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ETFs And ETPs Reach A New All-Time High Of $2.05 Trillion At The End Of January 2013 Driven By Significant Net Inflows Into Equities And Strong Equity Market Gains

Date 06/02/2013

Assets invested globally in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) broke through the $2 trillion milestone at the end of January 2013 to reach a new all-time high of $2.05 trillion. ETF and ETP assets have increased by 5.2% from $1.95 trillion to $2.05 trillion during January, according to figures from ETFGI’s monthly Global ETF and ETP industry insights.

RBS Securities Japan Limited Agrees To Plead Guilty In Connection With Long-Running Manipulation Of Libor Benchmark Interest Rates - Second Financial Institution To Plead Guilty To Libor Fraud And Pay Substantial Criminal Penalties - RBS Parent Company Also Admits Fault In Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Date 06/02/2013

RBS Securities Japan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS), has agreed to plead guilty to felony wire fraud and admit its role in manipulating the Japanese Yen London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading benchmark used in financial products and transactions around the world, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Scott D. Hammond of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and Special Agent in Charge Timothy A. Gallagher of the FBI’s Washington Field Office Criminal Division announced today. 

Statement By The UK Financial Secretary To The Treasury On RBS Libor

Date 06/02/2013

Introduction

Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on the investigations of the Financial Services Authority, the US Department of Justice and the US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission into the attempted manipulation of the setting of the London Interbank Offered Rate or “LIBOR” interest rates.

ICAP, Marex Spectron And Tullett Prebon Launch Tankard - Trade-Backed Natural Gas Indices For UK And European Hubs

Date 06/02/2013

The leading interdealer brokers in the European energy markets, ICAP, Marex Spectron, and Tullett Prebon, today launch ‘Tankard,’ a series of trade-backed natural gas indices for UK and European hubs.

RBS Reaches LIBOR Settlements

Date 06/02/2013

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (“RBS”) has reached a settlement with the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) in the United Kingdom, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), in relation to investigations into submissions, communications and procedures around the setting of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).  RBS has agreed to pay penalties of £87.5 million, $325 million and $150 million to the FSA, CFTC and DOJ respectively, to resolve the investigations. As part of the agreement with the DOJ, RBS plc has entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement in relation to one count of wire fraud relating to Swiss Franc LIBOR and one count for an antitrust violation relating to Yen LIBOR.  RBS Securities Japan Limited (“RBSSJ”) has also agreed to enter a plea of guilty to one count of wire fraud relating to Yen LIBOR.

ATHEX Monthly Statistical Bulletin - January 2013

Date 06/02/2013

Please click here to download the ATHEX monthly statistical bulletin for January 2013.

FTSE Publishes A New Research Report: Classifying South Korea As A Developed Market

Date 06/02/2013

The success of FTSE’s market indices is founded on a combination of  expert research and analysis, clear methodology, and its unique ability to  reflect the perceptions and real-world experience of its clients and investors  worldwide. FTSE’s attention to the views of market practitioners was an  important factor in the 2009 decision by its external governing committees to reclassify South Korea as a Developed Market. It remains a key reason for  maintaining this classification today. FTSE believes that to include South Korea  in an Emerging Market index creates distortions that fail to reflect the  intentions of investors.

Malawi Stock Exchange Monthly Performance Report - January 2013

Date 06/02/2013

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Kelag Group Selects SunGard’s Aligne To Manage Its Power & Gas Portfolio, Risk Management And Physical Operations

Date 06/02/2013

Kelag Group, one of the leading energy service providers in Austria, has selected SunGard’s Aligne to manage its power and gas trading, physical operations and risk management in the Austrian, German and South Eastern European markets. The solution will help Kelag implement streamlined operations for greater control and efficiency of their extensive generation, retail and trading group portfolios.

NASDAQ OMX To Introduce Derivatives Trading On U.S. Treasuries

Date 06/02/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world's largest exchange group, in  cooperation with BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and  investment services, today announced plans to introduce options trading on U.S. Treasury Securities at NASDAQ OMX PHLX^®, the largest equity options  exchange in the U.S. The first day of trading will take place on February  19^th, 2013.