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CFTC: Federal Court In Massachusetts Orders Lyndon Parrilla To Pay Over $17 Million In Disgorgement, Restitution, And A Penalty In Forex Fraud Scheme -In A Related Criminal Proceeding, Parrilla Sentenced To 97 Months In Prison And Ordered To Pay Restitution Of More Than $4.6 Million

Date 12/11/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court Order awarding restitution for defrauded customers, disgorgement, and a civil monetary penalty totaling more than $17 million against defendant Lyndon Parrilla, of California, in connection with an off-exchange foreign currency (forex) fraud scheme in which Parrilla and his company, Green Tree Capital (Green Tree), defrauded over 50 customers in the United States of over $4 million.

SEC Announces First Deferred Prosecution Agreement With Individual

Date 12/11/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a deferred prosecution agreement with a former hedge fund administrator who helped the agency take action against a hedge fund manager who stole investor assets.

FESE European Equity Market Report – October 2013 Figures

Date 12/11/2013

The European Equity Market Report is a piece of analysis that allows for an accurate comparison of trading statistics across European trading venues.

FINRA Releases Enhanced Version Of BrokerCheck

Date 12/11/2013

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has released an enhanced version of BrokerCheck that allows investors to more quickly access and more intuitively understand the professional background of investment professionals.

CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index Futures And Options Launch Dates Announced - New Products Offer Volatility Trading On Premier Measure Of Small-Cap U.S. Stocks

Date 12/11/2013

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced it will launch futures and options on the CBOE Russell 2000^® Volatility Index in coming weeks. CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) will begin trading the futures (ticker: VU) on Monday, November 18, and Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) plans to introduce trading in the options (ticker: RVX) on Monday, December 2.

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives And Dalian Commodity Exchange Signs Third Partnership Agreement- Extends Commitment To Promoting & Developing Asia’s Role In The Edible Oils Market

Date 12/11/2013

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (Bursa Malaysia Derivatives) extended their eight-year collaboration for another three years. Both Bursa Malaysia Derivatives and Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) formalised their mutual commitment to the promotion and progress of futures markets for oil and oilseeds globally, through the organisation of the annual China International Oils & Oilseeds Conference (CIOC). 

TMX Group Supports Relief Efforts In The Philippines

Date 12/11/2013

TMX Group has donated $15,000 to the Red Cross in support of relief efforts for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Kensho Chooses NASDAQ OMX FinQloud To Build Their Professional-Grade Analytics Platform - Bringing User-Friendly Analytics To The Financial Services Industry With The Power Of The Cloud

Date 12/11/2013

Kenshō, a provider of next-generation data analytics for investment managers and research analysts, announced today that they will be the first professional-grade analytics platform built completely on NASDAQ OMX FinQloud, a cloud computing platform designed exclusively for the financial services sector and powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Kenshō is building tools to enable every financial professional – not just quantitative analyst, programmers and data scientists at the largest institutions – to ask and answer hard questions about global events and their effects on securities prices.

Ombudsman Criticises Composition Of European Banking Authority's Stakeholder Group

Date 12/11/2013

The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has criticised the manner in which the European Banking Authority (EBA) selected its key advisory body, the Banking Stakeholder Group. This follows a complaint from UNI Europa, a European trade union federation, concerning the over-representation of the "old" EU Member States' banking industry, as well as other imbalances in the first group, established by the EBA in 2011. The Ombudsman has asked the EBA to report on how the deficiencies have been addressed in the composition of EBA's new stakeholder group which was announced in October 2013.

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. Extraordinary General Meeting of HELEX

Date 12/11/2013