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Tenaris To Pay $5.4 Million In SEC's First-Ever Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Date 17/05/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Tenaris S.A. in its first-ever use of the approach to facilitate and reward cooperation in SEC investigations.

Deutsche Börse Launches Information Service For Pharmaceutical Investors - New Product “insightMED” Provides Assessments Of Trading-Relevant Industry News Based Directly On Physicians’ Expertise

Date 17/05/2011

ESMA Announces The Appointment Of The Securities And Markets Stakeholder Group

Date 17/05/2011

The ESMA Board of Supervisors appointed the Securities and Marekts Stakeholder Group at its meeting on 12 April 2011. Following contacts with the individual members, the full list of Members and Alternates is published today.

Board Agrees 2011 Lending Target For EIB, Climate Action Remains Key Priority

Date 17/05/2011

At its annual meeting today the Board of Governors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed the Bank’s 2011 lending targets which foresee a gradual return to pre-crisis levels.

European Parliament: Short Selling And Credit Default Swaps Deal Among Finance Ministers

Date 17/05/2011

The position agreed on short selling and credit default swaps proposals by EU finance ministers today is not nearly as damaging as the European Parliament's position which would harm EU sovereign debt markets and London's financial services, Syed Kamall MEP, Conservative shadow lead member on the negotiations, said today.

Xtrakter And SIX Telekurs Agree To Expand Pricing Data

Date 17/05/2011

Xtrakter, a leading provider of capital market data, trade matching and regulatory reporting services, welcomes SIX Telekurs as the first data vendor to access Xtrakter’s Mark-to-Market valuation service, known as XM2M. SIX Telekurs clients now have pricing data on over 45,000 domestic and international fixed-income instruments, including illiquid instruments such as asset-backed securities. Bid and offer, as well as high, low and median traded prices, captured and calculated via TRAX – Xtrakter’s trade matching service – significantly expands the quality of fixed-income data available to market participants.

Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes Newsletter No.93

Date 17/05/2011

Click here to view FSA Newsletter No.93.

Three New Futures On Shares Launched On FORTS

Date 17/05/2011

On May 18, 2011 deliverable futures contracts on ordinary shares of OJSC "FGC UES", OJSC "Uralkali" and preferred shares of OJSC "Surgutneftegas" will start trading on FORTS, the futures and options market of RTS.  

Deutsche Börse: Four New ComStage ETFs Launched On Xetra - First ETFs On SDAX And SPI Indices

Date 17/05/2011

Four new equity index funds issued by ComStage ETF have been tradable on Xetra since Tuesday. This enables investors to invest for the first time in the performance of the SDAX and SPI indices.

HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 17/05/2011

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 24 May 2011 (Tuesday), 65 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 18 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 749 after the revision.