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NZX Limited (“NZX”) Buyback/Cancellation And Share Split

Date 11/05/2012

Further to the announcements released by NZX on 20 February 2012 and 10 May 2012, regarding the compulsory buyback/cancellation and share split, NZX Market Supervision (“NZXMS”) confirms the following :

On 1 June 2012, one share in every ten NZX shares registered in the name of each shareholder at the Record Date (5pm, 25 May 2012) will be cancelled. Fractions of a share will be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number (with half a share being rounded up) For each share cancelled, the shareholder will receive a cash payment of $2.85, or approximately $0.285 per share held.

Call For Tender - Temporary Workers At ESMA

Date 11/05/2012

Call for Tender - Temporary Workers at ESMA

JPMorgan Announces USD2 Billion Trading Loss

Date 11/05/2012

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported that it had a USD2 billion trading loss from a failed hedging strategy.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Starts Simulation Options Trading

Date 11/05/2012

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) launched the internal simualtion trading of commodity futures options on May 7. The confirmed varieties for the simulation trading are all the varieties traded on DCE. Rules of American options would be applied for the simulation options trading.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Continues To Strengthen Investors Appropriateness Management

Date 11/05/2012

On May 10, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange jointly held two sessions of “members’ network ‘protection for investors’ training and interchange events” with Hubei and Jiangsu Bureaus of China Securities Regulation Commission in Wuhan and Nanjing cities respectively. The events were themed by “transparency, rationality, and appropriateness”. The events were aimed at propelling members to enhance the works on protection for investors, guiding investors to invest rationally, deepening the investor appropriateness management in the multi-layer capital market, and fostering healthy and rational investing culture in the capital market. Principals of members’ network in Hubei and Jiangsu attended the events. Directors of the SZSE, Hubei and Jiangsu Bureaus of the CSRC attended the special training activities.

Notice Of Launching Questionnaire Survey On "Scheme Of Perfecting Delisting System Of Shanghai Stock Exchange-Listed Companies - Draft Version"

Date 11/05/2012

 The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently published the "Notice of Publicly Soliciting Opinions on 'Scheme of Perfecting Delisting System of SSE-listed Companies (Draft Version)'". With a view to rationalizing the delisting system of listed companies and protecting the rights and interests of investors, the SSE herby launches online questionnaire survey on the Draft Version for investors and other market participants to put forward relevant opinions and suggestions. Investors and other market participants who would like to contribute their opinions and suggestions to the Draft Version can complete and submit the questionnaire attached below before May 20, 2012.

Canadian Securities Regulators Strengthen Over-The-Counter Rules

Date 10/05/2012

Members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published advance notice of adoption of Multilateral Instrument 51-105 Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets (the OTC rule). The OTC rule addresses the damage to the reputation of Canada’s capital markets by market participants with strong connections to Canadian jurisdictions who engage in abusive activities through OTC markets in the U.S.

BM&FBOVESPA 1Q12 Financial Statements

Date 10/05/2012

Click here to download BM&FBOVESPA 1Q12 financial statements.

SIFMA Statement On Remarks By FDIC Acting Chairman Gruenberg Regarding The Orderly Resolution Of Systemically Important Financial Institutions

Date 10/05/2012

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., EVP, Public Policy and Advocacy at SIFMA, on remarks made by Martin Gruenberg, acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Bank Structure Conference regarding the orderly resolution of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs).   

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. Announces Results For The First Quarter 2012 - Bovespa Segment’s Average Daily Trading Value Reached All-Time High - Net Revenues Rose By 6.5%, The Highest Quarterly Level For The Company - Costs Within The Announced Budget; Expect Decline In Real Terms For 2012 Vs. 2011 - State-Of-The-Art Equities Trading Platform In Testing Phase

Date 10/05/2012

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. (BVMF3) today reported first quarter earnings ending March 31, 2012. Foreign investors drove strong trading performance in the Bovespa segment, boosting activity by 11.4% quarter-over-quarter. Strong adjusted EBITDA margin growth also benefitted as reduced adjusted Opex came in line with the Company’s 2012 targets.