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HKEx Securities And Derivatives Markets Delay Open Due To Issuance Of Typhoon Signal No. 8

Date 16/09/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that the morning trading sessions of both the securities and derivatives markets have been delayed due to the issuance of Typhoon Signal No. 8.
Federal Court Orders Brian Hunter Of Calgary, Alberta To Pay A $750,000 Civil Fine In CFTC Action Alleging Attempted Manipulation Of Natural Gas Futures Prices During The Expiry On Two Trading Days - Order Also Permanently Bans Hunter From Trading In The Expiry In All CFTC-Regulated Products And From Trading Natural Gas Products During The Daily Close

Date 16/09/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it has entered into a consent Order settling charges brought against Brian Hunter, resident of Calgary, Alberta, for attempting to manipulate the price of natural gas futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) during the expiry on February 24 and April 26, 2006.
CalPERS Eliminates Hedge Fund Program In Effort To Reduce Complexity And Costs In Investment Portfolio - Decision Not Based On Performance Of Program

Date 15/09/2014

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that it will eliminate its hedge fund program, known internally as the Absolute Return Strategies (ARS) program, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce complexity and costs in its investment program.
ITRS Builds On Asia Success With New Singapore Office

Date 15/09/2014

ITRS Group is further expanding its Asian presence through the opening of a new Singapore office. The new office will sit alongside the application performance and management technology provider’s existing hubs in Hong Kong and Philippines.
Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-38: Enhancement To Opening And Halt Re-Opening Processes

Date 15/09/2014

Pending SEC approval, the EDGX ExchangeSM (EDGX®) and EDGA ExchangeSM (EDGA®) will be modifying the behavior of the Opening Process for NYSE and NYSE MKT listed securities and the Halt Re-Opening Process for all securities.

CFTC Staff Sets Forth Enabling Process For No-Action Relief With Respect To Swaps Trading On Certain Financial Markets That Are Licensed In Australia And Overseen By The Australian Securities & Investments Commission

Date 15/09/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Divisions of Market Oversight (DMO) and Swap and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today announced the issuance of an enabling no-action letter for qualifying swaps trading platforms that are licensed in Australia and overseen by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (Australian Licensed Markets).
Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-37: Post Only Changes On EDGX

Date 15/09/2014

Pending SEC approval, the EDGX ExchangeSM (EDGX®) will modify the behavior of Hide Not Slide (HNS) and Price Adjust orders entered with a Post Only instruction. The Exchange will also be eliminating the Single Re-Price order instruction.
Tennessee-Based Animal Feed Company Agrees To Pay $18 Million To Settle Accounting Fraud Case

Date 15/09/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a Tennessee-based animal feed company has agreed to pay back $18 million in illicit profits from an accounting fraud that resulted in an SEC enforcement action earlier this year.
Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-36: Post Only Changes On EDGA

Date 15/09/2014

Pending SEC approval, the EDGA ExchangeSM (EDGA®) will modify the behavior of Hide Not Slide (HNS) and Price Adjust orders entered with a Post Only instruction. The Exchange will also be eliminating the Single Re-Price order instruction.
Remarks By Counselor To The Secretary For Housing Finance Policy Dr. Michael Stegman Before A Bipartisan Policy Center Panel “Reigniting The Private Label Mortgage-backed Securities Market”

Date 15/09/2014

From the beginning of the Administration's efforts to achieve comprehensive housing finance reform, we have envisioned a healthy residential mortgage market as consisting of four distinct channels: an agency channel with private capital in a first-loss position and a catastrophic government guarantee; an FHA channel with a more direct government guarantee to serve low- and moderate-income families; whole loans held on bank and private sector balance sheets, and a non-agency fully private securitization channel. A diverse housing finance system featuring multiple execution channels would promotes competition, market efficiency and consumer choice.