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Xignite Secures $10M In Series B Round From StarVest To Expand Market Data Cloud

Date 13/09/2011

Xignite, Inc., the leading financial market data cloud provider, today announced that it has secured $10 million in Series B funding from StarVest Partners, L.P. and John L. "Launny" Steffens of Spring Mountain Capital and former vice chairman of Merrill Lynch. The equity financing, which also included participation from previous investors Altos Ventures, Startup Ventures and Peter Caswell, will be used to support the company’s rapid growth through expansion of sales and marketing operations and extension of the Xignite market data cloud platform.
ISDA And S&P Indices To Co-brand S&P Credit Default Swap Indices

Date 13/09/2011

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and S&P Indices announced today that they will co-brand S&P’s existing Credit Default Swap (CDS) Indices as S&P/ISDA CDS Indices. The S&P/ISDA CDS Indices seek to reflect the credit default swap market for U.S. corporate credits and increase transparency for market participants.
FTSE Group: ICB Global Classification System Adopted By The Center For Research In Security Prices (CRSP)

Date 13/09/2011

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, today announces that renowned Chicago-based academic institution – Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) – has chosen the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) as their preferred classification system.
SIFMA Voices Concerns Over Possible Creation Of Credit Rating Agency Board

Date 13/09/2011

SIFMA today submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to a Dodd-Frank mandated study the Commission must undertake related to the assignment of credit ratings to structured financial products.
Rick Ketchum, Chairman & CEO, FINRA, Testimony Before The Subcommittee On Capital Markets And Government Sponsored Enterprises Committee On Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives

Date 13/09/2011

Chairman Garrett, Ranking Member Waters and Members of the Subcommittee:

I am Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.

SIFMA Chairman Taft Testifies Before House Financial Services Subcommittee On Uniform Fiduciary Duty, Oversight Of Broker-Dealers And Investment Advisers

Date 13/09/2011

John Taft, CEO of RBC Wealth Management, US and Chair of SIFMA today testified before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) current efforts to begin rulemaking on creating a uniform fiduciary standard of care for broker-dealers and investment advisers and also possible legislation to bring investment advisers under greater federal regulation.
SEC Announces Formation Of Advisory Committee On Small And Emerging Companies

Date 13/09/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the formation of the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies to focus on interests and priorities of small businesses and smaller public companies.
BOX And ISE Reach Agreement

Date 13/09/2011

BOX and ISE announced today that they have entered an agreement to resolve a patent infringement case filed by BOX against ISE in May 2011.
DIFC Signs MOU With Pudong Financial Services Bureau For Financial Services Exchange And Development

Date 13/09/2011

The Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”), the financial and business hub connecting the region’s emerging markets with the developed markets of Europe, Asia and the Americas, announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Chinese Pudong Financial Services Bureau (“PFSB”).
Dow Jones Indexes Launches Three Series Of Volatility Risk Control Indexes - Dow Jones Europe Titans 80 Volatility Risk Control, Dow Jones Eurozone Titans 80 Volatility Risk Control Indexes Support Dow Jones Indexes’ Expansion Plans In Europe - Dow Jones BRIC 50 Volatility Risk Control Indexes To Track Performance Of Leading Stocks, At Various Levels Of Volatility, In Four Key Countries

Date 13/09/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of three series of indexes designed to target various levels of volatility.