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Shanghai Stock Exchange Credit Bond 100 Index To Be Launched

Date 29/01/2013

Designed to serve as two new investable benchmarks for bond investors as well as to promote innovation of China bond market, CSI today announced the upcoming launch of SSE Credit Bond 100 Index on Feb. 26th 2013. This index is composed of credit bonds trading in SSE whose credit rating are AA grade or above ，term to maturity above 1 year and outstanding above 0.8 billion. The base date is December 31st, 2007. The base index is 100.
CFTC Seeks To Revoke The Registration Of Robert A. Christy And The Registrations Of His Company, Crabapple Capital Group LLC, Based On Court’s Permanent Injunction Order Prohibiting Them From Committing Further Fraud

Date 28/01/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a notice of intent to revoke the registrations of Robert A. Christy and Crabapple Capital Group LLC (Crabapple), both of Georgia. Christy is registered as an Associated Person and listed as a principal of Crabapple. Crabapple is a registered Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor.
CalPERS Launches Research Initiative To Study Impact Of Sustainability Factors On Investments

Date 28/01/2013

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today launched the Sustainable Investment Research Initiative (SIRI), in an effort to drive innovative thought leadership that will inform and advance the organization’s understanding of sustainability factors and the impact they have on financial performance.
BATS 1000 Index Advances 1.4% Last Week

Date 28/01/2013

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000®Index (Ticker: BATSK) gained 236.68 points, or 1.4%, last week to close at 17,012.62 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close on Friday. The Business Services and Consumer Services sectors led the advancers with 2.4% and 2.3% gains, respectively. The only sector to decline for the week was the Technology and Communications sector -0.3%.
Federal Reserve Board Announces Release Dates For Results From Supervisory Stress Tests And From The Comprehensive Capital Analysis And Review (CCAR)

Date 28/01/2013

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that results from the supervisory stress tests conducted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will be released on Thursday, March 7, and the related results from the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, or CCAR, will be released on Thursday, March 14. Results will be released for both exercises at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

SEC Charges Former Jefferies Executive With Defrauding Investors In Mortgage-Backed Securities

Date 28/01/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former executive at New York-based broker-dealer Jefferies & Co. with defrauding investors while selling mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in the wake of the financial crisis so he could generate additional revenue for his firm.
Meeting Of The Financial Stability Board In Zurich on 28 January

Date 28/01/2013

At its meeting in Zurich, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) discussed vulnerabilities affecting the global financial system and progress in authorities ‘work to strengthen global financial regulation. The FSB also took the procedural steps to constitute itself as a legal entity, as part of its ongoing strengthening of its capacity, resources and governance.
CFTC Charges Four Florida-Based Precious Metals Firms And Three Individuals For Engaging In Illegal Retail Off-Exchange Transactions In Precious Metals - CFTC Orders Bar Secured Precious Metals International, Inc., Secured Precious Metals Management, Inc., Barclay Metals, Inc., Universal Clearing, Llc, Linda Laramie, Sean Stropp, And Sylvia Williams From Commodities Industry For Five-Years

Date 28/01/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued two Orders filing and settling charges against two Fort Lauderdale, Fla. companies, Secured Precious Metals International, Inc. and Secured Precious Metals Management, Inc., and their sole owner and principal, Linda Laramie (collectively SPM), as well as two West Palm Beach, Fla. companies, Barclay Metals, Inc. and Universal Clearing, LLC, and their owners and principals, Sean Stropp and Sylvia Williams (collectively Barclay), all for engaging in illegal off-exchange financed transactions in precious metals with retail customers.
SEC Announces Agenda For Feb. 1 Meeting Of Advisory Committee On Small And Emerging Companies

Date 28/01/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for a meeting of its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies being held this Friday, February 1.
ICE CEO Jeff Sprecher Discusses Planned Merger With NYSE In An Exclusive Interview In Futures Industry

Date 28/01/2013

The January issue of Futures Industry magazine includes an interview (attached to this email as a PDF) with Jeff Sprecher, the chief executive officer of IntercontinentalExchange, discussing how the merger agreement with NYSE Euronext came about and his strategic vision for ICE. The interview also covers how Liffe and the European rates business will fit into ICE’s business plan and what Sprecher’s plans are for the U.S. equities business once the deal is finalized. Any coverage of this interview should cite the January 2013 Issue of Futures Industry.