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MCX Weekly Market Report - July 10- July 16, 2009

Date 17/07/2009

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CBOE Chairman William J. Brodsky To Testify On Obama Administration's Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals Before U.S. House Committee On Financial Services

Date 16/07/2009

Chicago, July 16, 2009 - William J. Brodsky, Chairman and CEO of Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), on Friday, July 17 will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services regarding the Obama Administration's Financial Regulatory Proposals.The House committee session begins at 11 a.m. Eastern time.
BOVESPA Segment Registers 444,351 Trades And Sets New Record

Date 16/07/2009

The BM&FBOVESPA stock market trading volume set a new record today with 444,351 registered trades, including both the regular trading session and the after-market session. This surpasses the previous record of 437,430 trades set on June 2, 2009.
Program Trading Averaged 33.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 6-10

Date 16/07/2009

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for July 6-10.
Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Publishes Its Report On Executive Compensation And Implementation Of The AFEP / MEDEF Recommendations

Date 16/07/2009

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has released its report on the compensation of executive directors of listed companies and implementation of the code of conduct published in October 2008 by the French Association of Listed Companies (AFEP) and the French Business Confederation (MEDEF). Prepared as part of the AMF's forthcoming annual report on corporate governance and internal control, the new report examines how listed companies have applied the AFEP/MEDEF recommendations.

Opening Statement At The Press Briefing For The Signing Of T2S Memorandum Of Understanding - Speech By Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member Of The Executive Board Of The European Central Bank, Frankfurt, 16 July 2009

Date 16/07/2009

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome you today and I would like to thank you for your interest in this project.
U.S. Department Of The Treasury Fact Sheet: Administration’s Regulatory Reform Agenda Moves Forward: New Independence for Compensation Committees

Date 16/07/2009

Today, as part of its push for comprehensive regulatory reform, Treasury delivered draft legislation to Congress that would take steps to ensure that compensation committees are independent in fact, not just in name. Compensation committees are responsible for negotiating executive compensation arrangements that protect long-term shareholder value. Yet some compensation committees may not be fully independent of management--for example, because the directors themselves sta
Introductory Remarks At The Signing Ceremony For The T2S Memorandum Of Understanding - Speech By Jean-Claude Trichet, President Of The European Central Bank, Frankfurt, 16 July 2009

Date 16/07/2009

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, We are gathered here today to mark the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on T2S between the Eurosystem and the CSDs of Europe for the next stage of the T2S project. T2S will create a single European, borderless, settlement platform, offering highly secure delivery versus payment for the settlement of securities, using central bank money. By combining cash and securities settlements in one shared platform, it will create a single pool of secur
U.S. Department of the Treasury Fact Sheet: Administration’s Regulatory Reform Agenda Moves Forward: Say-On-Pay

Date 16/07/2009

Today, as part of its push for comprehensive regulatory reform, Treasury delivered draft "say-on-pay" legislation to Congress that would require all publicly traded companies to give shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation packages. Say-on-pay legislation – which was co-sponsored by then-Senator Obama in 2007 and also passed the House that year – would encourage greater accountability and better disclosure in setting compensation. The Administration is eager to support Chairma
Eurosystem Signs Memorandum Of Understanding On T2S With 27 Central Securities Depositories

Date 16/07/2009

Today, the Eurosystem – the European Central Bank (ECB) and the 16 national central banks of the euro area – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 27 European central securities depositories (CSDs). The Memorandum of Understanding shows the commitment towards the TARGET2-Securities (T2S) project and sets out the mutual obligations and responsibilities of the CSDs and central banks in preparation for the next important stage of the project, which will involve a contractual agreement on bu