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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 18/02/2011

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

• The shareholders of Avoca Resources Limited (ASX:AVO) and Anatolia Minerals Development Limited (TSX:ANO) have agreed to the Merger Implementation Deed whereby the two companies will be merged to form Alacer Gold Corp. (TSX:ASR). Shareholders of Avoca will receive 0.4453 shares of the new Alacer Gold for each share held and Anatolia shareholders will receive Alacer Gold on a 1-for-1 basis. The relative weight of Alacer Gold (formerly Anatolia) will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Global Mining and Global Gold and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials indices to reflect the issuance of Alacer Gold shares as part of the transaction, which will become effective after the close of Tuesday, February 22, 2011.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Committee To Meet March 1, 2011 - Committee To Discuss Pre-Trade Functionality, Direct Market Access Controls And Costs And Technology Challenges In Implementing The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act

Date 18/02/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold its third meeting on March 1, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. in the CFTC’s Washington, DC headquarters’ Hearing Room (this meeting was originally scheduled for January 27, 2011 – see CFTC Press Release #5969-11).

ETF BOVA11 Trading Volume Sets New Daily Record: R$99.36 Million

Date 18/02/2011

ETF BOVA11 financial volume reached a new record of R$99.36 million in today’s trading session at BM&FBOVESPA. 1,482,160 BOVA11 shares were traded at an average price of R$67.04 in a total of 1,223 transactions. The previous record of R$86.81 million was set on January 26, 2011. PIBB11, SMALL11, MOBI11 and CSMO11 transactions reached the volume of R$2.08 million, R$351,40, R$584,86 and R$27,36 respectively.

FIA PTG Statement On Today's Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee Recommendations

Date 18/02/2011

The FIA Principal Traders Group today issued the following statement in response to the release of the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee’s recommendations regarding regulatory responses to the market events of May 6, 2010.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces New Selection Process For Unsponsored Level 1 BDRs - Depository Institutions Have Until March, 18, 2011 To Send In Proposals

Date 18/02/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announce the start of a new selection process for depository institutions authorized to issue Unsponsored Level 1 BDRs (Brazilian Depositary Receipts). The winner will issue 10 BDR programs that represent stocks issued by publicly-traded companies with headquarters overseas. The depository institutions that wish to take part in the selection process should forward their proposals by March 18, 2011. The rules of the selection process are contained in the call for bids Bid Notice and the winning bid will be disclosed March 24, 2011.

FINRA Enforcement Executive Director James Shorris Returning To Private Sector

Date 18/02/2011

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that James S. Shorris, who has served for more than seven years in leadership positions for FINRA's Enforcement Department and that of its predecessor, NASD, will leave the organization in April to return to the private sector. Shorris has been responsible for directing the investigation and prosecution of disciplinary actions at the national and district levels.

SEC Executive Director Diego Ruiz To Leave Agency

Date 18/02/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that its Executive Director, Diego Tomás Ruiz, intends to leave the agency to return to the private sector.

SIFMA Addresses Business Conduct Standards For Swap Dealers In Comment Letter To CFTC

Date 18/02/2011

SIFMA today submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding its proposed rule on business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants (MSPs). In its letter, SIFMA expressed concerns about various aspects of the CFTC’s proposal, including unintended adverse consequences for customers of swap dealers, and instances where the CFTC has gone beyond the mandates of the underlying legislation.

SEC: Sean McKessy Named Head Of Whistleblower Office

Date 18/02/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Sean McKessy will oversee the new Whistleblower Office in the Division of Enforcement. The Office will consolidate existing resources to administer the whistleblower provisions called for by The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Opening Statement, Meeting Of The: Joint Advisory Committee On Emerging Regulatory Issues - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 18/02/2011

Good morning. I am pleased to join Chairman Schapiro in welcoming the members of the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues to our fifth public meeting. This is the third time this week that Chairman Schapiro and I have shared a table. I had the honor of testifying alongside Chairman Schapiro before Congressional committees in both the House and Senate on implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. We also are focused on strengthening our markets to prevent similar events as those that occurred on May 6 of last year.