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

Date 17/09/2010

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, September 17, 2010: Asia Bio-Chem Group Corp. (TSXVN:ABC) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.
Link Investimentos Starts High-Speed Co-Location Trading On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 17/09/2010

High-speed share sale and purchase operations authorized by the Security and Exchange Commission (CVM) at the beginning of August made their debut this week in the Brazilian stock exchange with Link Investimentos.
MSCI To Consult On A Proposal To Construct "Risk Weighted" And "Value Weighted" Indices

Date 17/09/2010

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics and corporate governance services, announced yesterday that it will consult with the investment community on a proposal to construct "Risk Weighted" and "Value Weighted" indices aimed at reducing the risk of an equity index and achieving a value tilt respectively, by reweighting all market cap weighted constituents of a parent MSCI index using
China’s SouFun Holdings, Ltd. Celebrates Initial Public Offering And First Day Of Trading On The New York Stock Exchange

Date 17/09/2010

SouFun Holdings, Ltd., a leading real estate Internet portal based in Beijing, China, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SFUN” after its successful initial public offering in which it raised a total of $124.7 million in gross proceeds. Chairman and CEO Vincent Tianquan Mo, joined by members of SouFun’s management team, celebrated the company’s first day of trading on the NYSE by ringing
Speech By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar: "Rules Alone Will Not Stop Obfuscation Of The Balance Sheet"

Date 17/09/2010

Investors and the public at large have too often been kept in the dark about liquidity and financing through short-term borrowings, in some cases because of affirmative accounting and disclosure shenanigans. Today's actions are a step toward improved disclosures related to important financing activity and a company's liquidity. I support today's recommendations from the staff and join the other Commissioners in thanking them for their work.

ISDA: Committed To Building A Safer And More Efficient OTC Derivatives Market

Date 17/09/2010

Twenty-five years since its foundation and two years after the depths of the financial crisis, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) continues to play an important role in creating a safer and more efficient over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives industry. ISDA’s ongoing initiatives – and its commitment to the significant work that lies ahead – are a key focus of ISDA Chief Executive Officer Conrad Voldstad’s opening remarks at the Association&r
Speech By SEC Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey: Statement At SEC Open Meeting Regarding Proposing Release On Short Term Borrowings Disclosure And Guidance On Presentation Of Liquidity And Capital Resources Disclosures In MD&A

Date 17/09/2010

I join the Chairman in thanking the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance for its good work on the Proposing Release and the Guidance on MD&A before us today. I would also like to thank the other Divisions and Offices that contributed to these releases.
NYSE Announces Quarterly Changes To The NYSE Family Of Indexes

Date 17/09/2010

The New York Stock Exchange will make the following changes to the NYSE U.S. 100, NYSE International 100, NYSE TMT and the NYSE World Leaders Indexes, effective Mon., Sept. 20 as a result of quarterly re-balancing.
Speech By SEC Chairman: Opening Statement At The SEC Open Meeting

Date 17/09/2010

Good Morning. This is an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2010.
Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed On Monday, 20 September 2010

Date 17/09/2010

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) advises that, following the lead of the Bermuda Government, the BSX will be closed on Monday, 20 September, 2010.