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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 28/03/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, March 28, 2011:

• Valley High Ventures Ltd. (TSXVN:VHV) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company have been acquired by Levon Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:LVN) through a Plan of Arrangement. 

CalPERS Board Elects Committee Chairs And Vice Chairs

Date 28/03/2011

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration has elected the following chairs and vice chairs for key Board committees:

“Stopping Stammering: Overcoming Obstacles In Financial Regulatory Reform” - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To The Goldman Sachs Global Commodity Conference, London, UK

Date 28/03/2011

Introduction:  The King’s Speech

It’s great to be with you this evening.  Thanks to Don Casturo for the kind invitation to speak with you and thanks to Ken Connolly who does your Washington, D.C. work and I have known for years. 

Speech By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar: Exemplifying Fundamentals — Back To Basics

Date 28/03/2011

Good morning. It is a pleasure to be able to join this distinguished group assembled for the Annual NASAA/SEC 19(d) Conference. 

Annual Report - NZX

Date 28/03/2011

Click here to download the NZX's annual report.

Market Based Price Discovery Superior To Agency Assessments, DME CEO Tells Industry Leaders - Oman Contract Enables Accurate Price Discovery For Producers And Consumers

Date 28/03/2011

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) plays a vital role in providing a safe, regulated market place for transparent, efficient and orderly transactions for buyers and sellers of crude oil to achieve fair value, Chief Executive Officer Thomas Leaver told senior energy and trade executives at a key industry event in Dubai today. 

Norton Rose LLP: English Commercial Court Friday's Decision On Derivatives/ Insolvency & Shipping

Date 28/03/2011

On Friday (25 March 2011) the English Commercial Court examined what many financial institutions and financial derivatives end users have thought to be a settled question in the OTC derivatives market- the correct interpretation of Loss and Second Method under the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement.

U.S. Treasury Futures Begin Trading On NYSE Liffe U.S. Today - Eurodollar Futures Traded Nearly 190,000 Contracts In The First Week

Date 28/03/2011

NYSE Liffe U.S., the U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced the immediate availability of 2-year, 5-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury futures along with U.S. Bond and Ultra Bond futures contracts.

SEC Halts $47 Million Investment Fraud At Utah-Based Payday Loan Companies

Date 28/03/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained a court order freezing the assets of two online payday loan companies and their owner charged with perpetrating a $47 million offering fraud and Ponzi scheme.

Chi-X Europe And Russell Investments To Launch New European Equity Indices - Introducing Competition And Building Better Benchmarks

Date 28/03/2011

Chi-X Europe, the leading pan-European equities exchange, and Russell Investments, owner of global equity benchmarks with US$3.9 trillion in assets benchmarked to them, today announced the creation of an alliance to launch a new series of European indices.