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U.S. Treasury - Fact Sheet: Notice Of Proposed Determination On Foreign Exchange Swaps And Forwards

Date 29/04/2011

To view the Notice of Proposed Determination of Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards, visit link.

The Dodd-Frank Act put in place a comprehensive set of reforms to help build stronger, safer, and more efficient financial markets. The Obama Administration fought hard for and strongly supports the Dodd-Frank Act’s comprehensive reforms to the derivatives market, which will reduce risk, increase transparency, and provide accountability for market participants.

Irish Stock Exchange Publishes Quarterly Statistical Report For Q1 2011

Date 29/04/2011

• Increased trading activity in Irish companies and ETFs with turnover up 2.9% in Q1 2011
• Trading activity in Irish Government securities falls from record levels in 2010
• Challenging international markets continue to impact specialist securities listings

TMX Group And London Stock Exchange Group Joint Statement On Canadian Regulatory Filing Process

Date 29/04/2011

TMX Group and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) have initiated the application process with Canadian federal and provincial authorities regarding their proposed merger.

ASIC Publishes Final Competition Market Integrity Rules

Date 29/04/2011

ASIC today published new market integrity rules to provide the framework for the introduction of competition in equity exchange markets and new market integrity rules specifically for the Chi-X market. ASIC also published two regulatory guides on the new rules.

Progress Of The FSB’s Initiative To Promote International Cooperation And Information Exchange

Date 29/04/2011

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a report on the progress of its initiative to encourage the adherence of all countries and jurisdictions to regulatory and supervisory standards on international cooperation and information exchange.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 17

Date 29/04/2011

Please click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 17 - 2011.

Financial Stability Board: Promoting Global Adherence To Regulatory And Supervisory Standards On International Cooperation And Information Exchange - Progress Report

Date 29/04/2011

The Financial Stability Board in March 2010 commenced an initiative to encourage the adherence of all countries and jurisdictions to regulatory and supervisory standards on international cooperation and information exchange, including by identifying non-cooperative jurisdictions and assisting them to improve their adherence.

Deutsche Börse: DIC Asset AG Issues Bond In The Entry Standard - Subscription Period From 5 To 11 May

Date 29/04/2011

DIC Asset AG is issuing a corporate bond in Deutsche Börse’s Entry Standard. The bond can be subscribed from 5 May with ISIN DE000A1KQ1N3. The DIC Asset AG bond has a volume of up to €100 million, runs for five years and has an interest rate of 5.875 percent. The nominal denomination is €1,000.

TOM MTF Market Data Included In Thomson Reuters European Real-Time Feeds

Date 29/04/2011

TOM (The Order Machine) is pleased to announce that as of 3 May 2011 Thomson Reuters will include TOM MTF market data in their European real-time feeds. TOM MTF’s quote and trade data will be distributed real-time, which will enable TOM MTF to reach a significant part of the investment community.

SEC Halts Ponzi Scheme By Co-Founder Of China Voice Holding Corp.

Date 29/04/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained a court order freezing the assets of China Voice Holding Corp., which trades in over-the-counter markets and has claimed to have a portfolio of telecommunications products and services in both the U.S. and China. The SEC alleges that China Voice's co-founder and his two associates are operating an $8.6 million Ponzi scheme and misusing its proceeds, in part, to help fund the company's operations.