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CFTC Charges Pennsylvania-Based New Century Investment Management LLC And Ward Onsa Of Marco Island, Florida, With Operating A Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme - Defendants Allegedly Defrauded Pool Participants Of At Least $2.2 Million And Misappropriated Participants’ Funds To Pay Personal Debts And Living Expenses

Date 06/04/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it filed a complaint charging New Century Investment Management LLC (New Century) of Southampton, Pa., and its principal, Ward Onsa of Marco Island, Fla., with solicitation fraud, misappropriation and issuing false account statements to commodity pool participants.

Taxation: European Commission Refers Belgium To Court Over Discriminatory Taxation Of Foreign Investment Companies

Date 06/04/2011

The European Commission has decided to refer Belgium to the EU's Court of Justice because of itsdiscriminatory taxation of foreign investment companies. Such discrimination is in breach of EU Single Market rules on the free movement of capital and freedom of establishment. Indeed, Belgian investment companies do not pay tax on their Belgian interest and dividend income, while their foreign equivalents are taxed.

New FTSE4Good ESG Ratings To Shine A Light On Corporate Environmental, Social, And Governance Practices

Date 06/04/2011

A decade after the launch of the ground-breaking FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Group, the award winning index provider, today announces the launch of the FTSE4Good ESG Ratings. This new data service provides a comprehensive, transparent and objective system to measure the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices of over 2,300 public companies worldwide.

Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin March 2011

Date 06/04/2011

Click here to download Athens Exchnage's monthly statistical bulletin for March 2011.

The Mexican Derivatives Exchange And CME Group Cross-Exchange Order Routing Link Goes Live - Phase I Of Strategic Partnership Provides “South-To-North” Trading

Date 06/04/2011

The Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer), the derivatives subsidiary of the Mexican Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana BMV), the second largest exchange in Latin America, and CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the successful launch of their south-to-north connection, giving Mexican investors access to CME Group’s benchmark derivatives contracts including interest rates, foreign currencies, equity indexes, energy, metals and agricultural commodities.

NYSE Euronext Leads IPO Markets Globally In First-Quarter 2011 - NYSE Leads U.S. IPO Market By Capital Raised And By Number Of Transactions - NYSE Leads World In Listing PE-Backed IPOs - Listing Transfer Momentum Builds On Last Year’s Strong Activity

Date 06/04/2011

NYSE Euronext (NYX) led the global market for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in the first quarter of 2011, with nearly $15 billion in total capital raised on its markets, more than any exchange group in the world. The NYSE so far this year also has led the U.S. IPO market, with 25 U.S. IPOs raising $14.7 billion, or 92%  of total U.S. domestic proceeds. During the quarter, the NYSE listed IPOs from China, Colombia, the Netherlands and South Korea, demonstrating the global nature of the NYSE’s U.S. IPO activity.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces March 2011 Market Performance

Date 06/04/2011

• Record co-location trading in the Bovespa segment
• Record securities lending financial volume and number of trades
• Record volume of hydrous ethanol contracts traded

SEC Charges Corporate Attorney And Wall Street Trader In $32 Million Insider Trading Ring

Date 06/04/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a corporate attorney and a Wall Street trader with insider trading in advance of at least 11 merger and acquisition announcements involving clients of the law firm where the attorney worked.

Borsa Italiana: Job Finance Day - An Event Dedicated To People Who Want To Work In Finance

Date 06/04/2011

Job Finance Day represents an opportunity to connect the supply and demand of the job market in the Financial Sector.

Vienna Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - March 2011

Date 06/04/2011

Please click here to view Vienna Stock Exchange statistics for March 2011.