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“Can The CFTC See The Big Picture?” - Public Policy Keynote Address By Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia Before 2011 International Swap And Derivatives Association, Annual North America Conference

Date 13/09/2011

I would like to thank Stephen O’Connor and the International Swap and Derivatives Association (ISDA) for inviting me to speak with you today. As I was thinking about my remarks for this conference I was struck by its title, “Shaping the Future of Derivatives.” Even before the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Commission has worked to shape the future of derivatives. To date, the Commission has issued 57 advance notices of proposed rulemaking or notices of proposed rulemaking, two interim final rules, 13 final rules, and one proposed interpretative order. Only last Thursday, though, did the Commission finally turn its attention in its last open meeting to addressing how industry will be required to comply with the various implementation requirements for the numerous, intertwined rulemaking initiatives.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 13/09/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, September 14, 2011:

• Valeura Energy Inc. (TSXVN:VLE) will be removed from the index as well as the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.

CBOE Holdings' SPXpm To Launch On C2 On October 4

Date 13/09/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that it will begin trading SPXpm, its new S&P 500 Index options product, on Tuesday, October 4.  SPXpm options will be traded on the Company's all-electronic C2 Options Exchange (C2).

Deutsche Börse Announces Changes To The DivDAX - Changes Effective September 19, 2011

Date 13/09/2011

Deutsche Börse today announced the results of the regular annual review of the DivDAX.

Xignite Secures $10M In Series B Round From StarVest To Expand Market Data Cloud

Date 13/09/2011

Xignite, Inc., the leading financial market data cloud provider, today announced that it has secured $10 million in Series B funding from StarVest Partners, L.P. and John L. "Launny" Steffens of Spring Mountain Capital and former vice chairman of Merrill Lynch. The equity financing, which also included participation from previous investors Altos Ventures, Startup Ventures and Peter Caswell, will be used to support the company’s rapid growth through expansion of sales and marketing operations and extension of the Xignite market data cloud platform.

ISDA And S&P Indices To Co-brand S&P Credit Default Swap Indices

Date 13/09/2011

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and S&P Indices announced today that they will co-brand S&P’s existing Credit Default Swap (CDS) Indices as S&P/ISDA CDS Indices. The S&P/ISDA CDS Indices seek to reflect the credit default swap market for U.S. corporate credits and increase transparency for market participants.

FTSE Group: ICB Global Classification System Adopted By The Center For Research In Security Prices (CRSP)

Date 13/09/2011

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, today announces that renowned Chicago-based academic institution – Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) – has chosen the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) as their preferred classification system.

SIFMA Voices Concerns Over Possible Creation Of Credit Rating Agency Board

Date 13/09/2011

SIFMA today submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to a Dodd-Frank mandated study the Commission must undertake related to the assignment of credit ratings to structured financial products.

Rick Ketchum, Chairman & CEO, FINRA, Testimony Before The Subcommittee On Capital Markets And Government Sponsored Enterprises Committee On Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives

Date 13/09/2011

Chairman Garrett, Ranking Member Waters and Members of the Subcommittee:

I am Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.

SIFMA Chairman Taft Testifies Before House Financial Services Subcommittee On Uniform Fiduciary Duty, Oversight Of Broker-Dealers And Investment Advisers

Date 13/09/2011

John Taft, CEO of RBC Wealth Management, US and Chair of SIFMA today testified before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) current efforts to begin rulemaking on creating a uniform fiduciary standard of care for broker-dealers and investment advisers and also possible legislation to bring investment advisers under greater federal regulation.