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HKEx: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 19/06/2013

Updated:  19/06/2013

Fixnetix Responds To Canadian Regulations With FPGA iX-eCute - Leading Canadian Investment Bank Goes Live With Ultra-Low Latency Pre-Trade Risk Control

Date 19/06/2013

Fixnetix, global managed services provider for ultra-low latency market data, trading and risk control, announced today the launch of ix-eCute, the pre-trade risk FPGA microchip for ultra-low latency execution for the Canadian cash markets. Fixnetix is also pleased to announce the leading Canadian investment bank has contracted for iX-Eye, the risk command and control graphical user interface (GUI) integrated with the new FPGA iX-eCute. This solution is now live and trading markets TSX, TMX Select, TMX venture, Alpha, Matchnow and Chi-X Canada

DLA Piper Teams Up With DIFC And The US-UAE Business Council To Shed Light On New 'FATCA' Law

Date 19/06/2013

DLA Piper, the global law firm, this week co-hosted a seminar on the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which comes into effect at the end of this year. Experts from the firm's Middle East and US offices, alongside speakers from DIFC and the US-UAE Business Council, explored the scope and implications of the new law for businesses with operations in the UAE.

SS&C Join TMX Atrium’s Community In Toronto - Ensuring Additional And Instantaneous Access To TMX Atrium’s Infrastructure Reach

Date 19/06/2013

TMX Atrium, provider of smarter infrastructure solutions for the financial community, today announced that SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc., (SS&C) has joined the TMX Atrium community.

Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Rolls Out Online Portal For Market Data

Date 19/06/2013

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has rolled out a new web-based portal called Nova through which JSE market data clients can report their monthly usage of JSE data direct to the exchange.

BBA Response To Parliamentary Commission On Banking Standards

Date 19/06/2013

Responding to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards' report Changing Banking for Good, BBA Chief Executive Anthony Browne said:

“This is the most significant report into banking for a generation. There has already been a huge amount of change in the industry since the financial crisis but the banks recognise that more needs to be done. Regaining trust is an absolute priority - we want the UK’s banking industry to once again set the gold standard for professionalism and integrity."

U.K. Banking Commission Publishes Report On Changing Banking For Good

Date 19/06/2013

The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards today publishes its Final Report – ‘Changing banking for good’. It outlines the radical reform required to improve standards across the banking industry.

Tokyo Stock Exchange And Osaka Securities Exchange: Developing Rules In Connection With The Integration Of Derivatives Markets

Date 19/06/2013

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has published trading rules to be effective after TSE derivatives markets integrate into Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. derivatives markets in March 2014, following the integration of the cash markets scheduled on July 16,2013.
TSE invites public comments on this matter, so if you have any comments, please submit them to us.

“Rock'n The Trouble” - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton, Hedge Fund Industry In 2013, Chicago, Illinois

Date 18/06/2013

Introduction—All Sorts of Trouble

Thanks very much to Bill (Kane)—Kane'o to me when we were kids—for the kind introduction and the opportunity to spend some time here discussing some key policy issues addressing hedge funds and the broader financial sector.  It really is a pleasure to be with you in my favorite city.

SEC Charges San Diego-Based Promoter In Penny Stock Scheme

Date 18/06/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a penny stock promoter in the San Diego area for fraudulently arranging the purchase of $2.5 million worth of shares in a penny stock company in an attempt to generate the false appearance of market interest and induce other investors to purchase the stock.