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  • Guidewire Software Celebrates Initial Public Offering And First Day Of Trading On The New York Stock Exchange - First Technology IPO To List On The NYSE In 2012

    Date 25/01/2012

    Guidewire Software, a leading insurance technology company, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “GWRE” after its initial public offering in which it raised $115 million in gross proceeds. Marcus Ryu, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, joined by members of Guidewire’s management team, celebrated the company’s first day of trading on the NYSE by ringing The Opening BellSM. Guidewire is the first technology IPO to list on the NYSE this year.

  • U.S. Federal Reserve Issues FOMC statement

    Date 25/01/2012

    Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately, notwithstanding some slowing in global growth. While indicators point to some further improvement in overall labor market conditions, the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending has continued to advance, but growth in business fixed investment has slowed, and the housing sector remains depressed. Inflation has been subdued in recent months, and longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.

  • David Einhorn And Greenlight Capital Inc Fined £7.2m For Trading On Inside Information In Punch Taverns Plc.

    Date 25/01/2012

    The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has decided to fine David Einhorn, owner of the prominent US hedge fund Greenlight Capital Inc (Greenlight), and his fund £7.2 million for engaging in market abuse in relation to an anticipated significant equity fundraising by Punch Taverns Plc (Punch) in June 2009.

  • CFTC Staff To Host Public Roundtable To Discuss The “Available To Trade” Provision for Swap Execution Facilities And Designated Contract Markets

    Date 25/01/2012

    Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public roundtable on January 30, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., to discuss the proposed regulations to implement the “available to trade” provision of the trade execution requirement set forth in Section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act pursuant to Section 723 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The roundtable will discuss: 1) the filing process under Part 40 of the Commission’s regulations for a designated contract market (DCM) or swap execution facility (SEF) to notify the Commission that it has determined that a swap is “available to trade”; 2) the factors that a DCM or SEF must consider to make an “available to trade” determination; and 3) the meaning and parameters of “economically equivalent swap.” The roundtable will assist the CFTC in the rulemaking process.

  • UK's Financial Services Authority: New Orthodoxy For Conduct Regulation – Fair Deal For Consumers

    Date 25/01/2012

    Martin Wheatley, managing director of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), today outlined a new orthodoxy and regulatory approach for the future of conduct regulation – getting a fair deal for consumers.

  • Statement Of Dissent To The CFTC-SEC Report On International Swap Regulation Pursuant To Section 719(c) Of The Dodd-Frank Act (the “Report”), CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

    Date 25/01/2012

    The staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must be commended on their outreach with other international regulatory bodies to harmonize the new rules and regulations over the swaps markets. I am confident that this level of coordination and cooperation has never been achieved previously.

  • Coordination Board Of The MICEX-RTS Innovation And Investment Market Evaluates IIM 2011 Activities

    Date 25/01/2012

    Members of the Innovation and Investment market Coordination Board chaired by  the Head of ROSNANO Anatoly Chubais, discussed market performance in 2011. The  participants of the meeting noted a considerable two-fold growth in the number  of issuers presented on the market by the end of 2011. 10 new issuers were  admitted to trading on the IIM with a total number of the market participants  reaching 23 companies.

  • IOSCO Publication: Follow-On Analysis To The Report On Trading Of OTC Derivatives

    Date 25/01/2012

    This Follow-On Analysis to the Report on Trading (Follow-On Report) describes the different types of trading platforms currently available for the execution of OTC derivatives transactions in IOSCO member jurisdictions. Where possible, it also notes the differences relating to participant, product and geographic coverage.

  • NSD To Settle RTS Money Transactions

    Date 25/01/2012

    National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia's only settlement depository  servicing the full range of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers,  reports that starting 13 February it launches settlements on transactions  concluded within the RTS Money system using bank accounts opened with NSD by the  RTS Money participants and their clients.

  • EEX Launches Incentive Scheme On The Natural Gas Spot Market

    Date 25/01/2012

    The European Energy Exchange (EEX) consistently pursues its growth strategy and reinforces the expansion of its Natural Gas Spot Market with a new incentive scheme. This model creates volume incentives for trading participants and aims at further increasing liquidity on the exchange. In 2011, the trading volume on the EEX natural gas market increased by 25 precent year-on-year, the Spot Market volume increased by 54 percent.