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Statement Of Dissent By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia - Further Definition Of “Swap Dealer,” “Security-Based Swap Dealer,” “Major Swap Participant,” “Major Security-Based Swap Participant,” And “Eligible Contract Participant”[1]

Date 18/04/2012

I respectfully dissent from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (the “Commission” or “CFTC”) approval today of the Entities Rule, which is a joint final and interim final rule with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”).² I have a number of concerns with each definition in the CFTC Entities Rule. However, this dissent focuses on the “swap dealer” definition.
NYSE Euronext Welcomes ID Logistics To Its European Market

Date 18/04/2012

ID Logistics, a leading contender in contract logistics, has listed on NYSE Euronext in Paris.
"Architecture" - Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding Entities Definitions Final Rule And Commodity Options Final Rule And Interim Final Rule, Washington, Dc

Date 18/04/2012

This morning we are considering two rules. While both are important, the final entities rule is a key component of our regulatory architecture. With this rule—along with the products definition rule when that is done (and I certainly hope that is soon)—we will finally have in place two of the most critically important pieces of the structure for the new regulatory regime of heretofore unregulated over-the-counter markets—markets that were part and parcel of the economic meltdown.
IIGCC Urges EU Ministers To Revise The Emissions Trading Scheme

Date 18/04/2012

Ahead of a meeting of EU ministers tomorrow, April 19th, to discuss the future of the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), whose members represent EUR7.5 trillion in assets under management, urges ministers to consider changes which would ensure the continued viability of the ETS.
Opening Statement Of Commissioner Mark P. Wetjen For The CFTC Open Meeting

Date 18/04/2012

Thank you, Chairman Gensler. Thank you also to the staff for your professionalism in responding to public input and in working with my office and others to develop these definitional rulemakings which, I believe, hit the right mark in setting a foundation for the regulation of the swap markets.

Annual General Meeting Of The Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Date 18/04/2012

The annual general meeting of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange was held on Wednesday, 18 April 2012.
BrokerTec Brings World Class Trading Platform To U.S. Fixed Income Market

Date 18/04/2012

ICAP, the world's leading interdealer broker, announced that its electronic fixed income business BrokerTec has successfully launched with its customers a new trading system for its U.S. based products using a modified version of the NASDAQ OMX Genium INET system. The new system provides very low latency and high throughput, as well as built in capabilities for manual traders.
Trayport’s Hosted Clearing Link Available At Singapore Exchange

Date 18/04/2012

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide today announced that its Straight Through Processing (STP) Clearing Link supporting realtime STP for OTC cleared markets is now available at Singapore Exchange (SGX).
Montréal Exchange Achieves New Trading Volume Record On BAX™ Three-Month Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Futures

Date 18/04/2012

TMX Group Inc. today announced that Montréal Exchange achieved a new record of 302,371 contracts traded on the Three-Month Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Futures (BAX)* on April 17, 2012. This surpasses the previous record of 285,500 contracts traded that was achieved on August 4, 2011.
Luxembourg Stock Exchange: Election Of Vice-Chairman Of The Board Of Directors, Appointment Of President & CEO

Date 18/04/2012

Following the annual general meeting of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange held on 18 April 2012, the board of directors elected Jean-Claude Finck, chairman of the executive committee of Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, as its vice-chairman.