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Barclays Appoints Hector Sants As Head Of Compliance And Government And Regulatory Relations

Date 12/12/2012

Barclays has appointed Hector Sants to the newly created role of Head of Compliance and Government and Regulatory Relations. Mr Sants will join the Executive Committee of Barclays and report directly to the Group Chief Executive Antony Jenkins.
Eleven EU Countries Get Parliament's All Clear For A Financial Transaction Tax

Date 12/12/2012

Eleven EU countries planning to introduce a financial transaction tax (FTT) won a resounding go-ahead from MEPs on Wednesday. Together, they account for 90% of Eurozone GDP. MEPs have long advocated an FTT to make financial market players take more responsibility for resolving the crisis that they caused and to discourage excessive risk-taking in future.
John Davidson Joins FINRA Board Of Governors

Date 12/12/2012

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that Carol Anthony (John) Davidson, retired Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Tyco International, will join FINRA's Board of Governors. Mr. Davidson, who will begin his term on Jan. 1, fills the seat vacated by Ellyn Brown.
CBOE Holdings Announces Leadership Changes

Date 12/12/2012

CBOE Holdings (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced that William J. Brodsky, Chairman and CEO, has advised the Board that he will step down as CEO effective following the 2013 Annual Meeting in May 2013. Following the annual meeting, it is anticipated that he will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board.
Deutsche Börse Improves Connectivity To Event Trading Application For Asian Traders - “AlphaFlash® Trader” Can Now Be Accessed In Sydney Data Center

Date 12/12/2012

Market Data & Analytics is now offering direct connectivity to AlphaFlash Trader in a data center in Sydney. This significantly improves the speed of data transmission for AlphaFlash Trader clients in the Asia-Pacific region. AlphaFlash Trader connectivity is now available in Chicago, London and Sydney.

NASDAQ OMX To Acquire Thomson Reuters Investor Relations, Public Relations And Multimedia Solutions Businesses - Advances Strategy To Create A Comprehensive Portfolio Of Products And Services That Delivers Critical Market Intelligence And Communications Solutions For Clients - Accretive To EPS Within The First 12 Months, Excluding Transaction-Related Costs - Expected To Deliver Attractive Returns On Capital

Date 12/12/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Thomson Reuters to acquire the Investor Relations, Public Relations and Multimedia Solutions businesses, which provide insight, analytics and communications solutions to more than 7,000 clients worldwide. Upon completion of the transaction, these complementary businesses will be integrated into NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions. The combination would create a global corporate services portfolio, with more diversified and comprehensive offerings to sell to NASDAQ OMX's listing and corporate clients. NASDAQ OMX expects the acquisition, once completed, to be accretive to earnings within the first 12 months, excluding transaction-related costs, and to generate attractive returns on capital.
Instinet Adds Multi-Strategy Functionality To Plazma CMS Platform

Date 12/12/2012

Instinet Incorporated, an independent, global agency-only broker, today announced the launch of an enhanced version of Plazma®, its global, broker-neutral, multi-asset commission management platform.
Luxembourg Stock Exchange Lists First Bonds From European Stability Mechanism

Date 12/12/2012

On 11 December 2012, three bonds from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) were listed and admitted to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s regulated market.
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange BoD Appoints New Chairman

Date 12/12/2012

Shazad G Dada has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX). In its meeting held on December 5^th, the Board unanimously elected Shazad G Dada as the new Chairman along with welcoming all the new directors to the Board of the Exchange. SECP has appointed Shazad Dada, Muhammad Hanif Jakhura and Syed Ali Sultan as independent directors to the Board of PMEX.
Testimony Before The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee On Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Washington, DC, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 12/12/2012

Good morning Chairman Garrett, Ranking Member Waters and members of the Subcommittee. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing on implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) swaps market reforms. I would like to thank Robert Cook from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). I’d also like to thank my friend, Chairman Mary Schapiro, who has been a terrific partner. Our agencies have consistently coordinated on this reform effort. I also want to thank my fellow Commissioners and the CFTC staff for their hard work and dedication.