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Richard G. Ketchum, Chairman And Chief Executive Officer, FINRA, FINRA Annual Conference, Washington, DC, Monday, May 21, 2012

Date 21/05/2012

Thank you, Cathy [Mattax], for that introduction. It's great to see all of you here again. 

The conference is a great opportunity for us to continue building a dialogue between FINRA and firms. This morning, we hosted a special program to hear from and talk to small firms about issues that are important to them, and over the next three days you'll find a number of opportunities—including special networking events—to talk directly to members of various FINRA committees. 

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Extension Of Transaction Reporting Requirements To OTC Derivatives

Date 21/05/2012

Supervision of OTC derivatives markets is one of the priorities set by the G20. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers has therefore decided to take part in the CESR¹  project to collect OTC derivatives transactions without waiting for the MiFID² 2 and EMIR³ to come into force.

Keynote Address On The Cross-Border Application Of Dodd-Frank Swaps Market Reforms Before The 2012 FINRA Annual Conference, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 21/05/2012

Good morning, Rick, thank you for that kind introduction and for inviting me to speak at your annual conference. I appreciate the relationship that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in working to bring transparency to markets and helping to protect the public. Rick, I also want to thank you for your thoughtful advice as a member of the CFTC’s and Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) advisory committee on regulatory issues.

BM&FBOVESPA Registers A Record 195,703 Trades In The BM&F Segment

Date 21/05/2012

BM&FBOVESPA registered a record 195,703 trades in the BM&F segment in may 18th. The previous record was 195,239 trades on August 05, 2012. BM&FBOVESPA also registered a record number of trades in mini Ibovespa futures contracts in may 18th session at 127,152 (from the previous record of 124,844 on August 05, 2011) and a record 310,787 contracts traded (from the previous record of 277,185 on August 05, 2011). 

DTCC’S Global Trade Repository To Open Data Centre In Singapore To Promote OTC Derivatives Reporting - Global Network Ensures Regulators Worldwide Have Seamless Access To Data For Systemic Risk Mitigation & Market Surveillance

Date 21/05/2012

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Global Trade Repository announced today its intention to expand its operations into Singapore by establishing an Asian-based global data centre to ensure regulators have seamless access to data for systemic risk mitigation in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets.   

Institutional Investors Spur Hedge Funds To Grow Operational Infrastructure And Increase Transparency, Says AIMA/KPMG Survey

Date 21/05/2012

• New global report by KPMG and AIMA covered 150 managers with $550bn in assets under management

         Survey reveals:

• Almost 60% of global assets under management are now from institutional investors
• Nearly 90% of respondents reported increased due diligence since 2008

Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index

Date 21/05/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and CRD Analytics announced today the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index (Nasdaq:QCRD), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, May 21, 2012.

SWIFT: Lázaro Campos Announces He Will Step Down As CEO - Gottfried Leibbrandt Confirmed As Successor

Date 21/05/2012

SWIFT CEO Lázaro Campos has notified the Board of his intention to leave the company. After 25 years with the company, the last five of which were successful years as CEO, it is his intention to pursue opportunities outside SWIFT. Under his leadership, SWIFT embarked on an ambitious growth and transformational strategy (SWIFT2015), almost doubling volumes, maintaining excellent operational performance while successfully reducing costs by 30%, and prices by 50%. 

TASE Opens NASDAQ Trading - New York, May 17, 2012

Date 21/05/2012

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Calls Investors’ Attention To Recent Ordinance Amendments

Date 21/05/2012

In the latest issue of InvestEd Intelligence, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) briefly discusses the implications of the Securities and Futures (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 gazetted in early May.