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Constituent Changes In Shenzhen Stock Exchange And CNINFO Series Indices

Date 15/06/2012

Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. announced to make regular adjustment to the constituents of the SZSE Component Index, the SZSE SME Index, the SZSE ChiNext Index and other SZSE core indices. Meanwhile, Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. also announced to adjust the constituents of the CNINFO 100 Index and other cross-market indices. The adjustment will come into effect as of the first trading day in July 2012.

NZX Employee Share Plan - Team And Results

Date 15/06/2012

ZX Limited (“NZX”) advises that it has redeemed 810,952 NZX restricted shares pursuant to the terms of the NZX Employee Share Plan – Team and Results.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Holds Seminar On Innovation And Development Of Fund Market

Date 15/06/2012

With the varieties of securities investment funds exceeding 1,000, the current fund industry in China has entered the "1,000 kinds of funds" era. Under the backdrop of the innovation and development of the Chinese capital market, the fund industry also faces the significant breakthrough from quantitative to qualitative changes. On June 13, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held the seminar on "Innovation and Development of Fund Market" in a bid to further promote the innovation and development of the fund industry, give full play to the leading role of fund companies in guiding rational investment and creating healthy investment culture, as well as speed up the transformation of fund companies to modern wealth management institutions. The seminar attracted officials of over 20 fund management companies.

Canadian Securities Regulators Propose Enhanced Disclosure Requirements On Investment Costs And Performance

Date 14/06/2012

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are publishing for a second comment period, proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations, which would require registered dealers and advisers to provide investors with clear and meaningful information on the costs and performance of their investments.

Speech At The Lord Mayor’s Dinner For Bankers And Merchants Of The City Of London By The United Kingdom's Chancellor Of The Exchequer, Mansion House, London

Date 14/06/2012

Lord Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen.

I am honoured to be invited again to speak at this historic dinner, and follow in a long line of Chancellors who have done so.

Lord Mayor, you and I were reminded of that long line on Tuesday, when you generously hosted a dinner at Guildhall to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the creation of the Board of the Treasury.

Speech Given By Sir Mervyn King, Governor Of The Bank Of England At The Lord Mayor’s Banquet For Bankers And Merchants Of The City Of London At The Mansion House 14 June 2012

Date 14/06/2012

My Lord Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen: 

Five years ago, at this same dinner and just before the crisis began, I quoted a banker who had said to me, “I cannot recall a time when credit was more easily available”.  Today, the sentiment is exactly the opposite.  Over those five years, the authorities around the industrialised world have thrown everything bar the kitchen sink at the problem – record low interest rates, unprecedented operations to flood financial markets with liquidity, fiscal forbearance which allowed budget deficits to reach record levels, and a raft of reforms to the structure and regulation of banking.  Yet the calls for more and bolder action continue.  So tonight I want to reflect on the challenges posed by a banking system that has not yet returned to full health and vigour and on the case for further action to stimulate our economy.

CFTC To Hold Open Meeting To Consider Proposed Interpretive Guidance On Cross-Border Application Of Certain Swaps Provisions Of The Commodity Exchange Act And A Proposed Exemptive Order Regarding Compliance With Certain Regulations Under The Commodity Exchange Act

Date 14/06/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 1:00 p.m., to consider Proposed Interpretive Guidance on Cross-Border Application of Certain Swaps Provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and Regulations thereunder, and a Proposed Exemptive Order Regarding Compliance with Certain Swap Regulations under the CEA.

The McGraw-Hill Companies And CME Group Announce U.S. Department Of Justice Antitrust Review Has Been Completed For New S&P Dow Jones Indices Joint Venture

Date 14/06/2012

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), one of the world's foremost financial information companies, and CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today that they have received notification that the U.S. Department of Justice has completed its review of the proposed joint venture company, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and has granted early termination of the statutory waiting period.  Accordingly, the condition to the formation of the joint venture related to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act has been satisfied.  The formation remains subject to other customary closing conditions.  A closing date has not yet been announced, but the S&P Dow Jones Indices joint venture is targeted to be completed by the end of June.

Exercise Of Ibovespa Options Generates Record Financial Volume On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 14/06/2012

BM&FBOVESPA had a record trading volume of BRL 35.8 billion today, from the previous record of BRL 24.3 billion on August 17, 2011. Furthermore, the exercise of options on the BOVESPA Index (Ibovespa) generated a record BRL 14.4 billion today, with 241,540 contracts traded. The previous record in Ibovespa options was also on August 17, 2011 and totaled BRL 9 billion.

Alpha Exchange White Paper - Enabling Canada’s Technology Future

Date 14/06/2012

At a technology stakeholders’ event hosted in Kitchener-Waterloo, the Alpha Exchange today unveiled its White Paper about “Building Connections and Fixing the Funding Challenge to Kick-Start Canada’s Technology Sector”.