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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 25-29 January 2015

Date 29/01/2015

Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the last week of January was characterized by a mix trend in all the leading share indices; TA- Oil and gas Index made notable increase of 6.0%; Trading commences in derivatives on the TA-100 Index

Keynote Address By CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo - TabbFORUM, Fixed Income 2015: Perfect Storm- Navigating The Confluence, New York, New York - A Pro-Reform Reconsideration Of The CFTC Swaps Trading Rules

Date 29/01/2015

Introduction

Thank you for the kind introduction. I have been in this audience so many times, it is quite amazing to be addressing you today.

Let me begin with the disclaimer that my remarks today reflect my own views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission), my fellow Commissioners or the CFTC staff.

For those of you who don’t know, I play the banjo. Do you know why playing the banjo is a lot like throwing a javelin blindfolded? It is because you don't have to be very good to get people's attention. That probably also applies to being a CFTC Commissioner, at least in my case.

ISDA OTC Derivatives Market Analysis: Industry Meeting Clearing And Compression Goals

Date 29/01/2015

Two key policy goals of increased clearing and portfolio compression are being met by the derivatives industry, with a recent surge in compression volumes contributing to a decline in publicly reported interest rate derivatives notional outstanding figures, according to a new research paper published today by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA).

SEC Charges Stock-Based Lender With Selling Billions Of Penny Stock Shares As Unregistered Broker-Dealer

Date 29/01/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Chicago-area company that provides stock loans using equities as collateral, its two co-founders, and its former chief operating officer with selling more than nine billion shares of penny stocks through purported stock-based loans, block trades, and other transactions without registering with the SEC as a broker-dealer as required under the federal securities laws.

ESMA Publishes Opinion On Draft RTS On The cCearing Obligation For Interest Rate Swaps

Date 29/01/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published an Opinion on the Draft RTS on the Clearing Obligation on Interest Rate Swaps. This is in response to the European Commission’s notification of 18 December 2014 of its intention to endorse, with amendments, the draft RTS submitted by EMSA on 1 October 2014.

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. De C.V., Completed A Successful Global Primary Public Share Offer On The Mexican Stock Exchange ("BMV") - “VESTA´S” Placement Starts The Public Share Offers On 2015

Date 29/01/2015

Today, Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V., with ticker code “VESTA”, completed a successful Global Primary Public Share Subscription Offer, which represents 19.7% of its capital stock and includes an over-allocation.

Quantitative Brokers And Riskval To Deliver Advanced Fixed Income Trading Platform

Date 29/01/2015

Quantitative Brokers (“QB”), the world’s leading provider of agency algorithms for fixed income and futures markets, announced today that it has partnered with RiskVal Financial Solutions, the industry standard provider of trading analytics and real-time risk management, to create a unified platform for advanced fixed income trading. The new platform combines powerful real-time analytics with seamless access to QB algorithms for best execution

New Management For Catella's Corporate Finance

Date 29/01/2015

Catella has appointed Emmanuel Schreder and Jesper Bo Hansen to head the operating segment Corporate Finance. 

FTSE RAFI Index Selected For First Australian ETF Based On US Fundamental Factors

Date 29/01/2015

• Index weighted by the fundamental factors of a company rather than market capitalisation
• Top 1,000 US stocks measured by these factors captured in ASX-traded ETF
• FTSE RAFI has 10 year track record providing alternatively weighted indices

Green Key's Voice Network Rapidly Expanding, Free For Traders

Date 29/01/2015

Green Key Technologies, provider of voice software designed specifically for traders, announced today that their "Virtual Turret" will remain free for traders to download.  The software enables a trader to search a directory of brokers and instantly establish a voice connection, similar to Skype, but made for the financial markets.  The secure connections are encrypted and conversations can be recorded and made available to compliance officers.