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Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Successfully Launched - The World's Fastest Commodity Exchange Now Fully Operational

Date 19/05/2011

The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) has been succesfully launched as an automated trading services (ATS) provider. The trading debut took place on May 18, 2011 with trading, post-trade and surveillance technology provided by Cinnober.

HKMEx Launches, Completes First Trading Day - Exchange Debut Nets US$188.5 Million In Total Trading Volume

Date 19/05/2011

The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (“HKMEx”) officially began trading today and has completed its first trading day. The milestone marks a significant step in the rise of Asia in helping set global commodity prices.

Coordinated Global Regulatory Reform For OTC Derivatives Is Creating A New Interest Rate Swap Market, Says TABB Group - Alternative Ways Of Managing Exposure See Renewed Interest

Date 19/05/2011

Coordinated global regulation for the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets is creating a dramatically different market for interest rate swaps with central clearing for end-users, the use of organised trading facilities and increased transparency and reporting requirements. 

Shanghai Stock Exchange Investment Commodity Index, SSE Consume Commodity Index, SSE 380 Sector Indices, China Securities Index Co. 300 Sector Equal Weight Index And CSI 500 Equal Weight Index To Be Launched

Date 19/05/2011

To further enhance the SSE and CSI index family as well as to provide new analysis tools and underlying instrument for investors, SSE Investment Commodity Index, SSE Consume Commodity Index, SSE 380 Sector Indices, CSI 300 Sector Equal Weight Index and CSI 500 Equal Weight Index are to be launched on June 13 2011 by SSE and CSI.

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Resigns

Date 19/05/2011

Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn today informed the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of his intention to resign as Managing Director with immediate effect.

Speech By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar: Continuing To Improve The Quality, Transparency, And Reliability Of Credit Ratings

Date 18/05/2011

Today’s proposal is designed to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act regarding “Improvements to the Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies.” It also continues our own efforts to strengthen our oversight of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs), to improve the quality of their ratings, to reduce the conflicts of interest in their business models, and to increase the transparency of ratings methodologies and the performance of ratings over time.

FIF Capacity Statistics For April 2011

Date 18/05/2011

Ten New Record Peaks: NYSE AMEX Options, NYSE ARCABOOK Options, NASDAQ PSX TOTALVIEW ITCH, NASDAQ ITTO, NASDAQ BONO, DEUTSCHE BORSE CEF CORE SCOACH, DEUTSCHE BORSE CEF ULTRA + XETRA, DEUTSCHE BORSE CEF CORE TOTAL, NASDAQ TOTALVIEW ITCH And SIAC CQS.

TSX Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report – Highlights - May 15, 2011

Date 18/05/2011

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending May 15, 2011.

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

Date 18/05/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, May 19, 2011:

• Explorator Resources Inc. (TSXVN:EXO) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, April 26-27, 2011

Date 18/05/2011

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on April 26-27, 2011. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the April 26-27, 2011 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.