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S&P Decision To Put EIB On CreditWatch Negative

Date 08/12/2011

EIB takes note of S&P’s decision, announced on 8 December 2011, to put EIB’s long term AAA rating on CreditWatch negative (its short term rating was reaffirmed at A-1+, the highest on the rating scale). This follows directly from S&P’s decision to put 15 Eurozone countries, notably its AAA members, from among the 27 EU Member State shareholders of EIB, on CreditWatch negative. The announcement leaves room for the rating of EIB to be maintained or downgraded, depending on a forthcoming evaluation by S&P.

Decisions Of The Extraordinary General Meeting Of The MICEX Shareholders

Date 08/12/2011

The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held on 8 December, approved the new version of the MICEX’s Corporate Charter, providing for, in particular, changing the name of the MICEX and transforming the MICEX from a Close Joint-Stock Company into an Open Joint-Stock Company, which is a necessary measure for the company to make its IPO.

CME Group's Duffy To Appear Before The House Agriculture Committee

Date 08/12/2011

CME Group announced that Executive Chairman Terry Duffy will appear before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture today, Thursday, December 8, to discuss the MF Global bankruptcy.

European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 08/12/2011

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions:

1. The interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem will be decreased by 25 basis points to 1.00%, starting from the operation to be settled on 14 December 2011.

2. The interest rate on the marginal lending facility will be decreased by 25 basis points to 1.75%, with effect from 14 December 2011.

3. The interest rate on the deposit facility will be decreased by 25 basis points to 0.25%, with effect from 14 December 2011.

ICAP Shipping And Saxo Bank Involved In World’s First Electronic Container Freight Swap Settled In USD

Date 08/12/2011

ICAP Shipping, the shipping arm of ICAP plc, the world’s leading interdealer broker, and Saxo Bank, the trading and investment specialist, announced on Thursday that they were involved in the execution of the world’s first electronic, voice-assisted trade of a container freight swap agreement settled in US dollars.

FORTS And RTS Standard: Settlement Of Futures And Options In December 2011

Date 08/12/2011

On December 14, 2011 futures and options contracts will be settled through the unified settlement technology implemented on FORTS and RTS Standard.

R.J. O’Brien CEO Corcoran Testifies On Behalf Of RJO And Commodity Markets Council At House Agriculture Committee Hearing On MF Global Bankruptcy - Offers Ideas For Consideration On Strengthening Financial Safeguards

Date 08/12/2011

The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture is convening a hearing this morning at 9:30 a.m. ET on the Examination of the MF Global Bankruptcy.  Gerald F. Corcoran, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), offered testimony today on behalf of the Commodity Markets Council (CMC) and RJO.  He put forth ideas for consideration and discussion on possible improvements to the futures industry‘s financial safeguard system.

Custom Connect Provides Carrier-Neutral Services To Interxion Clients

Date 08/12/2011

INTERXION HOLDING NV (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced that Custom Connect, a carrier-neutral reseller of network solutions, is to provide bespoke carrier-neutral connectivity services from its London data centre to Interxion’s customers across Europe.

UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Integrated Financial Arrangements Plc £3.5m For Client Money Breaches

Date 08/12/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Integrated Financial Arrangements plc (Integrated Financial) for failings in relation to its protection of client money. Integrated Financial offers one of the UK's largest wrap platforms, Transact.

AirAsia And Bumi Armada Replace Gamuda And MISC In The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI December Semi-Annual Review

Date 08/12/2011

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award-winning global index provider, and Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) have announced that AirAsia and Bumi Armada will replace Gamuda and MISC in the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI following the semi-annual review of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series today.