News Centre

Energy Data Hub Leverages Key Technology And Business Partnerships To Enhance Pricing Transparency And Trading Efficiencies - Efforts To Boost Innovation And Market Participation Enhanced By Sapient Global Markets, OTC Online, And International Securities Exchange

Date 11/12/2013

The Energy Data Hub (EDH), an independent energy data processing entity, today announced a strategic partnership with Sapient Global Markets to advance the development of the EDH platform, a secure central repository for global energy transaction data.

FIA Responds To CFTC Concept Release On Risk Controls And System Safeguards For Automated Trading Environments

Date 11/12/2013

The Futures Industry Association today submitted an extensive response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading.

OCC Announces Richard Wallace As New Chief Compliance Officer

Date 11/12/2013

OCC announced today that Richard Wallace has joined OCC as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer.

SIFMA Issues 2014 Municipal Bond Issuance Survey - Forecast Shows $349.5 Billion In Issuance For 2014

Date 11/12/2013

SIFMA today released its 2014 Municipal Bond Issuance Survey. Compiled from responses provided by large and regional municipal bond underwriters and dealers, the report forecasts what type of activity is expected in the municipal securities market in 2014.

Remarks At The AICPA 2013 Conference On Current SEC And PCAOB Developments - Paul Beswick, Chief Accountant, Office Of The Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 11/12/2013

Introduction

Good morning.  Thank you Melanie for the kind introduction and thanks once again for inviting me to share my views at the annual AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments.  I am sure that Russ Golden will be disappointed to see that FASB still isn’t in the Conference title.  Maybe next year’s chairman of the conference will take that up as a cause. 

Two Companies To Join FTSE 100 Index

Date 11/12/2013

FTSE Group (“FTSE”) confirms today that Royal Mail and Ashtead Group will be joining the FTSE 100 Index. In the rebalance, Croda International and Vedanta Resources will leave the UK’s leading index and enter the FTSE 250 Index.

Trading Technologies’ MultiBroker Wins “Best New Technology Product - Trading And Execution” At 2013 FOW International Awards - Prominent Industry Award Highlights MultiBroker’s Impact On Both The Buy And Sell Sides

Date 11/12/2013

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) was awarded “Best New Technology Product - Trading and Execution” for its MultiBroker ASP solution at the 2013 FOW International Awards last night in London. With MultiBroker, the client enters orders from a single X_TRADER® workstation or API and sends them to any of its participating brokers through a direct market access (DMA) network. Released for general availability in July, all markets, exchanges and applications offered by TT are accessible with the MultiBroker solution.

Scila Compliance Technology Gets Best New Surveillance Product Award From FOW

Date 11/12/2013

During the FOW Derivatives World London, Cinnober received the award ”Best new market surveillance product” for its SaaS based on Scila Compliance technology.

Federal Reserve Board Issues Consent Order To Cease And Desist And A Civil Money Penalty Of $50 Million Against The Royal Bank Of Scotland

Date 11/12/2013

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday issued a consent order to cease and desist and a civil money penalty assessment of $50 million against the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS Group) and the Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS plc), both of Edinburgh, Scotland.

U.S. Treasury Department Reaches $33 Million Settlement With The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc - Treasury Settlement Part Of Interagency Investigation Into Apparent Violations Of Sanctions Programs

Date 11/12/2013

As part of a combined $100 million settlement with federal and state government agencies, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $33 million agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) to settle its potential liability for apparent violations of U.S. sanctions regulations.  Today’s settlement resolves OFAC’s investigation into apparent violations by RBS of U.S sanctions programs relating to Iran, Sudan, Burma, and Cuba.