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Financial Stability Board Releases Consultation Documents On Measures To Address Systemically Important Financial Institutions

Date 19/07/2011

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision are today launching a public consultation on two documents that set out proposed measures to address the systemic and moral hazard risks posed by systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs).
CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler's Statements Of Support On Four Final Rule Proposals And One Proposed Rule Under The Dodd-Frank Act

Date 19/07/2011

I support the proposed rulemaking for customer clearing documentation and timing of acceptance for clearing. The proposed rule promotes market participants’ access to central clearing, increases market transparency and supports market efficiency.
Hirander Misra Steps Down As Chief Executive Officer Algo Technologies

Date 19/07/2011

Hirander Misra has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Algo Technologies Ltd to pursue other opportunities. He will remain a Board Director and shareholder in the firm.
RTS Exchange: Collateral Requirement Reduced For Futures On Baskets Of Federal Loan Bonds

Date 19/07/2011

On July 18, 2011 the basic collateral requirements for futures contracts on a basket of federal loan bonds were reduced.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Component Companies Increase Expected Dividend Distribution By 12.66% From A Year Ago, 2.93% From Previous Quarter, Dow Jones Indexes’ 2Q11 Survey Says - DJIA Components’ Dividends Represent 38% Of Total U.S. Stock Market Payouts - Dividend Data Provides Insight Into Outlook Of Bellwether U.S. Corporations, Dow Jones Indexes’ Krein Says

Date 19/07/2011

The Dow Jones Industrial Average‘s 30 component companies are expected to increase their annual dividend payout by 12.66% year-over-year and 2.93% from the previous quarter, according to a second-quarter 2011 survey by Dow Jones Indexes.

European Investment Bank Opens Selection Of Exchanges And Clearing Banks For NER 300 Initiatives

Date 19/07/2011

The European Investment Bank (EIB) today announces its intention to select carbon exchanges and clearing banks for monetisation of 300 million EU Allowances (EUAs) from the New Entrants Reserve (NER) for phase 3 of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). The process will select exchanges, including examination of their ability to manage auctions, and banks acting as general clearing members of those exchanges. This leaves open a final decision on how and when carbon allowances will be monetised.
MICEX And RTS Start Joint Annual Report Competition

Date 19/07/2011

On July 18, 2011 MICEX Stock Exchange and RTS Stock Exchange started to accept applications on participating in the 14th Annual Report Competition.
GreenX To Launch California Carbon Futures Contract

Date 19/07/2011

Green Exchange LLC (GreenX) today unveiled details of its California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures contract. The contract will serve as a compliance and risk management tool for market participants operating within the California Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The California carbon market, set to become North America’s largest emissions program, aims to reduce state-wide emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear Clears OTC Interest Rate Swaps For Friesland Bank Through ABN AMRO Clearing - First Client To Clear OTC IRS Transactions In The Netherlands

Date 19/07/2011

Friesland Bank, ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V. (ABN AMRO Clearing) and LCH.Clearnet Ltd (LCH.Clearnet), today announced that Friesland Bank has signed up to LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear service to clear OTC interest rate swap (IRS) transactions through ABN AMRO Clearing. Friesland Bank is the first Dutch client to benefit from SwapClear’s proven risk management experience.
ICE Clear Credit Successfully Transitions Under Dodd-Fran - Clears Trades

Date 19/07/2011

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced today that ICE Clear Credit, formerly known as ICE Trust, cleared its first trades as a CFTC-regulated Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) and SEC-regulated Securities Clearing Agency (SCA).