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SEC Charges Traders In Massive Kickback Scheme Involving Venezuelan Official

Date 07/05/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four individuals with ties to a New York City brokerage firm in a scheme involving millions of dollars in illicit bribes paid to a high-ranking Venezuelan finance official to secure the bond trading business of a state-owned Venezuelan bank.

Israel Opportunity 2013, 12th Tel Aviv Stock Exchange London Investor Conference Being Held 13 June 2013

Date 07/05/2013

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) will hold its twelfth annual London "Israel Opportunity" investor conference in conjunction with the Israel Embassy in London and the UK Israel Business Council.

SEC Announces Panelists For Credit Ratings Roundtable

Date 07/05/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the panelists for its Credit Ratings Roundtable, which will be held on May 14.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Implements BCC For DVP

Date 07/05/2013

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced that it has proceeded with the implementation of the enhancements to its Delivery Versus Payment (DvP) model with the Buyer Cash Compensation (BCC) on Sunday the 5^th of May.  The improvement is a key factor in achieving emerging market status as donned by MSCI. 

London Stock Exchange Group Reported To Acquire EuroTLX For EUR40m

Date 07/05/2013

The London Stock Exchange has agreed to acquire EuroTLX from Banca IMI and UniCredit for EUR40m according to sources close to the situation.

Another Foreign Company Newly Listed On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 07/05/2013

• Immofinanz AG is the 53^rd foreign company listed on the WSE and the 2^nd foreign company to introduce its shares to the Main Market in 2013.
• The property development company is the second Austrian issuer listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Direct Edge Regulatory Notice #13-02 – Section 31 Fee Changes

Date 07/05/2013

As announced in Fee Rate Advisory #3 for Fiscal Year 2013, effective Saturday, May 25, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will decrease the Section 31 transaction fees for most securities transactions from $22.40 per million dollars to $17.40 per million dollars.  EDGA Exchange and EDGX Exchange will apply this new rate to transactions on and after the trade date of Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Platts Power Generation Tracker: West Europe’s 20 Gigawatts New Capacity - Power Stations Nearing Completion, But Construction Starts Slow On Uncertainty

Date 07/05/2013

More than 20 gigawatts (GW) of gas- and coal-fired power station capacity is presently under construction in West Europe, despite stagnant demand and below-cost wholesale power prices, the latest Platts power generation analysis shows.

FTSE Climbs To Five-Year High - Cass Business School Comment

Date 07/05/2013

Commenting on the FTSE 100 climbing to a five year high, Professor of Finance at Cass Business School, Meziane Lasfer has some concerns…

“My overall impression is that the market is too overvalued and there is no fundamental reason for the recent increase in share prices given the gloomy economic conditions. Investors need to be very careful in coming to the market."

Warsaw Stock Exchange Derivatives Market In April 2013

Date 07/05/2013

• The volume of trading in all derivatives was 972.1 thousand instruments in April 2013.
• The number of open interest was 219.3 thousand at the end of April 2013.