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Man Group Disposes Of Its Remaining Shareholding In MF Global

Date 14/08/2009

Man Group plc today announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Man Group UK Ltd, has entered into a Variable Forward Sale ("VFS") Agreement with Nomura International plc ("Nomura") over its entire remaining stake in MF Global Ltd. ("MF Global").
CFTC Seeks Public Comment On A Proposal To Create A Separate Account Class For Customer Positions In Cleared OTC Derivatives

Date 13/08/2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved for publication in the Federal Register a proposal (Proposal) to amend Part 190 of the CFTC regulations to create a sixth and separate account class for OTC derivatives. The new class would include derivatives that a futures commission merchant (FCM) carries for a customer and submits for clearing through a derivatives clearing organization (cleared OTC derivatives). The creation of this class would permit the extension of
SEC Charges Ohio-Based Investment Advisers For Fraudulently Overstating Assets

Date 13/08/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ohio-based investment advisers Robert Pinkas and Brantley Capital Management (BCM) with securities fraud for overvaluing assets in an investment portfolio they managed in order to generate higher investment advisory fees. The SEC also charged another BCM official.
Program Trading Averaged 26.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 3-7

Date 13/08/2009

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 Aug. 3-7.
Results Of Preqin’s Private Equity Investor Survey: Only 41% Of Private Equity Investors Make New Commitments In H1 2009

Date 13/08/2009

Over the past twelve months investors in private equity have been hit by falling returns, the denominator effect, and uncertainty regarding the direction of the global economy. Fundraising has fallen dramatically from the levels experienced in recent years, and there has been some speculation regarding investors’ appetite for the private equity asset class going forwards. In order to reveal the true current investor sentiment, Preqin has undertaken a survey of 100 prominent institutional i

Dual Sukuk And Bond Admissions For Petronas On Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Date 13/08/2009

On 12 August 2009, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange admitted to trading a sukuk issue and a bond issue from Petroliam Nasional (Petronas), the state-owned oil and gas company of Malaysia, for a total amount issued of USD 4.5 billion.
RTS Realtime Systems Group Offers “Need To Know News” Ultra-Low Latency Economic Data Feed To Algorithmic Traders

Date 13/08/2009

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global trading solutions provider, announced that it is now offering an ultra-low latency economic data feed for algorithmic trading clients from Washington-based Need to Know News (NTKN). RTS has integrated NTKN’s “Lightning Bolt-i” feed into its RTD Tango algorithmic trading solution, enabling clients to enrich their trading strategies by seamlessly incorporating digitized global economic data into their algorithms.
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Records Year’s Highest Daily Volume - Exchange Trades 13,317 Contracts, Worth US $865.84 Million On 12th August, The Highest Year-To-Date 2009 - Yen/Dollar Futures Surge To Highest Volume Ever At 2,061 Contracts, US $107.

Date 13/08/2009

Total transactions on Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) yesterday rose to 13,317 contracts – the highest daily volume achieved in 2009 and the second highest since the exchange launched in 2005.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits From August 14, 2009

Date 13/08/2009

The daily price limits will change from August 14, 2009. Raw sugar will be remained to 1,500yen.
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Rollover Of Leading Contract Month For Three-month Euroyen Futures (Effective From 7 August 2009)

Date 13/08/2009

Tokyo Financial Exchange has decided to shift the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current December 2009 contracts to the June 2010 contracts, effective from 7 August 2009.