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Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen): Response To The EU’s Proposal For Changed Capital Adequacy Rules

Date 26/04/2010

The recent financial crisis has revealed a number of weaknesses in the existing capital adequacy rules. It is therefore important to impose stricter capital adequacy requirements for the banks, stress FI, the Swedish Ministry of Finance and the Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank) in a joint response to the EU Commission's Capital Requirements Directive, CRD.
Fixnetix Completes US Expansion Of Ultra Low Latency Networks Using Cisco - Premier Low Latency Provider Extends Multi-Asset Class Connection Footprint With Global Technology Leader

Date 26/04/2010

Cisco today announced that Fixnetix, one of the leading providers of low-latency trading, market data, hosting and direct market access (DMA) services for the financial service industry, has completed its US low latency network expansion using Cisco technology. The ability to trade the “Fastest” in any market from any location has enabled Fixnetix and Cisco to set the bench mark for low latency trading and market data access. Fixnetix has now completed its ultra high speed 10Gb+ network wit
Dubai Mercantile Exchange: CEO Thomas Leaver Addresses Industry Leaders At MPGC 2010 Conference - DME Oman Contract Ensures Transparent Pricing For Producers And Consumers, Says CEO

Date 26/04/2010

Addressing global energy executives and leaders of the Kuwaiti oil and gas industry at the 18th Middle East Petroleum and Gas Conference (MPGC) in Kuwait City today, Thomas Leaver, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), cited the DME Oman contract as the most transparent and strategically viable price benchmark for East of Suez crude oil markets.
Irish Stock Exchange To Rename Two Of Its Securities Markets From 10th May 2010

Date 26/04/2010

Market Name Changes The Irish Stock Exchange (“ISE”) is renaming two of its three securities markets with effect from Monday, 10th May 2010:
April 2010 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes

Date 26/04/2010

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was up 2.95% for the month of April. The Dow Jones-UBS Single Commodity Indexes for Wheat, Natural Gas and Nickel had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 9.20%, 8.93%, and 8.06%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Sugar, Coffee and Copper, which were down -6.74%, -4.32%, and -1.18% respectively, in April.

Direct Edge Appoints Independent Board Members To Its New Exchange - Industry Veterans Join Board Of Directors To Oversee EDGA And EDGX Exchange Platforms

Date 26/04/2010

Direct Edge, America’s newest stock exchange, today announced the appointment of 10 leading industry professionals and academics who will serve as independent directors on the Boards of its two new exchanges, which were granted approval by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission in March.
International Securities Exchange Extends Trading Hours For Its ISE FX Options® Products

Date 26/04/2010

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that it will extend trading hours for all products in its suite of ISE FX Options®. Beginning on April 30, 2010, trading in ISE's currency options will open at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Trading will close at 4:15 p.m.
Green Exchange LLC Crosses Major Milestone: Files For Status As Independent Exchange

Date 26/04/2010

Green Exchange LLC announced today that it has formally submitted its application to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for designated contract market (DCM) status. If approved, this designation will allow Green Exchange to operate as a stand-alone entity and to list futures and options contracts for the trading of environmental derivative products under CFTC regulation and oversight. The environmental products that Green Exchange intends to list initially are currently listed,
U.S. Treasury Commences Plan To Sell Citigroup Common Stock

Date 26/04/2010

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the next steps in its plan to sell approximately 7.7 billion shares of Citigroup common stock. To enable such sales, Citigroup has filed a prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering Treasury’s sale of this common stock.
Michel Barnier Member Of The European Commission Responsible For The Internal Market And Services - Forging A New Deal Between Finance And Society: Restoring Trust In The Financial Sector - European Financial Services Conference, Brussels, 26 April 2010

Date 26/04/2010

Ladies and Gentlemen,I welcome all of you who have made it to Brussels despite the recent travel chaos.The subject and title of this conference is well chosen. And I fully subscribe to it.