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RTS Realtime Systems Connects To Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) Increases Coverage Of Asian Exchanges

Date 08/03/2012

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced that the firm is now able to offer market access to the Thailand Futures Exchange plc (TFEX), a subsidiary of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Group.

NZX Receives Initial Orders For Return Of Capital

Date 08/03/2012

On 20 February 2012, the Directors of NZX announced that the company would distribute cash by way of a return of capital to shareholders.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Reply To Parliamentary Question On The Recent Fraudulent Withdrawals From The ATMs Of DBS Bank

Date 08/03/2012

Date: For Parliament Sitting on 8 March 2012

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Q288 Mrs Lina Chiam, Non-Constituency Member

Question:

To ask the Prime Minister in light of the recent fraudulent withdrawals from the ATMs of DBS Bank (a) what have MAS and the Association of Banks in Singapore done to prevent such incidents from recurring at DBS Bank and other banks; and (b) whether MAS is assured that DBS Bank has definitely identified the problem behind the ATM security lapses.

MICEX-RTS: Initial Margin Requirement Increased For The Holidays Season

Date 08/03/2012

Beginning March 8, 2012 through March 10, 2012 the size of initial margin for the MICEX-RTS derivatives market, Standard sector of the securities market, RTS Money, derivatives markets of Saint-Petersburg Exchange   and Moscow Energy Exchange will be increased, due to public holidays.

Federal Court In Illinois Orders Windsor Brokers, Ltd. Of Cyprus To Pay $140,000 Civil Monetary Penalty, Cease Soliciting U.S. Customers, And Modify Website - Action Part Of CFTC’s Nationwide Sweep Against Foreign Currency Firms For Failure To Register Under The 2008 Farm Bill, The Dodd-Frank Act, And CFTC Regulations

Date 07/03/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court consent order requiring Windsor Brokers, Ltd. (Windsor), of Limassol, Cyprus, to pay a $140,000 civil monetary penalty to settle CFTC charges. Windsor unlawfully solicited U.S. customers to engage in foreign currency (forex) transactions and operated as a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) without being registered with the CFTC (see CFTC Press Release 6108-11, September 8, 2011).

U.S. Treasury Announces Public Offering Of AIG Common Stock, Agreement With AIG To Repay The Government’s Remaining $8.5 Billion Preferred Equity Investment

Date 07/03/2012

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced that it has launched an offering of $6 billion of its American International Group (AIG) common stock. AIG has indicated that it intends to purchase up to $3 billion of the common stock sold by Treasury in this offering at the initial public offering price.

STOXX Announces New Composition Of Select Dividend, Style And Grand Prix Indices - Results Of The Review To Be Effective On March 19, 2012

Date 07/03/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, substantial and global index concepts, today announced the results of the annual review of the STOXX Select Dividend Index series and the STOXX Global Grand Prix Index; as well as the result of the semi-annual review of the STOXX TMI Growth andSTOXX TMI Value indices, their respective large, mid- and small sub-indices and the respective indices for the euro zone. All changes will be effective on March 19, 2012.

CFTC Charges Alabama Resident John David Stroud And His Companies With Commodity Pool Fraud And Misappropriation - Defendants Allegedly Stole More Than $2.2 Million From Pool Participants And Lost More Than $1.1 Million Trading - Federal Court Enters Emergency Order Freezing Defendants’ Assets And Protecting Books And Records

Date 07/03/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it filed an enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama charging John David Stroud and his companies, Stroud Capital Management, LLC, TS Capital Partners, LLC, and TS Capital Management, LLC, all of Auburn, Ala., with fraud and misappropriation in operating two commodity pools.

Direct Edge Introduces Message Efficiency Incentive Program

Date 07/03/2012

Dear Members,

The way that technology has transformed our markets has been a topic of constant discussion in recent years. Direct Edge believes these changes have undeniably improved the trading experience of both investors and intermediaries. At the same time, these changes have had a profound impact on how our market operates, how resources are used, and the nature of responsible market participation. Direct Edge believes that as one of the nation’s — and the world’s — largest stock market operators, we are in a position of leadership and understanding, which make us well positioned to drive the dialogue forward in a way that gives market participants the flexibility they need, while giving the investing public increased confidence that this technological transformation is occurring responsibly.

SEC Charges CEO Of Las Vegas-Based Penny Stock Company And Several Consultants In Pump-And-Dump Scheme

Date 07/03/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Las Vegas-based food and beverage company and its CEO with conducting a fraudulent pump-and-dump scheme, and charged several consultants for their illegal sales of company shares into the markets.