FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

News

CFTC Charges Michigan Man Jeffrey L. Groendyke With Operating A Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme And Misappropriating Customer Funds - Federal Court Issues Order Freezing Assets Held In Groendyke’s Trading Accounts And Preserving Books And Records

Date 04/05/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of an enforcement action charging Jeffrey L. Groendyke of Middleville, Mich., doing business as JG Forex Fund (JGF), with fraud and misappropriation in connection with an off-exchange foreign currency (forex) Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 54 customers of at least $953,305 since May 2010. Groendyke has never been registered with the CFTC in any capacity.
Dow Jones Indexes, FXCM Jointly Launch Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index - Index To Reflect Changes In Value Of U.S. Dollar Measured Against Basket Of The World’s Most Liquid Currencies: Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar

Date 04/05/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider; and FXCM Inc., a global online provider of foreign exchange trading and related services; today announced they have collaborated to launch the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index.
SIFMA Applauds Subcommittee Passage Of End User Exemption Legislation

Date 04/05/2011

SIFMA today released the following statement from Ken Bentsen, executive vice president, public policy and advocacy upon passage by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Financial Services Committee of H.R. 1610, the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, which would exempt end users from having to post margin for derivatives contracts.
OneChicago Unveils New Name For Innovative Product, OCX.NoDivRisk - Updated Identifier Reflects The Product’s Value To Investors

Date 04/05/2011

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange that offers security futures, announced today the renaming of its security futures 1D product to OCX.NoDivRisk from OCX.NoDiv. The new identifier for the product suite, which removes dividend risk, better reflects its value to investors.
SEC Charges UBS With Fraudulent Bidding Practices Involving Investment Of Municipal Bond Proceeds - UBS To Pay $160 Million To Settle Charges

Date 04/05/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBS) with fraudulently rigging at least 100 municipal bond reinvestment transactions in 36 states and generating millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains.

FINRA Alert Warns Of Japan Earthquake Related Investment Scams

Date 04/05/2011

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert today warning investors of investment scams centered on Japan's recent earthquake and nuclear crisis. The con artists behind these "pump and dump" scams seek to capitalize on the media spotlight on Japan's recent disasters by linking a company's products or services to efforts ranging from the detection of gamma rays and the clean-up of nuclear waste to the development of earthquake-resistant structures.
SIFMA Supports Passage Of Deadline Extension Legislation For Dodd-Frank Derivatives Rulemaking

Date 04/05/2011

SIFMA today released the following statement from Ken Bentsen, executive vice president, public policy and advocacy, upon passage by the House Agriculture Committee of H.R. 1573, legislation that would extend the effective implementation date for the derivatives-related section of the Dodd-Frank Act.
TSX Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report – Highlights - April 30, 2011

Date 04/05/2011

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending April 30, 2011.
BME Expands Its IBEX 35® Index Family - The New Indices Will Be Calculated And Disseminated In Real Time As Of 19th May

Date 04/05/2011

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) expands its IBEX 35® index family with three new tradable indices, all of which are based on the IBEX35®. The new indices, called IBEX 35® DOUBLE LEVERAGE GROSS, IBEX 35® DOUBLE LEVERAGE NET and IBEX 35® CAPPED NET RETURN will start to be calculated and disseminated in real time from May 19th.
SEC Charges Six Executives With Financial Fraud At Brooke Corporation

Date 04/05/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged six former leading executives affiliated with a Kansas-based financial corporation with hiding critical information from investors and conducting a financial fraud.