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BATS Exchange To Launch US Primary Listings Market - Third-Largest US Equities Exchange To Enter Primary Listings Markets To Better Meet Needs Of Public Companies

Date 17/12/2009

BATS Exchange, a leading and innovative U.S. securities exchange, today announced plans to launch a listings market by summer of 2010.
Program Trading Averaged 25.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 7-11

Date 17/12/2009

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Dec. 7-11.
CESR Updates The List Of Measures Recently Taken By Members Regarding Short-Selling

Date 17/12/2009

CESR published on 22 September 2008 a statement that facilitates an overview of actions taken by CESR Members in relation to short-selling. The statement paper includes either the statements or links to the statements published by CESR Members explaining the measures taken. This paper is not a comparison of the measures taken.
Molymet Roasters Become First Molybdenum Brands Listed On The London Metal Exchange

Date 17/12/2009

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has listed its first molybdenum brands for delivery against the LME’s new molybdenum contract.
CFTC Sanctions MF Global Inc. $10 Million For Significant Supervision Violations Between 2003 And 2008 - CFTC Charges Relate To Risk Supervision Failures In Four Separate Instances

Date 17/12/2009

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing and simultaneous settlement of charges against MF Global Inc., a registered futures commission merchant, and its predecessor corporation, Man Financial Inc. (collectively, “MF Global”), relating to risk supervision failures in four separate instances between 2003 and 2008.

SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #4 For Fiscal Year 2010

Date 17/12/2009

Yesterday President Obama signed H.R. 3288, the appropriations bill that includes funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, effective Dec. 21, 2009, the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities, the Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of securities, and the Section 14(g) fee rate applicable to proxy solicitations and statements in corporate control transactions will increase to $71.30 per million dollars. The Section 6(b)
Leadership Changes At Xtrakter

Date 17/12/2009

Xtrakter, the fixed income specialist, announced a series of changes to its leadership team which will take effect from January, 2010. Yannic Weber will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Xtrakter, replacing Kevin Milne, who will step down from the role to pursue interests outside the Euroclear group.
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Statement At SEC Open Meeting On Strengthening Safeguards To Protect Clients’ Assets Controlled By Investment Advisers

Date 17/12/2009

Next, we will consider a recommendation to adopt rules to enhance the custody controls that apply to investment advisers. Our goal when this process began was to strengthen the protections provided to investors who turn over their assets to investment advisers. I am pleased that today’s rules, if adopted, will achieve that goal.
NASDAQ OMX And HQ Bank Launch New ETF Based On NASDAQ-100 Index

Date 17/12/2009

NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, part of the NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ), today starts trading in a new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), NASDAQ-100 ETF. The ETF, issued by Sweden-based HQ Bank, is based on the NASDAQ-100 Index and includes 100 of the largest domestic and international securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market in the U.S.
SIFMA Introduces New Professional Societies

Date 17/12/2009

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today announced the creation of four new SIFMA Professional Societies that will serve the financial services industry.