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BATS 1000 Index Rises 3.9% This Week

Date 23/12/2011

BATS Global Markets, a global stock market operator, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) advanced 539.26 points, or 3.9%, this week to close at 14,474.94 as of 4 p.m. ET today. The S&P 500 Index was up 3.7% on the week.

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

Date 23/12/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Daylight Energy Ltd. (TSX: DAY) have approved the proposed acquisition of Daylight by Sinopec International Petroleum and Production Corporation (SIPC). Daylight shareholders will receive $CDN10.08 cash for each share held. Daylight will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend and Equity Income, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Capped Energy and the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight Indices after the close of Thursday, December 29, 2011.

SIFMA Statement On Volcker Rule Comment Period Extension

Date 23/12/2011

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., executive vice president, public policy and advocacy, in response to an announcement by the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that they will extend the deadline for comments on proposed regulations implementing the Volcker Rule.

SEC Charges Securities Trader With Cross-Border Fraudulent Interpositioning Scheme

Date 23/12/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former securities trader at a San Diego-based brokerage firm with orchestrating an illegal trading scheme.

U.S. Agencies Extend Comment Period On Volcker Rule Proposal

Date 23/12/2011

Four federal agencies today extended until February 13, 2012, the comment period on a proposal to implement the so-called Volcker Rule of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Statement By SEC Commissioners Daniel M. Gallagher And Troy A. Paredes: Statement Regarding Volcker Rule Comment Period

Date 23/12/2011

Today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved an extension of the public comment period for the proposed rule commonly known as the "Volcker Rule." The comment period, which was to end on January 13, 2012, has been extended by 30 days.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 51 2011

Date 23/12/2011

Please click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 51 - 2011.

SEC Charges GE Funding Capital Market Services With Fraud Involving Municipal Bond Proceeds - Firm Agrees To Pay $70 Million In Settlement With SEC And Others

Date 23/12/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged GE Funding Capital Market Services with securities fraud for participating in a wide-ranging scheme involving the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of municipal securities.

Direct Edge Update: EDGA And EDGX Fee Schedule Changes Effective January 3, 2012

Date 23/12/2011

Overview

Effective Tuesday, January 3, 2012, Direct Edge will make the following pricing changes to the EDGA and EDGX fee schedules, upon filing with the SEC.

SGX Expands GlobalQuote Footprint With New ADRs

Date 23/12/2011

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is expanding its GlobalQuote footprint as it adds 15 new American Depositary Receipts (ADR) to its international quotation board on 29 December 2011. These new additions are part of SGX’s continuing efforts to expand the scope and coverage of GlobalQuote in order to offer more international investment opportunities for market participants.