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Speech By SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes: Statement At Open Meeting To Propose Business Conduct Standards For Security-Based Swap Dealers And Major Security-Based Swap Participants

Date 29/06/2011

Thank you, Chairman Schapiro.

The Dodd-Frank Act sets out a new regime to regulate the security-based swap (“SBS”) market. To this end, Section 764 of Dodd-Frank amends the Exchange Act to provide for new rules, to be promulgated by the SEC, that establish business conduct standards for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants (“SBS Entities”). Pursuant to this authority, the Commission is advancing the proposal we are considering this morning.

Keynote Speech By Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Chairman - Monaco Fund Forum – 29/06/2011

Date 29/06/2011

Let me begin by extending my warmest thanks for this opportunity tospeak before such a prestigious assembly. I would like to apologize fornot being with you today but an unexpected commitment has kept me inParis. Edouard Vieillefond, Head of Regulation Policy and InternationalAffairs, will convey to you the main messages of the AMF on the issuesyou are about to discuss this morning. Before this panel begins, I amdelighted to be able to share with you some of my thoughts on what is atstake today in the regulation of the asset management industry.

Speech By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar: Bringing Transparency And Fair Dealing To The Market for Security-Based Swaps

Date 29/06/2011

Today, we consider rules to bring transparency and fair dealing to the market for security-based swaps in accordance with Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act.

The Polish Presence At The Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Date 29/06/2011

From 1 July 2011 Poland will take up the rotating presidency of the European Union. This presidency is an important step in the integration of Poland within the EU, which it joined on 1 May 2004. It is also a political asset and a sign of the economic health of a country that has weathered the crisis with a growth rate estimated at 3.80%.

Speech By SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro: Opening Statement At SEC Open Meeting

Date 29/06/2011

Good morning. This is an Open Meeting of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2011.

Constituent Assembly Of greenmarket Exchange Council - New Commodity Exchange Founded By The Bavarian Stock Exchange

Date 29/06/2011

The official foundation of greenmarket Commodity Exchange took place on 25 Mai 2011 with the constituent assembly of its Exchange Council. "Munich Stock Exchange, with over 180 years of history, has now added a commodity exchange - an auspicious event for the city as a stock exchange location", stated Dr. Christine Bortenlänger, Member of the Managing Board of Bayerische Börse AG. "This new commodity exchange will enable us to send a clear signal in spot and futures trading, and transform Munich into a major centre for secure carbon emissions trading", explained Dr. Robert Ertl, one of greenmarket's Managing Directors. Herbert Schuster, the newly appointed Chairman of the Exchange Council and also Director of mwb fairtrade Wertpapierhandelsbank AG, said, "In my view, the setup of greenmarket Exchange will guarantee a significant role for the institution."

FFastFill plc And WTD Consulting, Inc Partner To Deliver OTC US Back-Office Clearing Platform

Date 29/06/2011

FFastFill plc (AIM: FFA), the leading provider of Software as a Service (“SaaS”) to the global derivatives community, and WTD Consulting, Inc. a Chicago-based technology consulting and software solutions firm, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver FFastFill’s Eclipse post-trade-processing platform for OTC instruments to the US market.

Massimo Tononi Appointed Chairman Of Borsa Italiana

Date 29/06/2011

The Shareholder Meeting and the Boards of Directors of Borsa Italiana were held yesterday.

The Shareholder Meeting of Borsa Italiana has appointed the new Board of Directors for the period 2011-2014 which is composed of Nicolas Bertrand, Gian Luca Bolengo, Janet Cohen, Alessandro Decio, Alessandro Di Michele, Carmine Di Noia, Raffaele Jerusalmi, Marina Forquet Famiglietti, Massimo Mocio, Pietro Sella, Antoine Shagoury, Massimo Tononi.

RTS And MICEX Sign An Agreement To Merge

Date 29/06/2011

The MICEX and the RTS have announced the signing of a framework agreement to merge their businesses. The agreement determines the procedures for forming a single exchange holding. The signing of the agreement marks a new stage of the development of the Russian stock market infrastructure which implies the creation of an international leader prepared to compete with the world's largest financial centers by the scale of the exchange and post-trading business, technological content, command expertise, standards and quality of service.

UK's Financial Services Authority Continues Its Crackdown On Land Banking With Another High Court Decision Protecting Consumers

Date 29/06/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) yesterday secured summary judgment^* in the High Court against Stephen Watkins, who traded as Consolidated Land UK.