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S&P Releases Midyear 2009 Index Versus Active Fund Scorecard For Canada - Active Canadian Equity Funds Underperform S&P/TSX Composite

Date 02/09/2009

Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, announced today the latest results for the Standard & Poor's Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard (SPIVA) for Canada. For the first half of 2009, only 34.5% of Canadian Equity active funds outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite Index. However, 62.0% of active funds in the Small/Mid Cap Equity category beat the S&P/TSX Completion Index. Similarly, in the Canadian Focused Equity category 71.4% of active funds outperformed
City Of London In Brussels To Lobby On EU AIFM Directive

Date 02/09/2009

Stuart Fraser, Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee at the City of London Corporation, is in Brussels today (Wednesday 2 September) with the Mayor of London to urge important changes to the European Commission’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive, currently starting the legislative process in the European Parliament and Council.
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Opening Remarks Before The SEC-CFTC Joint Meetings On Regulation Harmonization

Date 02/09/2009

Good morning. I am pleased to be here today with my fellow Commissioners from both the SEC and CFTC. And, I want to thank Chairman Gensler and the CFTC for hosting this first day of joint meetings. We look forward to continuing the dialog tomorrow at the SEC.
Committee Of European Securities Regulators: 20th Meeting Of The Market Participants Consultative Panel

Date 02/09/2009

The Market Participants Consultative Panel was established by CESR in June 2002, following a suggestion of the European Parliament and the Committee on Wise Men chaired by Alexander Lamfalussy.
IntercontinentalExchange Sets Date Of November 3 For Third Quarter Earnings Release

Date 02/09/2009

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.((R)) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, will announce third quarter 2009 financial results on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. An earnings press release will be issued prior to the earnings conference call, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET.

CBOE Chairman And CEO William J. Brodsky Testifies At SEC-CFTC Joint Meeting On Harmonization Of Regulation

Date 02/09/2009

William J. Brodsky, Chairman and CEO of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), today testifies at a joint meeting on harmonization of regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
ICE Reports Solid Futures Volume Growth For August 2009 - ADV Up 34% For Month And 13% Year-To-Date - ICE Clears Over $2 Trillion In CDS

Date 02/09/2009

IntercontinentalExchange(R) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today reported strong August 2009 futures volume. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE's futures markets was 1,008,765 contracts, an increase of 34% from August 2008. Year-to-date through August 31, 2009, ADV across ICE's futures exchanges was 1,014,639 contracts, up 13% compared to the same period in 2008. Total futures volume in August 20
CME Group Volume Averaged 10.2 Million Contracts Per Day In August 2009, Up 5 Percent From July 2009

Date 02/09/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that August volume averaged 10.2 million contracts per day, down 7 percent from August 2008, but up 5 percent from July 2009 and representing the best year-over-year performance to date in 2009. Total volume was 214 million contracts for August, of which 81 percent was traded electronically. Electronic volume averaged 8.3 million contracts per day, down 6 percent from the prior August, but up 5 perc
UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Broker For Failing To Prevent Insider Dealing

Date 02/09/2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Mark Lockwood, a former trading desk manager at a retail stockbroking firm, £20,000 for failing to observe proper standards of market conduct. Lockwood failed to identify and act on a suspicious client order that allowed the firm to be used to facilitate insider dealing. As a result of his failings the firm failed to identify the trade as suspicious and report it to the FSA.
Euroclear UK & Ireland Reduces Fees And Improves Tariff Transparency

Date 02/09/2009

Euroclear UK & Ireland (EUI) will implement a new trade-netting tariff in November 2009. Clients will pay as little as GBP 0.005 (a half pence) per transaction to net trades from the London Stock Exchange, Irish Stock Exchange and a growing number of multilateral trading facilities. EUI already has feeds in place with firms offering central counterparty services, such as LCH.Clearnet, Eurex and SIX x-clear, enabling clients to easily select their clearing service provider once trades are nett