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SEC Charges New York-Based Firm And Owner In Penny Stock Scheme

Date 22/08/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New York-based firm and its owner with conducting a penny stock scheme in which they bought billions of stock shares from small companies and illegally resold those shares in the public market.

Badgeville Selects Equinix Data Center To Support Growth Of Its Gamification Platform - Leverages Equinix’s Direct Connection To The Public Cloud To Increase Application Performance And Reduce Costs

Date 22/08/2012

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, has announced that Badgeville, the Behavior Platform and global gamification leader, is leveragingPlatform Equinix™ to support the growth of its Behavior Platform, a Platform-as-a-Service offering that enables customers to measure and influence user behavior. With its initial deployment in Equinix’s DC6 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in Ashburn, Virginia, Badgeville is utilizing Equinix’s ability to directly connect to public cloud services to increase application performance and improve customer experience.

SEC Adopts Rule For Disclosing Use Of Conflict Minerals

Date 22/08/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a rule mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require companies to publicly disclose their use of conflict minerals that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country.

Joyent Drives Global Expansion With Platform Equinix - High-Performance Cloud Infrastructure Company Chooses Equinix Data Centers To Support Rapid Growth In Key Markets Internationally

Date 22/08/2012

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, yesterday announced that Joyent, the high-performance cloud infrastructure company, has selected Platform Equinix^™ to support its rapidly growing global footprint. Joyent has deployed at Equinix International Business Exchange^™ (IBX^®) data centers in Washington, D.C. and Amsterdam and also plans to deploy with Equinix in Asia later this year. Joyent selected Equinix to directly connect to a dynamic ecosystem of customers, business partners and networks through Equinix IBX data centers.

SEC Adopts Rules Requiring Payment Disclosures By Resource Extraction Issuers

Date 22/08/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requiring resource extraction issuers to disclose certain payments made to the U.S. government or foreign governments.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Special Cash Distribution In The S&P/TSX Venture Indices

Date 22/08/2012

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

On August 21, 2012, Pan Orient Energy Corp. (TSXVN:POE) announced shareholder approval for a capital reorganization. As part of the reorganization, shareholders will receive a $CDN0.75 special distribution per common share which will be a return of capital. The ex-date for the special distribution will be Tuesday, August 28, 2012. The close price of Pan Orient Energy on Monday, August 27, 2012, will be reduced by $CDN0.75 and new divisors will be generated for the S&P/TSX Venture 30, Venture Select and Venture Composite Indices. 

Requiring Disclosure to Increase Transparency Regarding the Sourcing of Conflict Minerals By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar

Date 22/08/2012

The Dodd-Frank Act requires that the Commission adopt rules to implement Section 1502 of the Act. Pursuant to this statutory mandate, these rules require companies covered by the rule to disclose whether certain minerals contained in their products – specifically, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, often referred to as “conflict minerals” – originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining country.

Telin Accelerates Business Growth With Platform Equinix - Indonesia’s Leading International Telecommunication And Network Provider Leverages Platform Equinix For Scalable And Reliable Connectivity To Customers

Date 22/08/2012

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), Indonesia’s leading telecommunication and network provider, has selected Platform Equinix^™ in Singapore and Hong Kong as one of its global partners to provide secure, reliable and multi-venue connectivity to its customers in Asia Pacific.

Facilitating Transparency Of Resource Revenue Payments To Protect Investors By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar

Date 22/08/2012

Justice Brandeis famously wrote, “Sunshine is the best of disinfectants.” This philosophy of fair and full disclosure is one of the cornerstones of the federal securities framework. Today, I support the Commission’s adoption of a rule that is based on this same principle of facilitating transparency through disclosure.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, July 31-August 1, 2012

Date 22/08/2012

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on July 31-August 1, 2012.