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TOCOM Announces 2015 Participation Survey Results

Date 17/12/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. announced the results of its annual trade participation survey. The survey details trading activity by participant type for September 2015.

McKay Brothers Completes UK Local Wireless Network At Lowest Known Latency

Date 17/12/2015

McKay Brothers International’s (MBI) Central London POP, adjacent to the London Stock Exchange, is now live. The Central London POP completes MBI’s UK Local millimeter wave network. MBI connects data centers serving major UK equities, interest rate and FX matching engines at the lowest known latency. For example, latency from Slough-LD4 to a MBI’s Central London POP is 272 microseconds round trip. Slough-LD4 to Interxion’s Central London location is covered in 280 microseconds round trip.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Second Meeting Of The Working Group On Corporate Disclosure Of The Financial System Council

Date 17/12/2015

The Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council will hold its second meeting on December 24th, 2015 as follows.

The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the seats for the public are limited. We appreciate your understanding.

The materials and minutes are to be publicized on the FSA Homepage after the meeting.

Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board Resolutions

Date 17/12/2015

The Supervisory Board approved an updated Policy on the Exchange Council and a 26-member composition of the Council. CEO of Otkritie Holding Ruben Aganbegyan was elected Chairman of the Exchange Council and Sergey Romanchuk, Head of FX and Money Market Operations at Metallinvestbank was elected Deputy Chairman.

ASIC: IronFX Corrects Disclosure About Australian Regulation And Counterparty Arrangements

Date 17/12/2015

Following concerns raised by ASIC, retail OTC derivative issuer, IronFX Global Australia Pty Ltd (IronFX Australia) has taken steps to remove references from an associated website and a disclosure document that suggested certain financial services were regulated by ASIC, when this was not the case.

Bursa Malaysia Issues 2nd Report On Analysis Of Corporate Governance Disclosures In Annual Reports

Date 17/12/2015

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) has continued its efforts in upholding market quality with its 2nd report on the analysis of corporate governance disclosures in annual reports of 450 issuers listed on the Main and ACE markets, bringing the total to 750 listed issuers’ annual reports reviewed over 2 years.  

SEC: Hedge Fund Adviser Lied To Investors

Date 17/12/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today barred a hedge fund adviser from the securities industry for making a series of false statements to investors and ultimately causing a fund’s collapse.

Being A Responsible Steward: Ensuring That The SEC Implements Effective Cybersecurity Protocols For Its Data Gathering Efforts, Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, United States Securities and Exchange Commission[1], Dec. 16, 2015

Date 16/12/2015

I. Introduction

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent initiatives to gather and analyze more information about the securities markets represent an essential component of being an effective regulator. These initiatives will certainly assist the Commission in achieving its perennial goal of becoming a more informed and astute regulator, and will help the Commission keep pace with our rapidly evolving markets.

Increased Liquidity, Electronic Access, Need For Efficient Risk Management Tools Drive Demand For Options On Futures, According To TABB Research

Date 16/12/2015

Rising market volatility and expanded investor demand are driving volume in options on futures (OOF) markets, with trading volume seeing a 12.8% CAGR since 2009, based on new TABB Group’s research, “Options on Futures: Use Cases in Efficient Risk Management.”  It provides a detailed look at how the rising adoption of OOF has been facilitated by a number of structural shifts, including the electronification of the trading environment and a corresponding rise in liquidity as more and more firms are including OOF in their strategies.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Announces Secondary Offering By Selling Stockholders Related To Interactive Data Acquisition

Date 16/12/2015

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that Silver Lake Partners III, L.P., Silver Lake Technology Investors III, L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P., Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P., WP X Finance, L.P. and Igloo Co-Invest, LLC (collectively, the Selling Stockholders) intend to offer for sale in an underwritten secondary offering 5,669,002 shares of ICE’s common stock pursuant to ICE’s shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The shares being offered were originally issued to the Selling Stockholders in connection with the acquisition of Interactive Data Holdings Corporation which ICE completed on December 14, 2015. ICE is not selling any shares and will not receive any proceeds from this offering. The closing price of ICE’s common stock on December 16, 2015, was $247.72 per share.