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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 09/03/2012

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review. 

CFTC Charges Illinois Resident Christopher Varlesi With Commodity Pool Fraud, Misappropriation, False Statements, And Failure To Register - Defendant Charged With Fraudulent Solicitation Of Over $1 Million From At Least 18 Individuals - Federal Court Enters Emergency Order Freezing Varlesi’s Assets And Protecting Books And Records

Date 09/03/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it filed a civil enforcement action against Christopher Varlesi of Chicago, Ill., individually and doing business as Gold Coast Futures and Forex (Gold Coast).  The CFTC is charging Varlesi with fraudulently operating a commodity pool to trade commodity futures and off-exchange foreign currency (forex) contracts.  The CFTC complaint also charges Varlesi with making false statements to pool participants, misappropriating pool funds, and failing to register as a commodity pool operator.

ISDA EMEA Determinations Committee: Restructuring Credit Event Has Occurred With Respect To The Hellenic Republic

Date 09/03/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved unanimously that a Restructuring Credit Event has occurred with respect to The Hellenic Republic (Greece).

TOM MTF Statistics Week 10 2012

Date 09/03/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 10 - 2012.

Istanbul Stock Exchange: İMKB Launches The Financial Education Platform “Conscious Investor” On March 12

Date 09/03/2012

İMKB will launch the financial education information platform “Conscious Investor” on Monday, March 12, at www.bilincliyatirimci.org.

Inclusion Of A Company In BSE IPO Index

Date 09/03/2012

The following replacement shall be made in BSE IPO Index: 

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (Code: 534091)  shall be included in BSE IPO Index. As per the guidelines, a company that get listed on the Exchange after completion of IPO shall be considered eligible for inclusion in the index subject to minimum free-float market capitalization of Rs.100 crores on its first day of listing.

UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes Censure Against Bank Of Scotland Plc In Respect Of Failings Within Its Corporate Division Between January 2006 And December 2008

Date 09/03/2012

The FSA has confirmed publicly that it has been carrying out an enforcement investigation into HBOS in respect of specific issues relevant to its failure during the wider financial crisis.

ISDA EMEA Determinations Committee Accepts Question Related To A Potential Hellenic Republic Credit Event

Date 09/03/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), as secretary to the Determinations Committees (the DCs), today announced that a question relating to a potential credit event with respect to the Hellenic Republic (Greece) has been submitted to, and subsequently accepted for consideration by, the EMEA Determinations Committee.

Statement By European Commission Vice-President Olli Rehn On Private Sector Participation In The Second Greek Programme

Date 09/03/2012

I am very satisfied by the large positive turnout of the voluntary debt exchange in Greece. This demonstrates the strong support for the agreements reached in February on a second programme for Greece.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz Welcomes Greek Debt Swap Deal

Date 09/03/2012

Following a debt swap agreement between Greece and private investors, European Parliament President Martin Schulz made the following statement:

 "I welcome the agreement between Greece and investors on a voluntary bond swap. The agreement is a major step towards bringing Greek debt to sustainable levels and towards restoring stability in the euro zone. A successful bond swap agreement is a pre-condition for final approval of the second 130 billion euro aid package for Greece agreed last month.