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  • NASDAQ OMX Issues Statement On Border Security, Economic Opportunity, And Immigration Modernization Act Of 2013

    Date 17/04/2013

    Regarding the Senate's Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration bill released yesterday - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 - NASDAQ OMX issued the following statement:

    "NASDAQ OMX congratulates the Senate Gang of Eight for their dedication and bipartisan collaboration on comprehensive immigration reform," said Bob Greifeld, Chief Executive Officer, NASDAQ OMX. "Historically, more than half of our nation's new technology startups have been founded by foreign-born owners, including many of NASDAQ's most innovative and game-changing companies. The Gang of Eight's commitment to increasing H1B and Green Card numbers as well as the addition of a STEM fund are encouraging steps toward comprehensive immigration reform, all of which will have significant benefits to the American economy and the global competitiveness of our nation."

  • CFTC: Federal Court In Florida Orders Michael Alcocer And His Panama-Based Company, InovaTrade, Inc., To Pay More Than $38 Million In Foreign Currency Fraud Action

    Date 17/04/2013

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained a federal court Order requiring Defendants Michael Alcocer (a U.S. citizen) and his company,InovaTrade, Inc., formerly of Miami and Orlando, Florida and later Panama City, Panama, to pay, jointly and severally, restitution of over $9.6 million and a civil monetary penalty of more than $28.8 million. The Order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans against Alcocer and InovaTrade and permanently prohibits them from further violations of federal commodities law, as charged. Neither Defendant has ever been registered with the CFTC.

  • Brazil's Market Surveillance Project Goes Live Across All Markets At BM&FBOVESPA

    Date 17/04/2013

    The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), BM&FBOVESPA, the Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures (BVMF3) Exchange, and BM&FBOVESPA Market Supervision (BSM), have announced the official go-live of NASDAQ OMX's SMARTS Integrity market surveillance platform across Brazil's equities, commodities and futures. BM&FBOVESPA's Equities market has been working with SMARTS since 2011, and now the Commodities and Futures markets will be monitored on the PUMA Trading System platform.

  • Thai Bourse Gold Futures Trading Prices Align With Global Market

    Date 17/04/2013

    The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, announced that trading of gold futures today was normal despite global gold price fluctuation, and by end-of-day, the price of gold futures had dropped only 11.2%. Also, Thailand Clearing House Co., Ltd. will adjust margin rates for gold and silver futures, effective on April 22, 2013.

  • CPSS And IOSCO Monitor The Implementation Of The PFMIs

    Date 17/04/2013

    The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have started the process of monitoring implementation of the Principles for financial market infrastructures (the PFMIs). The PFMIs are international standards for payment, clearing and settlement systems, including central counterparties, and trade repositories. They are designed to ensure that the infrastructure supporting global financial markets is robust and well placed to withstand financial shocks. The PFMIs were issued by CPSS-IOSCO in April 2012 and jurisdictions around the world are currently in the process of implementing them into their regulatory frameworks to foster the safety, efficiency and resilience of their financial market infrastructures (FMIs).