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CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
March 30, 2012--The current reports for the week of March 27, 2012 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
BM&FBOVESPA celebrates the start of trading in benchmark equity index futures contracts of the BRICS exchanges
March 30, 2012--BM&FBOVESPA hosted an event today that marked the start of trading in the benchmark equity index futures contracts of the founding members of the BRICS Exchanges Alliance of the BRICS countries, representing the emerging markets bloc.
Invited to the traditional ringing of the opening bell were Ambassador Affonso de Alencastro Massot, head of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry’s representative office in São Paulo, as well as the consuls to Brazil Mikhail Troyanskiy (Russia), G.V Srinivas (India), Hy Ying (China) and Yusuf Omar (South Africa). Representing BM&FBOVESPA were Equity Products Officer Julio Ziegelman and the consultant Marta Alves (see photo).
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Source: BM&FBOVESPA
Agencies Clarify Effective Date for Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Act
March 30, 2012--Three federal financial regulatory agencies on Friday issued guidance clarifying that the effective date of section 716, the so-called Swaps Pushout provision, of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is July 16, 2013.
The guidance is being issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency after receiving inquiries seeking clarification about the effective date.
Section 716 prohibits certain types of Federal assistance, such as discount window lending and deposit insurance, for certain uses to a swaps entity, subject to specified exceptions, with respect to its swap, security-based swap, or other activity.
Maple Group and TMX Group Announce Extension of Offer To TMX Group Shareholders To April 30, 2012
March 30, 2012-Maple Group Acquisition Corporation ("Maple"), a corporation whose investors comprise 13 of Canada's leading financial institutions and pension funds, and TMX Group Inc. ("TMX Group") (TSX:X),
today announced the extension of Maple’s offer to acquire a minimum of 70% and a maximum of 80% of the shares of TMX Group to 5:00p.m. (Eastern Time) on Monday, April 30, 2012, unless further extended or withdrawn. The offer is part of an integrated acquisition transaction, valued at approximately $3.8 billion, to acquire 100% of TMX Group shares. The TMX Group Board of Directors continues to unanimously recommend that shareholders accept and tender their shares under the Maple offer.
Today’s announcement follows progress announced by Maple and TMX Group on March 15, 2012 that the Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”) intends to approve the Maple transaction and that the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) has informed Maple that it has requested its staff to develop draft recognition orders with detailed terms and conditions required by the OSC. The draft orders will be published for a 30-day public comment period in the near future.
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Source: TMX
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
March 30, 2012--Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
The shareholders of Minefinders Corporation Ltd. (TSX:MFL) have accepted the cash and share exchange offer from Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX:PAA).
Minefinders will be removed from 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, the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Indices effective after the close of Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX:PAA) has announced the closing of the acquisition of Minefinders Corporation Ltd. As a result of the issuance of shares, the relative weight of Pan American Silver will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Capped Materials, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Global Mining and the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend indices. These changes will be effective after close on Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Source: Standard & Poor's
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
March 30, 2012--Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
The shareholders of Minefinders Corporation Ltd. (TSX:MFL) have accepted the cash and share exchange offer from Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX:PAA).
Minefinders will be removed from 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, the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Indices effective after the close of Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX:PAA) has announced the closing of the acquisition of Minefinders Corporation Ltd. As a result of the issuance of shares, the relative weight of Pan American Silver will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Capped Materials, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Global Mining and the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend indices. These changes will be effective after close on Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Source: Standard & Poor's
U.S. swaps pushout rule to kick in July 2013
March 30, 2012--Banking regulators said on Friday that the controversial rule requiring banks to spin off some of their swap trading into affiliates will not take effect until July 16, 2013.
The rule was mandated by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law and seeks to create distance between the part of a bank that receives government backstops such as deposit insurance and the part that engages in more risky activity.
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Source: Reuters
Guggenheim Investments to Rename Rydex Specialized Products Guggenheim Specialized Products
March 30, 2012--Guggenheim Investments, the investment management division of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, today announced that effective Friday, March 30, 2012 Rydex Specialized Products LLC, the sponsor of the firm's CurrencyShares(R) product line-up, will officially be renamed Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC.
This rebranding comes as a part of Rydex|SGI's integration into Guggenheim Partners, LLC to form Guggenheim Investments.
