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SEC Names Carl W. Hoecker As Inspector General

Date 29/01/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Carl W. Hoecker as its Inspector General.
Office Of Financial Research Official Selected To Chair Global LEI

Date 29/01/2013

An official of the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research (OFR) has been selected to be Chair of an international committee overseeing the launch of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), a global standard for financial data.
Minder Initiative: The Wrong Approach: Christian Katz CEO SIX Swiss Exchange Explains Why It's Disconcerting That The Initiative To Restrict The Bonuses And Salaries Is Only Aimed At Companies Listed On The Swiss Exchange

Date 29/01/2013

In an interview[PDF] (only in German) with the Swiss Newspaper St. Galler Tagblatt from 29 January 2013, Christian Katz, CEO SIX Swiss Exchange, expresses his criticism of the Minder-Initiative on which the Swiss People will vote on 3 March 2013. He deplores that the initiative is only targeted at one in every thousand companies in Switzerland - namely those that are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. Furthermore, Christian Katz speaks about the danger that the unequal treatment may lead to delistings.
Austrian Companies With Erste Group And The Vienna Stock Exchange On Road Show To London

Date 29/01/2013

This year's road show season starts on 31 January 2013 with an investor conference in London organized jointly with Erste Group.
Hellenic Exchanges Change In The Composition Of The Board Of Directors

Date 29/01/2013

The Board of Directors of Hellenic Exchanges, at its meeting yesterday, elected Mr. Yiannis Emiris, as new independent non-executive member, in place of Mr. Konstantinos Mitropoulos who resigned. Mr. Emiris is CEO of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund.

SEC Charges Trader In Houston-Area Investment Scheme Targeting Lebanese And Druze Communities

Date 29/01/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a day trader in Sugar Land, Texas, with defrauding investors in his supposed high-frequency trading program and providing them falsified brokerage records that drastically overstated assets and hid his massive trading losses.
NYSE Euronext Companies Offer Enhanced Corporate Governance Solutions

Date 29/01/2013

Corpedia and Corporate Board Member, both NYSE Euronext Companies, have partnered to offer a multi-tiered suite of products to help companies more effectively manage corporate governance responsibilities. The Corporate Governance Leadership Suite consists of three tracks, which include comprehensive tools and resources to help senior governance officers advance the dialogue for compliance and governance best practices.
NASDAQ OMX Announces Strategic Alignment Of Global Data And Index Businesses - New Combined Unit Will Strengthen Sales, Technology And Customer Offering

Date 29/01/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the company will combine its Global Data Products and Global Index businesses. The combination will enable greater customer focus and leverage of NASDAQ OMX's scalable technology, product innovation and robust distribution channels. The new business will be led by John L. Jacobs, Executive Vice President of NASDAQ OMX, and operate under the name Global Information Services.
Palestine Exchange: Palestine Securities Exchange Co. Preliminary Year-End Financial Statements For The Year 2012

Date 29/01/2013

The Palestine Exchange (PEX) received unaudited year-end preliminary financial statements from the Palestine Securities Exchange Company (PSE). PEX disclosure rules give all PEX listed companies 45 days to report their preliminary annual financial statements as reviewed by the company’s internal auditor. This disclosure was published on the PEX website (www.pex.ps) and emailed to PEX member securities firms.
Burgundy: Monthly Report December 2012

Date 29/01/2013

In December:
- The average daily turnover was EUR 72.9 (70.6) million, an increase of 3.3 percent. The total turnover was EUR 1,239.2 (1,554.2) million, a decrease of 20.3 percent.
- The average number of trades per day was 13,648 (14,237), a decrease of 4.1 percent. The total number of trades was 232,014 (313,217) a decrease of 25.9 percent.
- The trading participant with the highest turnover was Virtu Financial Ireland with a turnover of EUR 649.0 (716.2) million.
- The most traded instrument was Nokia, with a turnover of EUR 165.4 (133.5) million, an increase of 23.9 percent.