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Shanghai Stock Exchange Studies, Implements Requirements Of 3rd Plenary Session Of 18th CPC Central Committee

Date 19/11/2013

On the morning of November 15, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held an outreach meeting for the leading group of the SSE CPC Committee to study and discuss the requirements put forward at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee (hereafter referred to as the 3rd Plenary Session).

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 18 November, 2013 - Issue 24

Date 19/11/2013

From 11 to 15 November, Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8305.9 points after gaining 1.8%. SME Index climbed 2.7% to 4918.3 points. ChiNext Index stood at 1269.1 points after rising 4.8%. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$ 70.1 billion, or a 1.7% increase from the week before. 13 out of 16 sector indices were higher than the previous week.

October 2013 FIF Market Share And Market Dynamics Reports – Executive Summary

Date 19/11/2013

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C totaled 144.6 billion shares, an increase of 17.8% monthly, and an increase of 12.9%
• In October 2013, off-exchange trading accounted for 37.3% of the shares traded in NMS Equity Securities, a decrease of 0.4% compared to last month.
•  NYSE-listed securities share volume was 77 billion shares, an increase of 16.2% monthly, and an increase of 7.1% annually.
•  Share volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 41.5 billion shares, a 22.9% monthly and a 18.1% annual increase.

US Justice Department Acting Assistant Attorney General Mytili Raman Testifies Before The Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, Washington, D.C., Monday, November 18, 2013 - Virtual Currencies

Date 18/11/2013

Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Committee today to discuss the Department of Justice’s work regarding virtual currencies.   I am honored to represent the Department at this hearing and to describe for you our approach to virtual currencies, our recent successes in prosecuting criminals who use virtual currencies for illicit purposes, and some of the challenges we face as virtual currency systems continue to evolve.

Informal Remarks At Columbia Law School Conference (Hot Topics: Leading Current Issues In Securities Regulation and Enforcement) - SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Columbia Law School, New York, NY, Nov. 18, 2013

Date 18/11/2013

Thank you, Professor Coffee, for your kind introduction and for inviting me to speak at this conference. I’m also pleased to be here with Joel Seligman, who is well known to the SEC community for many, many reasons, not the least of which is that he is the co-author of the treatise Securities Regulation, along with the late Louis Loss and my good friend and former SEC Commissioner Troy Paredes.

New York Attorney General Schneiderman Announces $17 Million Multistate Settlement With Google Over Tracking Of Consumers - Agreement Secures Nearly $900K For New York And Reforms From Google To Prevent Future Violations Of Consumer Privacy - Schneiderman: Consumers Should Be Able To Know Whether Other Eyes Are Surfing The Web With Them

Date 18/11/2013

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced his office has entered into multistate a settlement agreement with Google Inc. concerning its unauthorized placement of cookies on computers using Apple Safari Web browsers during 2011 and 2012. Of the $17 million in settlement money, New York will receive $899,580.

CBOE Short-Term VIX Index Values Now Disseminated Every 15 Seconds

Date 18/11/2013

Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated® (CBOE®) today announced that it has expanded the frequency for disseminating values on its recently created CBOE Short-term Volatility Index^SM (VXST^SM index). VXST index values now are generally disseminated every 15 seconds during the trading day versus once a day previously, allowing traders to track intra-day volatility of the index. 

Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index

Date 18/11/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and CRD Analytics announced today the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index (Nasdaq:QCRD), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, November 18, 2013.

London Stock Exchange Endorsed As A Globally Accepted Pre-Local Operating Unit In The Interim Global LEI System

Date 18/11/2013

• Regulatory Oversight Committee endorses London Stock Exchange  for global acceptance into the Interim Global LEI System
• International Entity Identifier codes accepted for both Dodd Frank regulatory reporting and upcoming EMIR regulations
• Consolidated file of all global Pre-LEI codes available on UnaVista
• Firms can now port their Pre-LEI to London Stock Exchange

Citi Becomes A New Member Of The Spanish Stock Exchange Under The Trading, Non-Settling Status

Date 18/11/2013

Citigroup Global Markets Limited has become a new member of the Spanish Stock Exchange, with the new status of Trading, non-Settling Membership.