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Nasdaq OMX Nordic Launches Cash Settled Single Stock Futures

Date 24/06/2013

NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced the introduction of cash settled single stock futures on Norwegian, Danish and Swedish securities. The new instruments are similar to existing physically settled single stock futures, but settlement will instead be made in cash at expiration. The product will be offered on all underlying securities of Norwegian, Danish and Swedish single stock futures that are physically settled today.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Agriculture Comprehensive Enterprises Index Launched Today

Date 24/06/2013

RTS Realtime Systems Expands In Greater China

Date 24/06/2013

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global trading solutions provider, announced today a number of actions the firm has taken to further build on its growth in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The steps include the launch this week of a Chinese-language website and recent establishment of a Shanghai office and expansion of its staff there. In Hong Kong, RTS has expanded into new office space and initiated plans to move its data center to the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) co-location facility.  The firm will develop low latency gateways to capitalize on HKEx’s new Orion initiatives and connect to its equities and derivatives platform. 

“Swift Transfer” Of Securities Between Dubai Financial Market And Kuwait Stock Exchange - 175 Million Kuwaiti Shares Transferred To DFM As Of End Of May 2013

Date 23/06/2013

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) agreed on new arrangements with the Kuwait Clearing Company to promptly transfer securities between the DFM and Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE). DFM has started to implement these arrangements enabling shareholders of Kuwaiti companies to easily transfer their shares to and from DFM.

BATS 1000 Index Falls 2.2% This Week

Date 21/06/2013

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) fell 407.78 points, or 2.2%, this week to close at 17,847.88 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today. The decline marked the third drop in four weeks for the Index. 

CFTC’s Division Of Clearing And Risk Issues Extension Of Time-Limited No-Action Relief From Required Clearing For Swaps Entered Into By Certain Cooperatives

Date 21/06/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) today announced the issuance of a time-limited, no-action letter granting relief from required clearing under section 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act and part 50 of the Commission’s regulations for certain swaps entered into by qualifying cooperatives.

U.S. Delegation Participates In Financial Action Task Force Plenary - Treasury Department Leads Interagency Delegation To Push For Continued Improvements In Global Anti-Money Laundering And Countering The Financing Of Terrorism Standards

Date 21/06/2013

An interagency delegation from the United States participated in the 25th Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Oslo, Norway to advance global efforts to increase financial transparency and combat illicit finance.  The U.S. delegation, led by the Treasury Department's Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Jennifer Fowler, worked with other FATF members on preparations for the next round of mutual evaluations to assess compliance with the FATF anti-money laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) standards.  These standards are increasingly important as the global community works to protect the international financial system from abuse by illicit actors such as terrorists, proliferators of weapons of mass destruction, and transnational criminal organizations. 

ISDA 2013 Margin Survey Results: $3.70 Trillion Of Collateral In Circulation In Non-Cleared OTC Derivatives Market

Date 21/06/2013

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today released results from its 2013 ISDA Margin Survey.

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues No-Action Relief Providing An Alternative To Fingerprinting To Establish Fitness Of Associated Persons Residing Outside The United States

Date 21/06/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today announced the issuance of a no-action letter relating to the fingerprinting requirement under Commission Regulation 3.12 for certain associated persons of Commission registrants.

Elaine C. Greenberg To Leave SEC After More Than 25 Years

Date 21/06/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Elaine C. Greenberg, Chief of the Enforcement Division’s Municipal Securities and Public Pensions Unit and Associate Director of the Philadelphia Regional Office, is leaving the agency after more than 25 years of service.