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Arirang KRX100EW ETF And K100EW ETF To Be Listed On The Korea Exchange

Date 18/05/2011

The Korea Exchange (KRX) is going to list two ETFs, Arirang KRX100EW ETF and Arirang K100EW ETF, on May 18, 2011. 

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange Has A New Corporate Identity

Date 17/05/2011

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange changed its corporate identity on 17 May 2011.

European Economic And Financial Affairs Council Recommends The Nomination Of Mario Draghi As President Of The European Central Bank

Date 17/05/2011

The Council today adopted a recommendation on the nomination of Mario Draghi (Italy)as President of the European Central Bank, to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet, whose term ofoffice expires on 31 October.

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. - CFO And New Director Of Strategic Planning, Communication And Investor Relations At HELEX

Date 17/05/2011

Hellenic Exchanges informs investors that the Board of Directors, at its meeting on 16.5.2011, appointed Mr. Vassilios Govaris as Chief Financial Officer, and Mrs. Georgia Mourla to replace Mr. Symeon Spyrou as Director of Strategic Planning, Communication and Investor Relations.

CFTC Charges Florida Firm, American Precious Metals, LLC, And Principals, Sammy J. Goldman And Harry Robert Tanner, Jr., With Fraud - American Precious Metals, Allegedly A Boiler Room Telemarketing Firm, Purportedly Purchased More Than $23 Million Of Precious Metals For Customers Of Their Leveraged Precious Metals Purchase Program, But Allegedly Never Purchased Any Metal For Customers

Date 17/05/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it charged precious metals firm American Precious Metals, LLC (APM) of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and its founders and principals, Sammy J. Goldman of Delray Beach, Fla., and Harry Robert Tanner, Jr. of Lake Worth, Fla., with fraud in connection with offering, purchasing, selling or delivering gold, silver, platinum and palladium to U.S. retail customers on a leveraged basis. The CFTC’s lawsuit also alleges that the defendants violated the Commodity Exchange Act’s prohibition against selling palladium to customers on a leveraged basis. APM has never been registered with the CFTC.

ESMA Submits Its Technical Advice To The Commission On Fees For CRAs

Date 17/05/2011

The European Commission (the Commission) sent a formal request to ESMA to provide technical advice to assist the Commission in formulating a Regulation on fees for Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) by delegated act (please, find in Annex II a copy of the Commission’s formal request). The advice was due to be delivered to the Commission by 13 May 2011. On 14 April 2011, ESMA released a consultation to receive industry input in order to assist it in providing advice to the European Commission. In order to deliver its advice to the Commission, ESMA considered possible fee structures for CRAs registered or certified in the EU and for CRAs seeking registration or certification. In order to finalise the advice by the due deadline, ESMA decided it was appropriate to conduct a shortened consultation on these possible structures in order to enable it to deliver robust advice to the Commission. 

Vitor Caldeira, President Of The European Court Of Auditors, Speaks At The 2011 Luxembourg Stock Exchange Day

Date 17/05/2011

The 2011 edition of the annual Stock Exchange Day took place on 17 May. The keynote speaker for this event was Vítor Caldeira, president of the European Court of Auditors. Mr Caldeira spoke on “Accountability, transparency and public sector audit in the EU - The impact of the crisis”. The event was attended by 800 guests drawn from the Luxembourg financial centre and various economic and political circles of the country.

Tenaris To Pay $5.4 Million In SEC's First-Ever Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Date 17/05/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Tenaris S.A. in its first-ever use of the approach to facilitate and reward cooperation in SEC investigations.

Deutsche Börse Launches Information Service For Pharmaceutical Investors - New Product “insightMED” Provides Assessments Of Trading-Relevant Industry News Based Directly On Physicians’ Expertise

Date 17/05/2011

ESMA Announces The Appointment Of The Securities And Markets Stakeholder Group

Date 17/05/2011

The ESMA Board of Supervisors appointed the Securities and Marekts Stakeholder Group at its meeting on 12 April 2011. Following contacts with the individual members, the full list of Members and Alternates is published today.