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RTS Realtime Systems Group Signs IT Firm GWT As New Sales Partner For Japan

Date 19/08/2009

RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Global Winning Technologies (GWT) to serve as the RTS Sales Partner for Japan. Under the agreement, the Tokyo-based technology firm is acting as a facilitator, introducing RTS to prospects in the Japanese trading community looking to trade locally as well as globally using RTS solutions.
UK's Financial Services Authority Provides Clarity For Activist Shareholders

Date 19/08/2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has set out how its rules apply to activist shareholders who wish to work together to promote effective corporate governance in companies in which they have invested. The FSA said in a letter sent to trade associations that its requirements do not prevent legitimate activity of this nature.
BATS Europe Announces Inverted UK September Pricing Special Offers Bonus Free Liquidity Removal Rate - Will Rebate 0.40 Bps To Add Liquidity

Date 19/08/2009

BATS Europe, an innovative and technology-leading European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF), announces inverted pricing and a free liquidity removal incentive for UK stocks beginning the 1st of September.
Panama Stock Exchange: Weekly Report August 10 – August 14

Date 19/08/2009

Panama Stock Exchange (BVP) recorded transactions amounting to U.S. $ 10.5 million between 10 and August 14. Securities trade and bonds were the most negotiated instruments. The values placed were U.S. $ 8.6 million, of which the Banco Internacional de Costa Rica traded $ 3.4 million, La Ipotecaria placed U.S. $ 2.7 million and the Finanzas Y Creditos del Hogar (House Finance and Appropriations) U.S. $ 1.5 million.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits From August 19, 2009

Date 19/08/2009

The daily price limits will change from August 19, 2009. Soybeans will be reverted to 1,800yen. Non-GMO Soybeans will be reverted to 1,800yen. Raw sugar will be reverted to 1,000yen.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits From August 20, 2009

Date 19/08/2009

The daily price limits will change from August 20, 2009. Soybeans will be expanded to 2,700yen.
CalPERS Backs National Health Care Reform Effort - Says Huge Cost To Inaction At This Critical Time In Our Nation

Date 18/08/2009

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today sent a letter to members of the California Congressional delegation urging that they enact national health care reforms, calling the status quo an “untenable policy choice.”
CCX Welcomes CFTC Consideration Of Carbon Contract

Date 18/08/2009

Chicago Climate Exchange® (CCX®) today welcomed a decision announced this week by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to consider whether the Carbon Financial Instrument® (CFI®) contract traded on CCX performs a Significant Price Discovery Function.
FINRA, SEC Warn Retail Investors About Investing In Leveraged Or Inverse ETFs

Date 18/08/2009

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have issued an Investor Alert called Leveraged and Inverse ETFs: Specialized Products with Extra Risks for Buy-and-Hold Investors warning retail investors of the risks associated with investing in these highly complex financial products. This Investor Alert follows a recent FINRA Regulatory Notice reminding securities firms and brokers of their sales practice obligations relating to leveraged
FTSE Environmental Technology 50 Index Selected By New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF)

Date 18/08/2009

FTSE Group, the award-winning global index provider, today confirms that the FTSE Environmental Technology 50 Index has been licensed to one of the US’s largest public pension plans, the New York State Common Retirement Fund. NYSCRF will benchmark $100 million to the index as part of an allocation to clean technology. Institutional investor interest in the environmental technology sector is growing quickly in line with government plans to move to a low carbon economy.