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CalPERS Board Committee Chairs And Vice Chairs Chosen

Date 25/02/2013

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration has elected the following chairs and vice chairs of key board committees:

• Investment Committee – Henry Jones, Chair; George Diehr, Vice Chair
• Pension and Health Benefits Committee – Priya Mathur, Chair; George Diehr, Vice Chair
  
• Finance and Administration Committee – George Diehr, Chair; Richard Costigan, Vice Chair
  
• Performance, Compensation and Talent Management Committee – Dan Dunmoyer, Chair; Michael Bilbrey, Vice Chair
  

CFTC: Federal Court In Massachusetts Imposes $600,000 Penalty On Jeffrey Liskov And His Company, EagleEye Asset Management, For Committing A $3 Million Forex Fraud - Defendants Are Permanently Banned From Futures Industry

Date 25/02/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Joseph L. Tauro of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an Order requiring Defendants Jeffrey Liskov and his company, EagleEye Asset Management, LLC (EagleEye), both of Plymouth, Mass., each to pay a $300,000 civil monetary penalty for fraud in connection with foreign currency (forex) trading. The Order of Permanent Injunction also imposes permanent trading and registration bans against Liskov and EagleEye and prohibits them from violating the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, as charged.

MGEX Announces Single-Click Spread Functionality Between MGEX And KCBT Wheat Contracts

Date 25/02/2013

MGEX, a Designated  Contract  Market  (DCM)  and  Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced a new functionality involving its North American Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) futures contract. Single-click trading functionality between the MGEX HRSW futures and KCBT Hard Red Winter Wheat (HRWW) futures contracts will be available beginning March 10, 2013 for a trade date of March 11, 2013.

IOSCO Publishes Report On Investor Education Initiatives

Date 25/02/2013

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published today the Report on Investor Education Initiatives Relating to Investment Services.

Changes In The Composition Of The Athex Indices

Date 25/02/2013

Due to the transfer of the trading of the shares of the company «EURODRIP S.A.» to the «Low Dispersion» Category of the Athens Exchange, the shares of the company will be removed from all ΑΤΗΕΧ Indices.

Nomura Becomes General Clearing Member Of Cassa Di Compensazione E Garanzia - Nomura To Be GCM For Equity Derivatives Traded On IDEM

Date 25/02/2013

Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia (CC&G), a leading provider of clearing services, today announces that Nomura International Plc has become a General Clearing Member (GCM) for IDEM, Borsa Italiana’s equity derivatives market.

Athens Exchange: National Bank Of Greece And Eurodrip

Date 25/02/2013

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX), during its session on February 25th, 2013, approved the admission to trading of270,510,718 new common registered shares of the Bank "NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A.", following the share capital increase realized through a contribution in kind. The start date of trading of the new shares is set on February 27th, 2013.

DAS|INC Achieves Highest Status In NYSE Euronext’s Power Partners Program - Program Highlights Highest Levels Of Functionality, Responsiveness And Innovation

Date 25/02/2013

NYSE Euronext today announced that DAS|INC was the latest member of its Power Partners Program^TM to achieve ‘level 3’ status, the highest level in the program. The program highlights vendors that partner effectively with NYSE Euronext to better serve mutual customers and consistently provide the highest levels of functionality, responsiveness and innovation.

CME Group Announces Daily Volume Record In Copper Futures

Date 25/02/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced it reached a new daily trading volume record for its COMEX Copper (HG) futures contract on February 21, 2013. This contract is listed by and subject to the rules of COMEX.

RIXML.Org Release Of Schema Version 2.4

Date 25/02/2013

RIXML.org, a consortium of buy-side, sell-side and vendor firms committed to the development and implementation of the first open tagging standard for investment research, is pleased to announce the production release of its Schema version 2.4.