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SIX Exchange Regulation: Greater Transparency - Improved Insight Into Shareholder Structures

Date 02/10/2012

On 1 October 2012, SIX Exchange Regulation introduced a new function regarding published notifications for significant shareholders of listed companies. It is now possible to query the currently disclosed shareholder structure for any company listed on SIX Swiss Exchange at the click of a mouse. Previously, disclosure notifications were only sorted chronologically by issuer, date or investor. This new function ensures that the disclosure of shareholdings will remain transparent in future despite there being over 1,000 new notifications every year. The reason for this change was the related amendment made to FINMA's Stock Exchange Ordinance as at 1 January 2012.

September Marks Record Month And Quarter For Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Trading Volumes - Volumes Grow Over 40% Compared To Previous Quarter

Date 02/10/2012

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange ended the first quarter of FY 2012-13 with a record trading volume of Rupees 385.58 Billion in terms of value. This represents an increase of 40.71 % on previous quarter. Over Rupees 150 Billion of traded volume was seen in September which is a monthly record, beating previous monthly high of 129 Billion Rupees set in August 2012. The corresponding number of contracts traded in the quarter was 1,051,032 which is also a record. Number of active brokers reached a high of 67 and investor accounts were at record level of close to 8,000.

SIFMA Executive Vice President Randy Snook Remarks At 2012 Municipal Bond Summit

Date 02/10/2012

Good morning and welcome to the 4th Annual SIFMA Municipal Bond Summit. I’m so glad you could join us for this important event.  

FINRA Foundation Participates In Department Of Justice-SEC Fraud Summits

Date 02/10/2012

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation will participate in a series of Investor Fraud Summits sponsored by the United States Department of Justice and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at several venues across the country. These events will feature U.S. Attorneys, as well as senior officials from the Department of Justice, SEC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Open to community members, law enforcement, victim advocates and others, these summits will highlight what federal and state regulators and law enforcement are doing to protect investors and highlight the "red flags" of investment fraud.

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For The US Columbus Day And Japanese Sports Day Holidays In The US, The UK And The Japanese Markets

Date 02/10/2012

In observance of the US Columbus Day and Japanese Sports Day holidays, SIFMA made holiday recommendations in U.S., U.K., and Japan.

OCC Announces Average Daily Cleared Contract Volume Fell 6% In September - Futures And Securities Lending Activity Jumped Higher

Date 01/10/2012

OCC announced average daily cleared contract volume in September was 17,570,113 contracts, a 6 percent decline from September 2011. Total cleared contract volume reached 333,832,141 contracts for the month, representing a 15 percent decline from the September 2011 volume of 394,148,808 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date total contract volume is down 14 percent with 3,058,201,355 contracts in 2012.

BATS Reports 2nd Best US Equities Market Share In Company History - CXE Largest MTF Dark Book In Europe

Date 01/10/2012

September was a strong month for BATS, particularly for its U.S. equities segment, where market share was 12.4%, BATS third consecutive month exceeding 12%. BATS continues to be encouraged by its unprecedented performance in their flagship business as, historically, BATS U.S. market share has suffered when volumes have been weak in the overall market. 

NYSE Euronext Successfully Prices $850 Million Senior Notes

Date 01/10/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) (the “Company”) today announced that it priced an underwritten public offering of $850 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.000% Notes due 2017. NYSE Euronext intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund the purchase of certain of its outstanding $750 million 4.80% Notes due 2013 and €1 billion 5.375% Notes due 2015 in concurrent cash tender offers, for the payment of expenses in connection with these tender offers and for other general corporate purposes.

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

Date 01/10/2012

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

Sirocco Mining Inc. (TSXVN:SIM) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, October 2, 2012. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol. 

Platts To Add Four New Daily U.S. Thermal Coal Export Assessments - New Price Data To Aid Price Discovery In The Global Thermal Coal Market

Date 01/10/2012

Platts, one of the world’s foremost providers of energy and metals information and price references, today announced it will expand its offering of physical market price assessments for U.S. steam coal bound for export. Steam coal, also known as thermal coal, is used to generate electricity.