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  • Fitch Places United Kingdom On Rating Watch Negative

    Date 22/03/2013

    Fitch Ratings has placed the United Kingdom's (UK) 'AAA' Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) on Rating Watch Negative (RWN) indicating a heightened probability of a downgrade in the near term. Fitch expects to complete its review of the UK's sovereign ratings by the end of April. The UK's Short-term IDR of 'F1+' and Country Ceiling of 'AAA' are unaffected.

  • CalPERS Board Member Henry Jones Appointed To Pacific Pension Institute Board

    Date 22/03/2013

    The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that Board Member Henry Jones has joined the Board of the Pacific Pension Institute (PPI). Jones began his two-year term on February 27 and will replace Joe Dear, CalPERS Chief Investment Officer, on the PPI Board.

  • Announcement By The Presidency Of The Republic Of Cyprus

    Date 22/03/2013

    During a communication today between the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, and the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Antonis Samaras, the regulation of the matter of alienating Greek branches of Cyprus banks was confirmed, with the most beneficial terms under the circumstances and with an important benefit for the Cypriot side.

  • CalPERS Announces First Partnership Under Multi-Asset Class Partners Program - Standard Life Investments Will Manage $500 Million In New Fund

    Date 22/03/2013

    The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is investing $500M with Edinburgh, Scotland-based Standard Life Investments as part of its Multi-Asset Class (MAC) Partners Program.

  • BATS 1000 Index Slips 0.3% This Week

    Date 22/03/2013

    BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) fell 58.31 points, or 0.3%, this week to close at 17,603.43 as ofthe 4 p.m. ET market close today. 

  • CFTC Announces Procedures For Submission Of Risk Exposure Reports And Chief Compliance Officer Annual Reports By Swap Dealers And Major Swap Participants

    Date 22/03/2013

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the procedures to be used by swap dealers and major swap participants for submitting Risk Exposure Reports and Chief Compliance Officer Annual Reports.

  • MGEX Announces Record AJC Volume And Open Interest

    Date 22/03/2013

    MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announces record daily Apple Juice Concentrate (AJC) volume for yesterday’s trading session. Open interest for the AJC contract has also reached a record. 

  • FESE Supports EACH Call On EU Margin Standards

    Date 22/03/2013

    EACH calls on the EC and ESMA to ensure that EU legislation does not put market infrastructures at a competitive disadvantage compared to the infrastructures in the US by applying higher margin standards than those required by US legislation and those reflected in the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (‘PFMI’) published by the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems and the Technical Committee of the Organization of Securities Commissions (CPSS-IOSCO)’. FESE fully supports their approach as outlined in the letter (attached).

  • TOM MTF Statistics Week 12

    Date 22/03/2013

    Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 12 - 2013. 

  • SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager And Brokerage CEO With Fraud

    Date 22/03/2013

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a Houston-based hedge fund manager and his firm accused of defrauding investors in two hedge funds and steering bloated fees to a brokerage firm CEO who also is charged in the SEC’s case.