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SIFMA Pushes For Broad Use Of LEIs To Promote Financial Stability

Date 11/04/2014

SIFMA today submitted a letter encouraging Jacob Lew, Treasury Secretary and Chairperson of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), to leverage his role as FSOC Chairperson to advocate for a more fulsome adoption and use by the US regulatory community of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI).  SIFMA believes FSOC and its members should work to expand the US adoption of the LEI and its related benefits by requiring LEIs to be used broadly in US regulatory reporting and other supervisory practices. 

ISE ETF Ventures Named “Most Proactive Exchange For ETF Options/Derivatives”

Date 11/04/2014

ISE ETF Ventures announced today that it received the “Most Proactive Exchange for ETF Options/Derivatives - Americas” award at the 10th Annual Global ETF Awards® Dinner and Workshop on April 10, 2014. This marks the fourth consecutive year that ISE ETF Ventures has received this honor. In addition to index conceptualization and development, ISE ETF Ventures assists in bringing new exchange traded funds (ETFs) to market through capital commitment, business development, and marketing support. Currently, total assets under management for exchange traded products (ETPs) tied to ISE ETF Ventures is nearly $1.6 billion.

BATS 1000 Index Slides 2.5% This Week

Date 11/04/2014

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) fell 533.81 points this week to close at 20,525.65 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.  

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For The Week Ended 11 April 2014

Date 11/04/2014

A turnover of 1.642 billion shares worth N23.163 billion in 21,620 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of The Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.937 billion shares valued at N21.264billion that exchanged hands last week in 21,641 deals.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 11/04/2014

The current reports for the week of April 8, 2014 are now available.

Avox Announces Plans To Hire Over 200 New Employees In Wrexham Office Within Two Years - Workforce To Double In Size To Support Business Growth As Industry’s Demand For Data Services Grow

Date 11/04/2014

Avox Limited, an industry-leader in legal entity data services, announced today its intentions to double the number of employees at its company headquarters in Wales by the end of 2016. Avox is expanding its office in Wrexham to support projected business growth and evolving client needs as the finance industry continues to increase focus on timely risk management and regulatory reporting.

Disclosure Effectiveness: Remarks Before The American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Keith F. Higgins, SEC Director, Division of Corporation Finance, April 11, 2014

Date 11/04/2014

Introduction

Thank you, Cathy [Dixon], for your kind introduction and for inviting me to speak to you today. I appreciate the opportunity to share my views on a hot topic — our disclosure regime and how we can make it more effective. Before I begin, I need to provide the standard disclaimer that my remarks are my own views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or any of my colleagues on the staff of the Commission.

CBOE, C2, CBSX And CFE Trading Schedule For The Good Friday Holiday

Date 11/04/2014

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

ESMA Adds Eurex Clearing AG To List Of Authorised CCPs Under EMIR

Date 11/04/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its list of Central Counterparties (CCPs) that have been authorised to offer services and activities in the Union in accordance with the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation EMIR (EMIR). With the authorisation of Eurex Clearing AG (DE), there are now four CCPs authorised under EMIR.

BM&FBOVESPA: “Report Or Explain” Now Encourages Integrated Reporting Among Listed Companies

Date 11/04/2014

BM&FBOVESPA begins the 2014 “Report or Explain” Cycle with a new development: in an evolutionary process aligned to the international trend of integrating financial and non-financial information in annual corporate reports, the initiative is now named “Report or Explain for Sustainability or Integrated Reports” (the previous description was Report or Explain for Sustainability Reports or Similar).