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Emissions Trading: 2013 Data Show Lower Emissions But Surplus Of Allowances Persists - European Commission

Date 14/05/2014

Emissions of greenhouse gases from installations participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) are estimated to have decreased at least by 3% last year, according to the information recorded in the Union Registry.

CBOE, C2 And CFE Trading Schedule For The Memorial Day Holiday

Date 14/05/2014

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®), C2 Options ExchangeSM (C2SM) and CBOE Futures ExchangeSM (CFE®) in observance of the Memorial Day holiday:

WSE Receives Achievement Award From EMEA Finance Magazine

Date 14/05/2014

• The ceremony of Europe Banking Awards 2013 given annually to leading financial institutions in Poland by the prestigious EMEA Finance magazine took place for the first time in Warsaw yesterday
• WSE has received a special Achievement Award 2013 for five years of successful support for the development of the Polish capital market

KAS BANK: EMIR Next Steps - Notification Of Exchange Traded Derivatives

Date 14/05/2014

Since 12th February 2014, financial institutions have been obliged to report their derivatives transactions to one of six trade repositories approved by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). KAS BANK currently reports its transactions and those of many client firms to the trade repository REGIS-TR. Later this year, we will also have the capability to report Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) to REGIS-TR. KAS BANK will be able to offer this possibility also for your underlying clients.

BNP Paribas Joins TOM MTF As New Member

Date 14/05/2014

TOM (The Order Machine) welcomes BNP Paribas as new member on the TOM MTF derivatives market. At this moment TOM MTF has a stable market share in the Netherlands of around 30%, a figure TOM expects to grow to 40% - 50% later this year. Currently more than 50% of the Dutch retail flow is executed on TOM MTF.  

SEC Names Gina Talamona As Communications Director

Date 14/05/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gina Talamona has been named communications director.  Ms. Talamona, who will report to Chair Mary Jo White, will provide strategic advice on a variety of communications issues relating to the SEC’s mission to protect investors, facilitate capital formation, and maintain the integrity of the nation’s markets.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission: Futures Manipulator Sentenced To Community Service

Date 14/05/2014

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today sentenced a futures trader, Mr Ernest Fan Kwong Hung, to 200 hours of community service and fined him $59,430 for manipulating the final calculated opening prices (COP) of index futures contracts in the futures market.

NYSE Governance Services: America’s Top Corporate Law Firms For 2014 - Directors And General Counsel Rank Top 25 U.S. Law Firms

Date 14/05/2014

NYSE Governance Services, publisher of Corporate Board Member magazine, and FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, today announced the results of the 14th annual America’s Best Corporate Law Firms study, a comprehensive ranking by U.S. corporate directors and general counsel of the top 25 corporate law firms.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Resolves Concerns Over Citigroup’s Algorithmic Trading System

Date 14/05/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited (Citigroup) for its failure to ensure that certain securities orders executed through its algorithmic trading system between April 2009 and May 2010 would not cause undue price impact to the market in resolving the SFC’s concerns over Citigroup’s algorithmic trading system.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Panel For Vitalizing Financial And Capital Markets Releases Key Opinions Of The Panel Members

Date 14/05/2014

Since publishing the Recommendations for Vitalizing Financial and Capital Markets in December, 2013, the Panel has been following up on the Recommendations and also deepening discussions on the issues as follows.