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CalPERS Names Dan Bienvenue Senior Investment Officer For Global Equity

Date 20/02/2014

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has named Dan Bienvenue the Senior Investment Officer (SIO) for Global Equity, effective immediately. Bienvenue had been serving as the Acting SIO for Global Equity since June 2013 after Eric Baggesen took another leadership position within the CalPERS Investment Office.

Change To The Impact Of Corporate Action Of Vodafone Group Plc On NASDAQ OMX Indexes

Date 20/02/2014

Vodafone Group Plc (Nasdaq:VOD) announced a pro rata distribution to shareholders of record on February 20, 2014, of Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) common stock and cash, which will occur after close of business on February 21, 2014, followed immediately by a reverse stock split of VOD.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Venture Composite And Venture Select Indices

Date 20/02/2014

S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The  Toronto  Stock  Exchange  announced  today  in  the  Daily  Bulletin  that  the  shares  of SilverCrest Mines Inc. (TSXVN:SVL) will graduate to trade on TSX at the open of trading on Monday, February 24, 2014. The ticker symbol will remain “SVL” and the CUSIP number will remain 828364 10 6. The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, February 21, 2014.

Statement From Nigeria's Coordinating Minister For The Economy And Minister Of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Date 20/02/2014

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has assured that the recent developments at the Central Bank of Nigeria will not change the economic policy focus of the country.

Stephen Luparello Named As Director Of SEC’s Division Of Trading And Markets

Date 20/02/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Stephen Luparello as director of its Division of Trading and Markets.

CFTC Revokes Registrations Of Colorado-Based Forex Company, Veruus Wealth Management, LLC

Date 20/02/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that the CFTC has revoked the Commodity Pool Operator (CPO) and Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) registrations ofVeruus Wealth Management, LLC (Veruus), a Colorado limited liability company located in Denver, Colorado.

Division Of Trading And Markets Acting Director John Ramsay To Leave SEC

Date 20/02/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that John Ramsay, acting director of the Division of Trading and Markets, will leave the agency next month after three and a half years of leadership and service. Mr. Ramsay, who was appointed deputy director of the division in September 2010 and has served as acting director since December 2012, plans to return to the private sector. The SEC separately today named Stephen Luparello as the division’s director.

NZX Full Year 2013 Results Announcement

Date 20/02/2014

NZX today reported its full year financial results for the year ended 31 December 2013, which was a record year for Initial Public Offerings and equity trading activity.

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter For Southwest Power Pool

Date 20/02/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) Divisions of Clearing and Risk, Market Oversight, and Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Divisions) today issued a time-limited no-action letter to Southwest Power Pool.

Canadian Securities Regulators’ 2013 Enforcement Report Highlights Advanced Technologies To Combat Illegal Activities

Date 20/02/2014

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today released its sixth annual Enforcement Report that reveals the significant time and effort that Canadian securities regulators are investing in the development and implementation of on-line monitoring, cyber-surveillance technologies and various tools to support forensic investigations as a means to protect investors from fraudulent investments.