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CalPERS Board Member Priya Mathur Appointed To UN-Backed PRI Board

Date 11/10/2012

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that Board Member Priya Sara Mathur will join the Board of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Association, the fiduciary body responsible for the overall effectiveness, performance and conduct of the United Nations-backed PRI Initiative.
ESMA Publishes The Notification Thresholds For Sovereign Issuers

Date 11/10/2012

According to Article 7(2) of the Short Selling Regulation, ESMA has to publish a list of the thresholds applicable to the sovereign issuers for the purpose of the notification to competent authorities of significant net short position in sovereign debt.
BM&FBOVESPA Market Holiday - Our Lady of Aparecida Day

Date 11/10/2012

Friday (October 12) is national public holiday in Brazil and there will be no trading on BM&FBOVESPA.
Pamela Dyson Named SEC's Deputy Chief Information Officer

Date 11/10/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Pamela C. Dyson has been named the SEC’s Deputy Chief Information Officer and will work to further modernize and enhance the agency’s information technology systems.
BM&FBOVESPA Debates Sustainability At The 52nd General Assembly And Annual Meeting Of The World Federation Of Exchanges (WFE) - For The First Time Environmental, Social And Corporate Governance Questions Will Be Covered By A Panel Dedicated To These Matters

Date 11/10/2012

BM&FBOVESPA will take part in the 52nd General Assembly and Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which will take place October 14-19 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Brazilian Exchange will be present at “Panel 2 – Special Session: ESG” on October 16, when for the first time environmental, social and corporate governance questions will be discussed in an exclusive session dedicated to these matters.

FINRA Fines Guggenheim Securities $800,000 For Failing To Supervise CDO Traders; Two Traders Sanctioned For Efforts To Hide Loss

Date 11/10/2012

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Guggenheim Securities, LLC of New York $800,000 for failing to supervise two collateralized debt obligation (CDO) traders who engaged in activities to hide a trading loss. FINRA sanctioned the two traders: Alexander Rekeda, the former head of Guggenheim's CDO Desk, was suspended for one year and fined $50,000; Timothy Day, a trader on Guggenheim's CDO Desk, was suspended for four months and fined $20,000.
Program Trading Averaged 29.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 1-5

Date 11/10/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Oct. 1-5.
CFTC Staff Responds To Frequently Asked Questions On The Reporting Of Cleared Swaps

Date 11/10/2012

Today, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) staff is responding to frequently asked questions from market participants and other interested parties on the reporting of cleared swaps as required under part 45 of the Commission’s regulations. The CFTC is issuing a FAQ document to help market participants better understand how to report cleared swaps, who has the obligation to report and the timing of reporting.
RTS Realtime Systems Expands Operations In Hong Kong With Platform Equinix - Deploys In Equinix IBX Data Center In Hong Kong To Deliver Low Latency Direct Market Access In Asia

Date 11/10/2012

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global trading solutions provider, has expanded its operations in Asia by deploying in Equinix’s Hong Kong International Business ExchangeTM (IBX) data center. RTS’ extended presence in Hong Kong enables the company to further support low latency trading across asset classes on major exchanges throughout the Asia Pacific region. RTS is already leveraging Platform EquinixTM in Chicago, Frankfurt and New York.
Chartis Names SunGard A Category Leader In Enterprise Collateral Management

Date 11/10/2012

Chartis Research has positioned SunGard Financial Systems as a category leader in its RiskTech Quadrant for enterprise collateral management solutions. SunGard is the only vendor recognized as a category leader for both the trading and banking books.