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SEC Brings Fraud Charges Against Self-Described Idaho Nuclear Power Company

Date 16/12/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a self-described power company in Idaho with fraudulently raising funds for a $10 billion nuclear power project. The SEC is seeking an emergency court order to freeze the assets of the company and two executives.
Program Trading Averaged 26.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 6-10

Date 16/12/2010

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Dec. 6-10.
CME Clearing Europe Receives Recognised Clearing House Status From UK's Financial Services Authority

Date 16/12/2010

CME Clearing Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CME Group, today announced that it is approved as a Recognised Clearing House (RCH) by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of the United Kingdom. Barclays Bank PLC and J.P. Morgan will act as the first settlement banks for CME Clearing Europe and will be a central part of its payment infrastructure. J.P. Morgan will also provide custody and liquidity services.
SEC Charges Former Law Firm Partner In Multi-Million Dollar Scheme

Date 16/12/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Jonathan Star Bristol, attorney for former financial advisor Kenneth Ira Starr, with aiding and abetting Starr's multi-million dollar fraud by allowing Starr to use his attorney trust accounts as conduits when Starr stole money from advisory clients.
ADEX Monthly Statistical Bulletin November 2010

Date 16/12/2010

Please click here to download the ADEX Monthly Statistical Bulletin for November 2010.

NASDAQ OMX Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering

Date 16/12/2010

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it plans to commence a public offering of $370 million of senior notes pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NASDAQ OMX intends to use the net proceeds from the notes offering to purchase approximately 22.8 million shares of NASDAQ OMX's common stock, $0.01 par value per share, from Borse Dubai Limited.
New Allocation To Liquidity Categories For Oslo Børs Companies From 17 December 2010

Date 16/12/2010

On the basis of trading in the shares and equity certificates of stock exchange listed companies over the last six months, Oslo Børs has carried out a routine 6-monthly review of the allocation of listed companies to liquidity categories. The new allocations will come into effect from Friday 17 December 2010.
NASDAQ OMX To Repurchase 22.78 Million Shares

Date 16/12/2010

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. ("NASDAQ OMX®") (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has agreed to repurchase from Borse Dubai approximately 22.78 million shares of common stock for $21.82 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $497 million, representing approximately 11.5% of its total outstanding shares. The transaction completes, expands and accelerates the purchase by NASDAQ OMX of its shares pursuant to its previously announced share repurchase plan.
BME To Distribute A €50 Million Interim Dividend On 22 December Against 2010 Results - It Represents A Gross €0.6 Per Share - The 2009 Interim Dividend Is Maintained

Date 16/12/2010

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) will on Wednesday, December 22nd, distribute the second interim dividend against consolidated 2010 results to the value of €50 million, that is, €0.6 per share, the same as that distributed in 2009.
UK's Conservative MEPs Block Attempts To Harmonise Taxes Across The EU

Date 16/12/2010

Today in Strasbourg the European Parliament narrowly rejected an amendment calling for tax harmonisation in the EU.