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SEC Obtains Asset Freeze To Halt Nationwide Prime Bank Scheme

Date 12/06/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency court order and asset freeze to shut down a fraudulent prime bank scheme that promised massive returns to investors nationwide and then offered a range of administrative excuses when investors had not received any payments.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes - Changes Are The Result Of The Regular Quarterly Review

Date 12/06/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Country Select Dividend Indexes for France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and U.K. The changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 19, 2009.
BATS Exchange Multicast Datafeed Now Available Via Nyse Technologies’ SFTI® - Real-Time Depth-Of-Book Market Datafeed Cuts Latency Up To 50% - Data Is Free To BATS Exchange Members And Market Data Vendors

Date 12/06/2009

BATS Exchange, an innovative and technology leading U.S. stock exchange, and NYSE Technologies, a provider of complete electronic trading solutions, today announces the immediate availability of BATS Multicast PITCH real-time depth of book data feed via NYSE Technologies’ Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure® (SFTI®) network
Irish Stock Exchange Admits J.P. Morgan As A Primary Dealer Member Firm

Date 12/06/2009

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has admitted J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. (“J.P. Morgan”) as a member firm of the ISE. J.P. Morgan will operate as a Primary Dealer in Irish Government bonds. This brings to 11 the number of Primary Dealers which are member firms of the Exchange. The role of a Primary Dealer is to continuously make two way markets in Irish Government bonds and to participate in competitive auctions organised by the National Treasury Management Agency.
U.S. Federal Reserve Responds To New Accounting Standards

Date 12/06/2009

The Federal Reserve notes the Financial Accounting Standards Board's publication today of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 166 and 167 (FAS 166 and 167), which will have a material effect on banking organizations' accounting for off-balance sheet vehicles. These statements, which become effective in 2010, address weaknesses in accounting and disclosure standards for off-balance sheet vehicles. The new standards amend Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140,

The Financial Crisis And The Response Of The European Central Bank - Speech By Jean-Claude Trichet, President Of The ECB At The Ceremony Conferring The Honorary Title Of Doctor Honoris Causa At The University Of National And World Economy, Bulgaria In

Date 12/06/2009

Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great privilege for me to be here in Sofia today to accept an honorary doctorate from the distinguished University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Bulgaria’s most respected economics institute.
UK's Financial Services Authority Statement On Profit Participating Deferred Shares

Date 12/06/2009

Following today’s announcement by West Bromwich Building Society about its use of profit participating deferred shares (PPDS) this statement sets out how PPDS will be treated for capital purposes by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposes Penalty On Rakuten Securities, Inc.

Date 12/06/2009

The TSE imposed a fine of JPY 3 million on Rakuten Securities, Inc. (hereafter "Rakuten Securities" or "the company") as the company's management of the electronic information processing system relating to financial instruments business was deemed insufficient.
MAS Joins In Implementation Of The ASEAN And Plus Standards Scheme To Promote ASEAN Capital Markets

Date 12/06/2009

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the implementation of the ASEAN and Plus Standards Scheme (Scheme) for multi-jurisdiction offerings of securities in ASEAN.
December 31st Private Equity Valuations Not As Bad As Expected - Average PE Fund’s NAV Declines 17% in 2008: Bad, But Better Than Feared, And Ahead Of Other Asset Classes

Date 12/06/2009

Private Equity has a long history of out-performing most other asset classes, delivering superior returns to LPs for many years.