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Athanassios Diplas Named Senior Advisor To ISDA Board Of Directors

Date 11/10/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announced today that Athanassios Diplas has been named a Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. In this role, Mr Diplas will work and consult with the ISDA Board and with Robert Pickel, ISDA’s Chief Executive Officer, and other senior ISDA executives on key global public policy issues affecting the OTC derivatives markets
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Remarks At 2012 New England Securities Conference

Date 11/10/2012

Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be here today as part of a coalition fighting on behalf of America’s investors – and in particular the small, retail investors who rely on regulators to protect them from fraud and ensure that the field is level for every player.
ILO Calls On G20 To Live Up To Its Promise To Tackle The Crisis - The ILO Director-General Says G20 Countries Should Stand By Their Commitment To Take New, Urgent Measures In The Face Of Deteriorating Global Economic Conditions

Date 11/10/2012

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has called on G20 nations to act on their pledge to take urgent action if the global economic crisis worsened.
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.