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Changes To The Monetary Authority Of Singapore Board Of Directors

Date 28/02/2013

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Mr Quek See Tiat will be appointed to its Board of Directors.  Mr Quek’s term of appointment will be from 1 March 2013 to 31 May 2015.  Mr Quek is the Chairman of the Building and Construction Authority, and is also a Board Member of the Energy Market Authority and Neptune Orient Lines Group.  He was formerly the Deputy Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore.

SIFMA Applauds Lew Confirmation

Date 28/02/2013

SIFMA today released the following statement from Acting President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., after the Senate confirmed Jacob Lew’s nomination to become Secretary of the Treasury.

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 27/02/2013

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 15, 2013.

NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date February 15, 2013

Date 27/02/2013

At the end of the settlement date of February 15, 2013, short interest in 2,134 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 6,962,737,646 shares compared with 6,829,640,401 shares in 2,139 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of January 31, 2013. The mid-February short interest represents 3.67 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.90 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 27/02/2013

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 15, 2013.

CFTC: Federal Court In Florida Enters Preliminary Injunction Order Against Hunter Wise Commodities, LLC, Lloyds Commodities, LLC, And 18 Other Defendants In Connection With Operating A Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Precious Metals Scheme - Finding That New Dodd-Frank Anti-Fraud Authority Applies, Court Freezes Defendants’ Assets And Appoints Special Corporate Monitor For Corporate Defendants

Date 27/02/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that the Honorable Donald M. Middlebrooks of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a Preliminary Injunction Order against Defendants Hunter Wise Commodities, LLC; Hunter Wise Services, LLC; Hunter Wise Credit, LLC; Hunter Wise Trading, LLC; Lloyds Commodities, LLC; Lloyds Commodities Credit Company, LLC; Lloyds Services, LLC;C.D. Hopkins Financial, LLC; Hard Asset Lending Group, LLC; Blackstone Metals Group, LLC; Newbridge Alliance, Inc.; United States Capital Trust, LLC; Harold Edward Martin, Jr.; Fred Jager; James Burbage; Frank Gaudino;Baris Keser; Chadewick Hopkins; John King; and David A. Moore that prohibits the Defendants from offering investments in physical metals to the retail public.

CalPERS And Apple Shareholders Show United Support For Apple's Future Direction - CalPERS Message To Apple Is To Keep Calm And Carry On

Date 27/02/2013

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today issued the following statement in response to a rally by shareholders to support good governance practices:

“The fact that Proposal No. 2 received 98 percent approval from more than 55 percent of shareholders is a ringing endorsement of Apple's plans,” said Anne Simpson, CalPERS director of global governance. “A message was sent and it’s one of emphatic support for shareholder rights. CalPERS will continue to support the elements of this proposal and encourage shareholders to approve them when the company introduces them again."

Steven J. Randich Named FINRA's Chief Information Officer

Date 27/02/2013

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that Steven J. Randich, currently Citigroup's Co-Chief Information Officer (CIO), will join the organization as Executive Vice President and CIO. Randich will oversee technology at FINRA, as well as FINRA's Registration and Disclosure division. Randich will start at FINRA on March 11.

Testimony Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Before The US Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, Washington, DC

Date 27/02/2013

Good afternoon Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Cochran and members of the Committee. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing on oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). I also want to thank the CFTC Commissioners and staff for their hard work and dedication.

SEC To Hold Fixed Income Roundtable

Date 27/02/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will hold a roundtable on April 16 to discuss potential ways to improve the transparency and efficiency of fixed income markets. The roundtable will focus on the corporate bond market and the municipal securities market, which was the subject of a July 2012 Commission report.