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Federal Court In Illinois Orders Australian Firm Enfinium Pty Ltd To Pay $80,000 Penalty, Cease Soliciting U.S. Customers, And Modify Website - Action Part Of CFTC’s Second Nationwide Sweep Against Foreign Currency Firms For Failure To Register Under The 2008 Farm Bill, The Dodd-Frank Act, And CFTC Regulations

Date 29/02/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court consent order against defendant Enfinium Pty Ltd (Enfinium) of Sydney, Australia, for soliciting and accepting foreign currency (forex) orders from U.S. customers without being registered with the CFTC.

“Broker-Dealer Anti-Money Laundering Compliance – Learning Lessons From The Past And Looking To The Future” By David W. Blass, Chief Counsel, Division Of Trading And Markets, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission - SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference, February 29, 2012

Date 29/02/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission, as a matter of policy, disclaims responsibility for any private publication or statement by any of its employees. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or the staff of the Commission.

European Parliament - Financial Transaction Tax: A Better Design Is Possible

Date 29/02/2012

The proposed financial transaction tax should be better designed to capture more traders and to make evading it unprofitable, say proposals presented in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Wednesday. The proposals also say the tax should go ahead even if only some Member States opt for it.

Statement By José Manuel Durão Barroso President Of The European Commission Following His Meeting With Mr Lucas Papademos, Greek Prime Minister Press Point Brussels, 29 February 2012

Date 29/02/2012

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.

It was indeed a great pleasure to have held this important and constructive meeting with the Prime Minister and our colleagues from the Commission and the Greek government.

BME To Submit To The General Shareholders’ Meeting For Approval The Distribution Of An Extraordinary Dividend - If Approved, BME Would Distribute €1.972 Per Share, Identical To Last Year’s

Date 29/02/2012

BME will submit to the General Shareholders’ Meeting for approval the distribution of a €31 million extraordinary dividend (a gross €0.372 per share).

ESMA Publishes The Responses Received To The Consultations On Certain Aspects Of The MiFID Requirements For Suitability And Compliance

Date 29/02/2012

The responses to the consultation paper on certain aspects of the MiFID requirements for suitability are available here.

BME’s Net Profit In 2011Reached €155.1 Million, Up 0.6% From 2010

Date 29/02/2012

Stripping out extraordinary items, BME’s net profit was 3.3% higher than in 2010

• Operating costs in 2011 fell by 4.7% and EBITDA remained flat
• In 2011 revenue totalled €321.4 million, down 1.5% on 2010
• The efficiency ratio (30.6%) is around 14 points above the sector average
• Return on equity (ROE) was 35.1%, 17 points above the sector average
• Net profit totalled €36.7 million in 4Q2011, 2.3% lower than in the same period in 2010

Athens Exchange Market Operations Committee Decision

Date 29/02/2012

The Market Operations Committee of ATHEX, during today's session, approved the application of price fluctuation limits of ±10%, for March 2012, for the low turnover velocity Stocks of the ATHEX Main Market (monthly average velocity of last month less or equal to 0.01%) presented in Table 1, according to the ATHEX Board Decision 22. 

Remarks By U.S. Department Of The Treasury Under Secretary David Cohen At The SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference

Date 29/02/2012

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Autorité Des Marchés Financiers - Price formation On The CDS Markets: Lessons Of The Sovereign Debt Crisis

Date 29/02/2012

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