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b-next Launches CMC:Lite To Provide Entry Level Market Abuse Compliance - An Entry Level Version Of The b-next CMC:Suite Providing Automated Surveillance Of Equities, Derivatives And Fixed Income Instruments - Solution Of Compliance Scenarios And Market Abuse Monitoring And The Detection Of Suspicious Trading Activity

Date 23/10/2012

b-next, a specialist provider of Market Abuse Surveillance, Insider Dealing, Best Execution and Compliance software solutions, announces CMC:Lite, an entry level version of its successful CMC:Suite. This unique service provides clients with a key set of compliance scenarios required to perform effective surveillance and analysis of trading activity. b-next has identified the core functional requirements needed for a firm to become compliant with their market abuse and best execution obligations. These have been packaged in CMC:Lite along with market data and system hosting. This service and the wide range of available b-next surveillance scenarios help financial institutions to meet regulatory requirements such as those established by ESMA and MAD as well as other national and international supervisory authorities. The system is simple to use, ready to implement and cost effective to maintain.

Palestine Exchang Eid-Al-Adha Market Holiday

Date 23/10/2012

The Palestine Exchange (PEX) will be closed Thursday through Tuesday 25-30 of October 2012 celebrating Eid-Al-Adha holiday. Business will resume as usual on Wednesday 31/10/2012.

Bursa Malaysia Sector Update

Date 23/10/2012

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) has decided to update the classification of sectors for 9 Public Listed Companies (“9 PLCs”) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Monday, 29 October 2012.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces New Rates Of Exchange Fees

Date 23/10/2012

• New rates of exchange fees for operations on the WSE financial instruments market will apply as of the beginning of 2013.
• The WSE fee system is a tool of pursuing the international growth strategy of the Polish capital market.

SunGard Makes its Business Process Management Suite Available For Open Source via the Eclipse Foundation

Date 23/10/2012

SunGard’s Infinity Process Platform is now available from the Eclipse Stardust project, an open source business process management (BPM) suite designed to help improve the infrastructure behind many of the finance industry’s key operations.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Circular On Trading Of New Contracts

Date 23/10/2012

It is hereby noticed that as from October 22, 2012, such contracts may be traded as Coke 1310 contracts, linear low density polyethylene 1310 contracts, RBD Palm Olein 1310 contracts and polyvinyl chloride 1310 contracts, with their base prices as the follows:

J1310 contracts       CNY 1,669 /ton
L1310 contracts       CNY 10,190 /ton
P1310 contracts       CNY 7,290 /ton
V1310 contracts       CNY 6,755 /ton

Foresight Report: The Future Of Computer Trading In Financial Markets

Date 23/10/2012

Advances in technology continue to transform how our financial markets operate. The volume of financial products traded through computer automated trading taking place at high speed and with little human involvement has increased dramatically in the past few years.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Time For KiwiSaver Members To Maximise Their Retirement Savings Potential

Date 23/10/2012

The Financial Markets Authority says it's time for KiwiSaver members to make sure their investment options best suit their future retirement needs.

Preliminary International Banking Statistics At End-June 2012

Date 22/10/2012

Statistics at end-June 2012 are preliminary and subject to change. Large movements in the latest data are highlighted in the Statistical release. Data are available via the BISWebStats interactive query tool, in PDF format and CSV files on the BIS website (locational and consolidated banking statistics), and as a single PDF file in detailed annex tables. Final statistics, with an analysis of recent trends, will be released in conjunction with the forthcoming BIS Quarterly Review, to be published on 10 December 2012. Data at end-September 2012 will be released no later than 22 January 2013.

CFTC Orders Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC To Pay $200,000 For Supervision Violations

Date 22/10/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and settling charges that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (the respondent), a futures commission merchant (FCM) based in Purchase, N.Y., violated CFTC regulation 166.3 by failing to diligently supervise its employees’ handing of customer accounts.