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Brent Crude Oil Overtakes WTI Crude Oil As S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces 2015 Weights For The S&P GSCI

Date 11/11/2014

S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced the composition and weights for the 2015 S&P GSCI. For 2015, Brent Crude Oil, traded on the Intercontinental Exchange, will hold the largest weight within the S&P GSCI overtaking WTI Crude Oil, traded on CME Group.

ISE ETF Ventures Launches The ISE Cyber Security Index (HXR) - First Index Comprised Of Cyber Security Companies

Date 11/11/2014

ISE ETF Ventures announced today the launch of the ISE Cyber SecurityTM Index (ticker: HXR), an index that allows investors to quickly take advantage of both event-driven news and long term economic trends in the cyber security and information technology space. The index, which is the first and only one focused specifically on publically-listed companies that develop or provide cyber security technology and related services, is licensed to PureFunds® and will be the basis for an exchange traded fund (ETF). 

October 2014 FIF Market Share Report - Executive Summary

Date 11/11/2014

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C totaled 179.8 billion shares, an increase of 40.7% monthly, and an increase of 24.3% annually.
• NYSE-listed securities share volume was 94.0 billion shares, an increase of 40.4% monthly and increase of 22% annually.
• Share volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 50.2 billion shares, a 26.5% monthly increase and 15.8% annual increase.

Abacus Group Employs Varonis Software To Advance The Management, Analysis And Compliance Of Its Customers’ Unstructured Data - New Offering Empowers Clients With Actionable Intelligence And Greater Visibility Into Their Unstructured Data

Date 11/11/2014

Abacus Group LLC, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, today announced a relationship withVaronis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNS), the leading provider of software solutions for unstructured, human-generated enterprise data, to provide a comprehensive platform to monitor, manage and capture unstructured data in the Abacus private cloud. Through this new relationship Abacus clients will have access to enhanced reporting capabilities and greater visibility into their IT infrastructure as required by global regulators and investors.  

Finansinspektionen - Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - New Mortgages To Be Repaid Down To 50 Per Cent

Date 11/11/2014

New mortgage holders are to repay their mortgages down to 50 per cent loan-to-value (LTV). Annual repayments of at least 2 per cent will first be made on loans down to 70 per cent LTV. After that at least one per cent is to be repaid annually down to 50 per cent LTV. 

Mexican Stock Exchange Releases Monthly Financial Report For October 2014

Date 11/11/2014

Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) offers you the monthly report for October, in which you will find information of the IPC Index (Índice de Precios y Cotizaciones), Equity Market, Market Capitalization, Fixed Income Value, Issuers with greater variation during the month and placement in the Capital Market.

FSB Completes Peer Review Of The Netherlands

Date 11/11/2014

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today its peer review of the Netherlands.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Ban On Net Short Positions: Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena And Banca Carige (Extension)

Date 11/11/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) would like to draw the industry’s attention to the announcement by the Italian Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) today which restricts transactions under Article 20 (2) (b) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012. This is an extension of the ban previously imposed on 28 October 2014.

Direct Edge Reminder: BATS Weekend Test Opportunity For New EDGA And EDGX Exchange Platforms In NY5 On November 15, 2014

Date 11/11/2014

BATS is pleased to offer Members the opportunity to participate in the second of four weekend tests of the new EDGA Exchange and EDGX Exchange trading platforms located in Equinix NY5 data center in Secaucus, NJ on Saturday, November 15, 2014. All symbols and functionality normally available in production will be made available for these weekend tests.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Malaysian Ae Models Holdings Berhad (In Liquidation) And Fines Its Managing Director, Datuk Dr Lim Kee Sinn

Date 11/11/2014

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded MALAYSIAN AE MODELS HOLDINGS BERHAD (In Liquidation) (MAEMODE) and 6 of its directors for breaching the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR). In addition, the Managing Director, Datuk Dr Lim Kee Sinn was fined RM100,000.