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TSX Markets Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report - September 15, 2014

Date 18/09/2014

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 September 15, 2014.

Jim Burns, Deputy Director Of Trading And Markets, To Leave SEC

Date 18/09/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that James R. Burns, Deputy Director in the Division of Trading and Markets, will leave the agency in October.

FIBRA Macquarie Completes Successful Primary Global Offer Of Real Estate Investment Trust Stock Certificates - For A Second Time, FIBRA Macquarie Turned To The Securities Market To Reaffirm Its Growth Trend

Date 18/09/2014

Today, Macquarie México Real Estate Management, S.A. de C.V. completed the successful Primary Global Offer of Real Estate Investment Trust Stock Certificates of the Macquarie Investment and Real Estate Trust (FIBRA Macquarie), with ticker code "FIBRAMQ 12", for a total of 207´000,000 certificates.

SEC Charges Eight For Roles In Widespread Pump-And-Dump Scheme Involving California-Based Microcap Company

Date 18/09/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a ring of eight individuals for their roles in an alleged pump-and-dump scheme involving a penny stock company based in California that has repeatedly changed its name and purported line of business over the past several years.

FINRA Marks 75th Anniversary Of Protecting Investors

Date 18/09/2014

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) marked the 75th anniversary of the creation of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) in 1939. In 1938, the Maloney Act amended the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for the creation of a regulatory entity that would create and enforce securities rules and promote just and equitable principles of trade. NASD's mandate was "to protect investors and the public interest, and to remove the impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market." In 2007, NASD consolidated with the member regulation, enforcement and arbitration functions of the NYSE to become FINRA.

CME Group Announces Record Volume Day In Eurodollar Futures - All-Time High Of 6.88 Million Eurodollar Futures Contracts Traded Following Federal Reserve Meeting

Date 18/09/2014

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced a Eurodollar futures record volume day with 6,880,382 contracts traded on Sept. 17, 2014, exceeding the previous record of 6,039,753 contracts, which occurred on March 19, 2014.

SEC Charges Tacoma, Wash.-Area Firm For Undisclosed Principal Transactions And Misleading Performance Advertisements

Date 18/09/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an investment advisory firm located outside Tacoma, Wash., with engaging in hundreds of principal transactions through its affiliated broker-dealer without informing clients or obtaining their consent. 

CISI Signs MoU With CMA Kenya

Date 18/09/2014

As part of its drive to enhance  the positioning of Kenya as a premier investment destination, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) for the introduction of international certification standards in the capital markets industry.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Market Attributes: Risk & Volatility Index Dashboard

Date 18/09/2014

Exchange Council: EEX Exchange Council Approves Introduction Of Inter-Product Spreads - Exchange Trading For Nordic Power Futures Approved - Timothy Neil Greenwood New Managing Director Exchange – Three New Members On The Exchange Council

Date 18/09/2014

On 17 September 2014, this year’s third meeting of the Exchange Council of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) was held in Leipzig. It was chaired by Dr. Michael Redanz, who stood in for Peter Heydecker, the Chairman of the Exchange Council. At the meeting, the introduction of new products was approved and the new software solution providing access to the EEX markets was presented.