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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Completes Licensing Of Securities Trustees And Statutory Supervisors

Date 28/09/2012

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has today concluded the licensing process for SecuritiesTrustees and Statutory Supervisors with decisions on three further applicants.

Illinois Supreme Court Rejects ISE Appeal Of CBOE's Index Option Victory

Date 28/09/2012

On September 26, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear International Securities Exchange's (ISE) appeal of the Appellate Court's May 25, 2012 decision that affirmed a permanent injunction prohibiting ISE from listing or providing an exchange market for trading in options on either the S&P 500® Index (S&P 500) or the Dow Jones Industrial Average^SM (DJIA). This injunction also forbids The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) from clearing options on these indexes for ISE.

NZX Announces Board Changes

Date 27/09/2012

NZX is delighted to announce the appointment to the NZX Board of Simon Power and Therese Walsh. Simon’s appointment is effective from December 1 2012 and Therese from February 1 2013.
As previously signalled, Chris Moller will resign from the Board to allow him to focus on his other commitments, including his chairmanship roles at Sky City Entertainment Group Limited and Meridian Energy Limited. Chris’ resignation will take effect on November 2 2012.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 27/09/2012

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

Luna Gold Corp. (TSXVN:LGC) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, September 28, 2012. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol. 

CFTC Charges iFinix Futures, Inc. And Its Senior Executive Officer, Connecticut Resident Benhope Marlon Munroe, With Making False Statements To The National Futures Association And Failing To Meet Minimum Financial Requirements - Defendants Charged With Falsifying Bank Account Documents During NFA Audit

Date 27/09/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a civil enforcement action against registered independent introducing broker iFinix Futures, Inc. (iFinix), based in Plainview, N.Y., and iFinix’s senior executive officer, Benhope Marlon Munroe of New Milford, Conn. iFinix has also done business under the name Pro-Active Futures.

SEC Charges Investment Bank Analyst With Illegally Tipping College Friend About Nonpublic Merger Deals

Date 27/09/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former analyst at a Boston-based investment bank with illegally tipping a close friend with confidential information about clients involved in impending mergers and acquisitions.

“Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing” Workshop Tour Stopping Next in Memphis Accion, NYSE Euronext, and Yelp Bring The Big StartUp to Local Entrepreneurs

Date 27/09/2012

On October 9, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX), Accion, and Yelp will bring the NYSE Big StartUp “Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing” nationwide workshop tour to Memphis. The seventh stop on the Small Business Connections tour, the event will provide local small business owners with social media marketing know-how and access to capital.

CFTC Orders JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. To Pay $600,000 Civil Monetary Penalty For Violating Cotton Futures Speculative Position Limits

Date 27/09/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMCB) agreed to pay a $600,000 civil monetary penalty to settle CFTC charges that it exceeded speculative position limits in Cotton No. 2 futures contracts trading on the IntercontinentalExchange U.S. (ICE).

Marketing Leaders Unite At The New York Stock Exchange On October 2 For The 4th Annual Executive Marketing Summit Hosted By NYSE Euronext, The New York Times, Interbrand And CNBC - GE, Nissan, BlackBerry, Polo Ralph Lauren, Twitter And Others Discuss Best Practices For Building A World-Class Brand

Date 27/09/2012

On Tuesday, October 2, NYSE Euronext (NYX), in partnership with The New York Times, Interbrand and CNBC, will host the 4th annual Executive Marketing Summit at the New York Stock Exchange, coinciding with New York's Advertising Week.  The half-day conference, entitled, "Inventing the Future: The Essentials to Building a World-Class Brand," will bring together top marketing professionals with leading practitioners, representing the world's premiere brands, to examine and share best practices and marketing trends, and network. 

“Stifling Of Swaps Markets Before Dodd-Frank Rules Take Effect” - Remarks By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, European Federation Of Energy Traders Deutschland, Parlimentary Evening: Market Transparency And Supervision

Date 27/09/2012

Before I begin, I would like to thank Jan Haizmann for his kind introduction and for inviting me to speak at the European Federation of Energy Traders Parliamentary Evening. I am very pleased to be able to speak to a conference and share with you some of my observations regarding the U.S. efforts to regulate derivatives markets.