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CFTC Charges Neal E. Hall Of North Carolina With Registration And Disclosure Violations - Hall Conducts Business Via His Trading System Website

Date 07/06/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a complaint against Neal E. Hall, of Reidsville, N.C., charging him with failure to register as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) and failure to include required cautionary statements on his trading system’s website, www.showmemyfuture.com. Hall has never been registered with the CFTC in any capacity.

Speech By Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke On The U.S. Economic Outlook

Date 07/06/2011

I would like to thank the organizers for inviting me to participate once again in the International Monetary Conference. I will begin with a brief update on the outlook for the U.S. economy, then discuss recent developments in global commodity markets that are significantly affecting both the U.S. and world economies, and conclude with some thoughts on the prospects for monetary policy.

SIFMA Submits Comments To CFTC Regarding The Designation Of A Chief Compliance Officer Under Title VII Of Dodd-Frank

Date 07/06/2011

SIFMA today announced that SIFMA and the Futures Industry Association (the “Associations”) have filed a supplemental comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding the CFTC’s Proposed Rules on the designation of a chief compliance officer (CCO) for futures commission merchants (FCMs), swap dealers (SDs), and major swap participants (MSPs).  The Associations’ additional comments supplement those provided to the CFTC in their joint letter submitted January 18, 2011.

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles: Gowex Carries Out Its Firtst Capital Increase On MAB

Date 07/06/2011

• The company aims to raise more than €6.8 million in financing
• With this transaction MAB takes another step towards its growth and consolidation as an appropriate market for the consistent financing of Growth Companies

SIX Group Ltd To Sell Its Eurex Holding To Deutsche Börse AG

Date 07/06/2011

SIX Group is selling its holding in the Eurex joint venture to Deutsche Börse AG in order to concentrate on its core business as a supplier of infrastructure to the Swiss financial centre and on its internationalisation strategy as a pan-European service provider. Other cooperation arrangements between SIX Group and Deutsche Börse AG are unaffected by the sale of the Eurex holding.

Deutsche Boerse Ag And NYSE Euronext Announce Special Dividend Of €2.00 Per Share For Shareholders Of The Combined Group - Cash Distribution Expected To Be Paid Shortly After Closing

Date 07/06/2011

Deutsche Boerse AG (XETRA:DB1) and NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) today announced that they have recommended to the Board of Directors of the holding company of the merged group, Alpha Beta Netherlands Holding N.V. (“Holdco”), to pay a one-time special dividend of €2.00 per Holdco share from Holdco’s capital reserves shortly after closing of the combination of Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext.

FOA Response To Timothy Geithner

Date 07/06/2011

Below is a statement from Anthony Belchambers, CEO of the Futures & Options Association (FOA) re US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s comment reported in today’s Financial Times:

“The Futures & Options Association understands US concerns over the risk of business migration as a result of setting exacting regulatory standards and welcomes the drive for regulatory consensus. However, US Secretary Geithner is wrong to cite the “tragic” example of UK “light touch” regulation as a way of resisting a differentiated approach to US regulation."

Clearstream’s May 2011 Figures

Date 07/06/2011

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics May 2011

Date 07/06/2011

Please click here for the May 2011 ISE monthly statistical report.

Deutsche Börse: New Lyxor ETF Launched On Xetra

Date 07/06/2011

A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) issued by Lyxor has been tradable on Xetra since Tuesday.