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Broadridge Partners With Archive Systems, Inc. To Expand Records Management Solutions For The Financial Services Industry

Date 08/11/2012

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) and Archive Systems, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to create a complete records management solution that offers greater control, retrieval, and analysis of all records for banks, broker- dealers, and mutual fund organizations.  This alliance complements and enhances PostEdge^®, Broadridge’s electronic document delivery and archival solution for the financial services industry. 

ISDA Launches OL Plus

Date 08/11/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the launch of its Online Library’s new functionality, OL Plus.

BM&FBOVESPA Begins Bidding Process To Select Market Makers For Ibovespa Options And Banco Bradesco, Gerdau And Banco Do Brasil Equity Options - Institutions Have Until December 07, 2012 To Submit Proposals

Date 08/11/2012

BM&FBOVESPA hereby announces the start of the competitive bidding processes for the selection of up to three market makers for Banco Bradesco S.A. (BBDC4), Gerdau S.A. (GGBR4) and Banco do Brasil S.A. (BBAS3) equity options and for BOVESPA Index (IBOV) options.

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indices October 2012 Commodities Commentary - Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Down On Signs Of Economic Weakness, By Christine Marie Nielsen

Date 08/11/2012

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was down 3.88% for the month of October as weak economic data – including word that sales of existing homes declined 1.7% the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.75 million – impacted commodities, with base metals being one of the groups that was hardest hit.

Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed For Remembrance Day Public Holiday

Date 08/11/2012

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”) advises that the BSX will be closed on Monday, 12 November, 2012, in observance of the Remembrance Day Public Holiday. The BSX will re-open on Tuesday, 13 November, 2012.

Program Trading Averaged 33.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 30-Nov. 2

Date 08/11/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Oct. 30-Nov. 2.

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen: Risks In The Financial System 2012

Date 08/11/2012

The situation on financial markets has improved since last year, but a deepened sovereign debt crisis in Europe is still the greatest risk to the Swedish financial system. A low interest rate environment in Sweden has been putting pressure on life insurance undertakings for some time. Finansinspektionen (FI) now sees a risk of consumers ending up in a squeeze when life insurance undertakings review their business models. FI is also concerned about developments on the financial advice market, where customers are at risk of making unsuitable investments.

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indices October 2012 Performance Report

Date 08/11/2012

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was down 3.88% for the month of October. The Dow Jones-UBS Single Commodity Indices for lean hogs, natural gas and live cattle had the strongest gains with month-end returns of 6.14%, 2.06% and 0.98%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indices were nickel, zinc and coffee, which ended the month down 12.51%, 11.67%, and 10.86% respectively.

Allocation Of Pre-LOU Prefixes For Pre-LEI Issuance

Date 08/11/2012

Annex 2 of the third Progress note on the Global LEI Initiative on 24 October 2012 set out the FSB conclusions on the number allocation scheme to be used for the Global LEI System. 

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On The Joint Recovery Action Plan For Central, Eastern, And Southeastern Europe Of The EIB, World Bank Group, And EBRD

Date 08/11/2012

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today:

“The IMF welcomes the Joint Recovery Action Plan for 2013–14 for Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe launched today by of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the World Bank Group, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The plan, which builds on the successful experience of a similar initiative implemented in 2009, will help countries in Eastern Europe address the economic challenges they face and restart durable growth."