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Statement By Christine Lagarde On Her Selection As IMF Managing Director

Date 28/06/2011

Ms. Christine Lagarde issued the following statement today after the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) selected her as the IMF’s next Managing Director, the 11^th since the Fund’s inception in 1944:

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes’ Industry Commentary June 2011

Date 28/06/2011

This commentary is a monthly analysis of the commodities universe written by Christine Marie Nielsen, a veteran financial journalist. For eight years, Ms. Nielsen covered the Chicago futures exchange and economic news for Dow Jones Newswires. She's also hosted a syndicated radio show on the stock and futures markets from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. Ms. Nielsen currently works as an editor on MarketsWiki.com, an online open source knowledge project for current and historical information about the global exchange-traded capital, derivatives, environmental and related OTC markets.

Statement From Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister And Finance Minister, Chairman Of The International Monetary And Financial Committee (IMFC)

Date 28/06/2011

“I would like to congratulate Ms. Christine Lagarde on her appointment as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund."

June 2011 “Market’s Measure” Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 28/06/2011

• Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 4.19% Loss in June, 
• European Stocks Lose 6.31%, 
• Asia Falls 4.97% 
• World Equities Fall by 5.16%
• Utilities Sector Posts Biggest Gain for June in Asia
• Financials Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for June in Europe

Statement By U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner At The Conclusion Of The 2011 U.S.-India Economic And Financial Partnership

Date 28/06/2011

It has been a pleasure to host you, Minister Mukherjee, and your delegation here in Washington. Last year, when President Obama spoke before a joint session of the Indian Parliament, he said: “With India assuming its rightful place in the world, we have a historic opportunity to make the relationship between our two countries a defining partnership of the century ahead.”

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index June 2011 Performance Report

Date 28/06/2011

This overview serves as a comprehensive monthly review of commodities performance as measured by one of the world’s leading commodities gauges, the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index. Introduced in 1999, this index is composed of 19 futures contracts on physical commodities. The DJ-UBSCI family of indexes includes nine sector sub-indexes, multiple forward month indexes; sub-indexes for each individual commodity in the original DJ-UBSCI as well as for brent crude, cocoa, feeder cattle, gas oil, lead, orange juice, platinum, soybean meal and tin.

Bonds.com Raises Additional $2.0 Million - Brings Total Series D & Series D-1 Round To $12.4 Million

Date 28/06/2011

Bonds.com Group, Inc. (OTC.BB:BDCG, “Bonds.com”) announced today that Jefferies & Company, Inc. (“Jefferies”), the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE:JEF), has invested $2.0 million in Bonds.com Series D convertible preferred stock and warrants.

Statement By Agustín Carstens On The Selection Of The New IMF Managing Director

Date 28/06/2011

Following the election of the new Managing Director, Agustín Carstens, Governor of Banco de México, made the following remarks:

I welcome the selection of Christine Lagarde as Managing Director for the IMF, and extend her my best wishes and full support. I am sure that Ms. Lagarde will be a very capable leader of the institution.

Remarks By Richard G. Ketchum, FINRA Chairman And Chief Executive Officer - IRI Government, Legal And Regulatory Conference

Date 28/06/2011

Thank you, Kathy [VanNoy-Pineda, Chief Compliance Officer, LPL Financial] for that introduction, and thanks also to IRI for the invitation to speak here today. 

SIFMA Supportive Of Revisions By TMPG To Fails Charge

Date 28/06/2011

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Randy Snook, executive vice president, on the announcement by the Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) on revised fails charge recommendations for the agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) markets:

“SIFMA commends the TMPG’s focus on this issue and their thoughtful considerations of the particulars of the debt and MBS markets. We appreciate the TMPG’s efforts to consider the views of the broader market, and believe the revised fails charge is beneficial to the markets, as it will be both effective and support overall market liquidity.  We look forward to helping our members implement this revised approach.”