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TMX: Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report - April 30, 2010

Date 05/05/2010

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending April 30, 2010.

BM&FBOVESPA Receives French Ambassador - Michel Doucin Visited Brazil To Understand The Country’s Projects In The Area Of Sustainability

Date 05/05/2010

Michel Doucin is on an official mission to better understand and visit sustainability projects run by Brazilian companies and organizations. At BM&FBOVESPA, the Ambassador attended a presentation about the Exchange’s key initiatives, such as the Corporate Sustainability Index, the Novo Mercado segment, and the Carbon Efficient Index.

Data Transfers To USA: European Parliament States Its Terms

Date 05/05/2010

Any new agreement on providing bank data to the United States - for example via the SWIFT system - must avoid "bulk data" transfers until they can be processed within the EU, warned MEPs on Wednesday. As for Passenger Name Records, Parliament opted to postpone its vote on the existing agreements with the United States and Australia and called for those accords be renegotiated on the basis of new criteria.

MAB Approves The Incorporation Of KPMG As A Registered Adviser - This Incorporation Brings The Total Number Of Registered Advisers On MAB To 25

Date 05/05/2010

The Board of Directors of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) have agreed the appointment of KPMG Asesores as a Registered Adviser in the MAB for growth companies and its registration on the Advisers Register. With this incorporation the total number of Registered Advisers on MAB stands at 25.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Fundamental Index Series Come Into Being

Date 05/05/2010

Shenzhen Stock Exchange and China Securities Index Co., Ltd. announced that SZSE fundamental index series, including SZSE Fundamental 60 Index, SZSE Fundamental 120 Index and SZSE Fundamental 200 Index, would be released on May 10, 2010.

The CFTC Sanctions Noble Americas Corp. $130,000 For Wash Sales Trading On The New York Mercantile Exchange And Causing Non Bona Fide Prices To Be Reported - Nobel Americas Must Also Institute Internal Controls and Compliance Procedures

Date 05/05/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and simultaneous settling charges against Noble Americas Corp. (Noble Americas) for entering into commodity futures trades and exchange for physical (EFP) trades in heating oil and gasoline on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and Globex that were wash and fictitious sales on several occasions during the period of March 30, 2007, through July 30, 2007.

SEC Charges Spongetech And Senior Executives In Pump-And-Dump Scheme

Date 05/05/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York City-based Spongetech Delivery Systems Inc., an affiliate, and five people involved in a massive pump-and-dump scheme that deceived investors into believing they were buying stock in a highly successful company.

HELEX Group: 9th Annual General Meeting

Date 05/05/2010

The 9th Annual General Meeting of HELEX shareholders will take place on Wednesday May 19th 2010 at 18:00 (16:00 GMT).

Financial Markets: European Commission Calls On Hungary To Implement Markets In Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)

Date 05/05/2010

The European Commission has today acted to ensure safer and more competitive financial markets by asking Hungary to comply with its obligation to implement the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). The aim of this Directive is to regulate investment firms and trading venues by ensuring a high degree of competition and investor protection. If the Directive is not properly implemented, investors in Hungary will not enjoy the same level of protect

Hedge Fund Standards Board Announces New International Signatories

Date 05/05/2010

Aspect Capital and Henderson Global Investors are among five new hedge fund managers who have committed to the Hedge Fund Standard Board’s standards, bringing the total number of signatories to 58.