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DTCC Sponsored Aite Study Reveals Increased Regulations And Immature Processes As Top Concerns In The Management Of Client And Legal Entity Data - 80 Percent View Derivatives Regulation And FATCA As Greatest Operational Challenges

Date 12/11/2014

Increased regulatory requirements and related penalties, along with immature and fragmented data management processes are ranked as top concerns for financial firms in the management of client and legal entity data, according to a study published by Aite Group and commissioned by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry.

SIFMA's Board Of Directors Announces Newly Elected Officers

Date 12/11/2014

The Board of Directors of SIFMA announced that it has elected several directors to leadership positions on the Board for 2015.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces The Addition Of Gasoil Along With The 2015 Weights For The Dow Jones Commodity Index

Date 11/11/2014

S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced the composition and weights for the 2015 Dow Jones Commodity Index, which includes the addition of Gasoil, traded on the Intercontinental Exchange.

Nasdaq Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date October 31, 2014

Date 11/11/2014

At the end of the settlement date of October 31, 2014, short interest in 2,251 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 8,401,155,376 shares compared with 8,394,049,533 shares in 2,248 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of October 15, 2014. The end-of-October short interest represents 3.87 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.48 days for the prior reporting period.

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.