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The MiG Report November 2014 - Brought To You By: The Market Intelligence Group -Toronto Stock Exchange

Date 15/12/2014

SIFMA Survey Shows the Majority Of Investors Are Opposed To FINRA's CARDS Proposal

Date 15/12/2014

SIFMA today announced the findings of a new survey of investor attitudes towards FINRA's Comprehensive Automated Risk Data System (CARDS) proposal. The survey, commissioned by SIFMA and conducted online in November by Harris Poll among 1,103 U.S. investors, found that over two-thirds (69%) of investors oppose CARDS initially after reading a brief and balanced description of CARDS; the level of opposition goes up to four in five (80%) after investors read the different concerns that have been expressed regarding the CARDS proposal. Overall, investors do not see the value CARDS provides when weighing the benefits against the risks.

ICE Futures U.S. Sets Daily Volume Records In Mini MSCI Complex

Date 15/12/2014

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that ICE Futures U.S. achieved a daily volume record in the mini MSCI Index futures complex and a daily volume record in the mini MSCI All Country World Index Net Total Return future on December 12, 2014.

SEC Charges New Orleans-Based Energy Company And Executives With Fraudulent Stock Manipulation - Houston-Based Attorney Charged With Facilitating Scheme In Gatekeeper Role

Date 15/12/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New Orleans-based oil-and-gas company and five executives with running a stock trading scheme in which they claimed to have struck oil in Belize in order to manipulate the price of the company’s stock as they illegally sold restricted shares to the public.

TMX Group Limited Announces Release Date For Q4 2014 Financial Results And Analyst Conference Call

Date 15/12/2014

TMX Group Limited will announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014 in the evening of Tuesday, February 3, 2015. An analyst conference call to review the results will be held at 8:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 4, 2015.

SEC Charges Massachusetts-Based Scientific Instruments Manufacturer With FCPA Violations

Date 15/12/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Billerica, Mass.-based global manufacturer of scientific instruments with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by providing non-business related travel and improper payments to various Chinese government officials in an effort to win business.

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Finansinspektionen - And Financial Stability

Date 15/12/2014

Financial stability is the ability of the financial system to uphold its core functions in changing economic conditions. Besides resilience of the financial system, FI has been given responsibility for counteracting imbalances on the credit market.

CFTC Requests Public Comment On Related Applications Submitted By LedgerX, LLC For Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization And Swap Execution Facility

Date 15/12/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking for public comment on related applications submitted by LedgerX, LLC (LedgerX), for registration as a derivatives clearing organization and registration as a swap execution facility. LedgerX plans to list and clear fully collateralized, physically settled options on bitcoin. Comments should be submitted on or before January 30, 2015.

MIAX Options Christmas And New Year’s Holiday Schedule

Date 15/12/2014

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange will have an abbreviated trading session on Wednesday, December 24, 2014.  All Option Classes will close 3 hours early. 

Deutsche Börse Increases Share In Tradegate

Date 15/12/2014

Deutsche Börse AG is exercising call options on shares in Tradegate AG, thereby increasing its stake in Tradegate AG from approximately 5 per cent to almost 15 per cent.