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“Value Regulations”: Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To Metals Market Investors, Washington, D.C., March 23, 2010

Date 23/03/2010

Opening Thank you for taking the time to join in today. There has been an on-going dialogue with most of you who are participating in this session today, and I thank you for the conversation. What you have said, in brief, is that you are concerned about possible manipulation of the silver and gold markets. As someone who worked on Capitol Hill where we responded to thousands of constituents every week, I took it as part of my job to reply to folks. I continue to do that in my posi

Two IndexIQ Small Cap ETFs List On NYSE Arca

Date 23/03/2010

NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca, today began trading theIQ Canada Small Cap ETF (Ticker: CNDA),and theIQ Australia Small Cap ETF (Ticker: KROO).The ETFs are sponsored by IndexIQ.

Special Master Issues 2010 Rulings For ‘Top 25’ Executives At Firms Receiving Exceptional Taxpayer Assistance And ‘Look Back’ Letter On Review Of Pre-Recovery Act Compensation

Date 23/03/2010

To view the determinations, visit link. Today, the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, Kenneth R. Feinberg, issued his rulings on 2010 executive pay packages for the `Top 25' executives at the five remaining firms that received exceptional assistance from taxpayers: AIG, Chrysler, Chrysler Financial, GM, and GMAC.  Because B

Deutsche Börse Group: Next Phase Of Program To Optimize Operational Processes And Costs Decided

Date 23/03/2010

Deutsche Börse AG has completed its review of potential measures to further increase the efficiency of Deutsche Börse Group and resolved today the next phase of a multi-year program to optimize operational processes and structures across the Group. As already communicated, the objective of the program is to improve flexibility and effectiveness of using resources across the Group, to reduce time to market, and to further increase Deutsche Börse Group’s efficiency while at the same time identifyi

Shanghai Stock Exchange's President Zhang Yujun: ETFs Have Great Potential In China

Date 23/03/2010

"There is an ample room for the development of ETF in China," said President Zhang Yujun of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) yesterday at the seminar on development of exchange-traded fund (ETF) and its risk control. ETF is not only a tool for passive management, but will also contribute to the active management of asset allocation in the industry, the risk control of derivative market as well as the risk management of pension and hedge fund. As a risk management tool, ETF has great potentia

NYSE Euronext To Announce First-Quarter 2010 Financial Results And Host Conference Call On Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Date 23/03/2010

NYSE Euronext (NYX) will announce earnings for the first-quarter 2010 before the market opens on Tuesday, May 4, 2010.  A news release will be issued at approximately 2:30 a.m. (New York) / 8:30 a.m. (Paris) and a conference call with remarks by NYSE Euronext senior management will begin at 8:00 a.m. (New York)/ 2:00 p.m. (Paris).  A presentation will be referenced during the call and will be available on our website at 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner Written Testimony - House Committee on Financial Services

Date 23/03/2010

Introduction Promoting and maintaining stability in the housing market is critical to achieving economic recovery and sustainable long term growth.  The Administration's broad housing policies, including support for the ongoing functions of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, together with Treasury's and the Federal Reserve's purchases of mortgage-backed securities, have been crucial to restoring stabili

Statement Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler On Senate Banking Committee Passage Of OTC Derivatives Regulatory Reform Legislation

Date 23/03/2010

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler today commented on the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, passed by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Chairman Gensler said: “Today’s vote by the Senate Banking Committee represents historic progress toward comprehensive regulatory reform of the over-the-counter derivatives marketplace. I look forward to building on this Committee’s hard work with Chairman Dodd, Chai

NYSE Liffe U.S. Adds Three Independent Directors To Its Board - Fully Independent Board With Experienced Management Team

Date 23/03/2010

NYSE Liffe U.S. , the U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced the addition of three new Independent Directors to its Board. The new Directors are: Andrea M. Corcoran, Adjunct Professor of futures regulation at Georgetown Law Center; Ronald Filler, Professor of Law at New York Law School; and Todd Petzel, Chief Investment Officer of Offit Capital Advisors. They will join Chairman James J. McNulty, former President and CEO of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange; Marshall N. Car

Six Arrested In UK Financial Services Authority And Serious Organised Crime Agency Insider Dealing Investigation

Date 23/03/2010

In the first operation carried out jointly between the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), 16 addresses have been searched this morning in London, the South East and Oxfordshire in the FSA’s largest ever operation against insider dealing.