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Thai Bourse Holds Competition To Build Financial Professionals

Date 13/10/2010

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) joined with Muang Thai Life Assurance Co., Ltd, PTT PCL, and Kasikorn Bank PCL to hold Young Financial Star Competition 2010 (YFS 2010), open to university juniors, seniors, and graduate students not over 25 years of age to become champions in personal finance and investment planning. YFS 2010 is to prepare contestants for careers in the capital market. Students can win scholarships and overseas training programs worth over THB3.4 million (approx. USD117,
Opening Statement Before the Technology Advisory Committee - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensle

Date 12/10/2010

Good afternoon. Thank you Commissioner O’Malia for chairing today’s meeting of the Technology Advisory Committee. I also thank my fellow Commissioners for their hard work to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
SEC Proposes New Family Office Definition Under Dodd-Frank Act

Date 12/10/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed a new rule, based on requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, that would help those managing their own family's financial portfolios determine whether their "family offices" can continue to be excluded from the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Brazil Titans 20 ADR And Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Services Titans 30 Indexes

Date 12/10/2010

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Brazil Titans 20 ADR and Dow Jones Emerging Markets Consumer Services Titans 30 indexes.
Karen Garnett And Mark Kronforst Named Associate Directors In SEC Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 12/10/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Karen Garnett and Mark Kronforst have been named Associate Directors in the Division of Corporation Finance.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Begins Trading On NASDAQ - SOXX ETF Based On Popular PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index

Date 12/10/2010

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (Nasdaq:SOXX), the first unlevered exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index(SM) (Nasdaq:SOX), will commence trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market(R) on October 15. This ETF is designed to track the performance of the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, the most widely recognized benchmark investors use to track the semiconductor industry. The index is a known
AMF And Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) Sign MoU To Cooperate On Regulation And Technical Assistance

Date 12/10/2010

On October 11, 2010, Nasser Ahmad Al Shaibi, Chief executive officer of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) and Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation and exchange of information, with a view to forging closer links between the authorities and financial centres of both countries.
Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, September 21, 2010

Date 12/10/2010

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Tuesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on September 21, 2010.
BATS 1000 Index Gains 1.3% In Week As All 10 Sectors Rise - Industrials, Basic Materials And Business Services Set Pace

Date 12/10/2010

BATS Exchange, a leading and innovative US securities exchange, reports the BATS 1000 Index (BATSK) gained 1.3% for the Oct. 4-8 period, compared with a 1.6% gain for the S&P 500.
Dalian Commodity Exchange: Daily Soybean Meal Volume Reaches New Heights

Date 12/10/2010

Soybean meal trading volume reached a new high for 2010 on Tuesday, October 12th: 2,856,700 soybean meal contracts were traded. This surpassed the previous record for 2010 of 2,463,352 contracts set on August 9th.