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Commission Proposes Improved EU Supervision Of Credit Rating Agencies And Launches Debate On Corporate Governance In Financial Institutions

Date 02/06/2010

As part of its work on preventing a future financial crisis and strengthening the financial system, the European Commission has today put forward amendments to the EU rules on Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) and launched a public consultation on reforming corporate governance in financial institutions. Furthermore, in order to advance swiftly in completing the necessary reforms to ensure a safe and stable financial system in Europe, the Commission has adopted
UK's Financial Services Authority Fines And Bans Commodity Broker For Market Abuse

Date 02/06/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Andrew Charles Kerr, a former commodity broker from Sucden Limited, £100,000 for market abuse. The FSA has also banned Kerr from working in the financial services industry on the grounds that he is not a fit and proper person.
NASDAQ OMX Announces NASDAQ Volatility Guard(SM) To Protect Investors And Listed Companies - New Functionality To Focus On Safeguarding Investors During Times Of High Trading Stress

Date 02/06/2010

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced a proposal to protect investors and listed companies while increasing transparency in the U.S. equity markets during times of volatile market conditions.
HKEx Main Board And GEM Listed Issuer Corporate Documents 2009 On DVD

Date 02/06/2010

Three sets of digital video disks (DVDs) with listed issuer corporate document archives recently released for sale by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) are now available for subscription.
BATS Exchange Sets Tape B & C Market Share Records In May - BATS Europe Hits New Highs - BATS Exchange Reaches 11.36% U.S. Total Matched Market Share For Month - BATS Europe Reports Record Average Daily Turnover

Date 02/06/2010

BATS Global Markets, an innovative financial markets technology company, announced that BATS Exchange achieved the second-best monthly market share in its history while BATS Europe set monthly records in the AEX and OMXH25 indices.

ICE Reports Record Futures ADV In May, Up 44% - $9 Trillion In CDS Cleared Globally To Date

Date 02/06/2010

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, reported strong futures volume growth in May 2010. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE's futures markets grew 44% from May 2009 to a record 1,441,567 contracts in May 2010. ICE Futures Europe established its fourth monthly ADV record in 2010 with 983,100 contracts traded, up 59% from May 2009.
RTS Indices Weekly Review

Date 02/06/2010

Weekly review: May 24 - 28, 2010 (pdf, 211 Kb)
CME Group Volume Averaged All-Time Record Of 16.8 Million Contracts Per Day In May 2010, Up 58 Percent - Record Foreign Exchange Average Daily Volume Of 1.3 Million Contracts, Up 140 Percent - Record Metals Average Daily Volume Of 398,000 Contracts, Up 93

Date 02/06/2010

CMEGroup, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that May volume averaged an all-time record of 16.8 million contracts per day, up 58 percent from May 2009. Total volume was 335 million contracts for May, of which 84 percent was traded electronically.
RTS: Settlement Of Futures And Options In June 2010

Date 02/06/2010

In June 2010 futures and options will be settled through the unified settlement technology implemented on FORTS and RTS Standard. Settlement schedule:
SGX Securities Trading Improves In May, Derivatives Activity Grows 40%

Date 02/06/2010

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Securities Market - Securities trading was healthy month on month despite cautious market conditions. Daily average value for May was $1.8 billion, 4% higher than in April. Calendar year-to-date daily average value was $1.6 billion.