic myself, I always welcome the chance to participate in law school sponsored events such as this one. Given my many friends at The George Washington University Law School, I am especially pleased to join you at this “C-LEAF in New York” symposium on “Hedge Fund Regulation and Current Developments.” For all of those who are participating, this event promises to be an informative exploration of hedge funds and their role in financial markets.

Tate & Lyle To Join FTSE 100 Index

Date 08/06/2011

FTSE Group (“FTSE”) confirms today that global ingredients and food solutions provider Tate & Lyle (TATE.L) will be joining the FTSE 100 Index. In the rebalance, international leisure travel group TUI Travel (TUI.L) will leave the UK’s leading index and enter the FTSE 250 Index.

SEC Enters Cease And Desist Order In Connection With Online Campaign To Buy Beer Company

Date 08/06/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settlement with two advertising executives who launched a campaign to buy a beer company through a solicitation of investors on Facebook and Twitter without first registering with securities regulators and making the necessary disclosures.

Dow Jones Indexes Launches Four Bond Indexes For Costa Rica

Date 08/06/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, LVA Indices (LVA), the leading fixed income index and pricing provider in Chile, and Proveedor Integral de Precios (PiP), a leading index and pricing provider in Latin America, today announced the launch of four bond indexes for Costa Rica as part of the Dow Jones LATixx index family. These indexes are designed to measure the performance of the Costa Rican government’s debt instruments in local currency and U.S. dollars.

UK's Financial Services Authority Winds Up One Unauthorised Land Bank And Secures A World-Wide Injunction Against Another

Date 08/06/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today made significant steps in its crackdown on land banking with two important decisions at the High Court.

European Parliament: Beefing Up Credit Rating Agency Rules

Date 08/06/2011

MEPs on Wednesday advocated making credit rating agencies liable in civil law for their ratings, and creating a European credit rating foundation. They also called for special attention to be paid to sovereign debt ratings. The new rules for credit rating agencies should also clarify their working methods, boost competition and reduce reliance on their ratings, says the resolution.

ICE Cocoa Futures Contract Sets Daily Volume Record

Date 08/06/2011

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, reported record daily volume in its Cocoa futures contract of 45,697 lots on June 7, 2011. The previous daily volume record of 45,618 contracts was established on November 9, 2010

CFTC Revokes Registrations Of Texas-based M25 Investments, Inc. And M37 Investments, LLC

Date 08/06/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revoked the registrations of M25 Investments, Inc. (M25) and M37 Investments, LLC(M37), of Waxahachie, Texas, as registered Commodity Trading Advisors. The Initial Decision, issued on May 4, 2011 by a CFTC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), resolves a CFTC statutory disqualification proceeding brought against M25 and M37 on February 23, 2011 (seeCFTC Press Release 5991-11, February 24, 2011).