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SEC Announces Charges In “Solar Farm” Penny Stock Scheme

Date 29/07/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a penny stock company and its CEO linked to a scam artist whom the agency separately charged earlier this month.

EEX Publishes 2014 Auction Calendar For EU Aviation Allowances

Date 29/07/2014

Following consultation with the European Commission and the participating Member States, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) has determined the 2014 auction calendar for EU Aviation Allowances (EUAA).

ACER Assesses The ENTSO-E Outlook Report For This Summer

Date 29/07/2014

ACER published today its Opinion on the ENTSO-E Summer Outlook Report 2014 and Winter Review 2013/14. ACER makes note of specific improvements since the previous edition of the Report and identifies points where the Outlook Reports can be enhanced, such as analysis of the impact of gas supply stresses and provision of structured retrospect information. Stakeholders and ENTSO-E may assess such and other possible enhancements on the occasion of the consultation recently launched by ENTSO-E in order to further develop and improve the scope of its European adequacy methodology.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-29: Attribution Program Available On Order-By-Order Basis

Date 29/07/2014

Direct Edge introduced Retail Attribution functionality in June that allows Members to display orders on the EdgeBook Attributed data feed with a standard retail identifier (“RTAL”).  The initial functionality enabled Members to default all orders entered on EDGX via a specific session(s) to the RTAL identifier.

ACER Recommends Adoption Of HVDC Network Code

Date 29/07/2014

ACER published  today its Opinion and Recommendation for the Network Code (NC) on High Voltage Direct Current Connections and DC-connected Power Park Modules (HVDC).

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Proposes Legislation For A Regulatory Framework For Financial Benchmarks

Date 29/07/2014

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today released a consultation paper on legislation to introduce a regulatory framework for financial benchmarks. A financial benchmark is typically a price, estimate, rate, index or value that is made available to third parties for use as a reference in financial instruments or transactions.

PLANET.FR's Listing On Alternext Paris

Date 29/07/2014

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for SMEs[1], today announced the listing of Planet.fr, a generalist website providing news and other contenton Alternext in Paris.

CFTC Charges J.P. Morgan Securities LLC With Repeatedly Submitting Inaccurate Large Trader Reports And Imposes A $650,000 Civil Monetary Penalty

Date 29/07/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and a CFTC-registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), for submitting inaccurate reports to the CFTC relating to the required reporting of positions held by certain large traders whose accounts are carried by JPMS. The reporting violations occurred despite the CFTC notifying JPMS of numerous errors in its reports. The CFTC Order requires JPMS to pay a $650,000 civil monetary penalty to address its unlawful conduct.

DTCC Collaborates With The Industry To Launch New Client Data And Documentation Utility

Date 29/07/2014

• New industry solution, Clarient Entity Hub, to provide centralized services for all client data and documents needed to satisfy internal on-boarding and help firms meet broader related regulatory requirements including Know Your Customer (KYC), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) and Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank)
• Six founder banks and DTCC to deliver a comprehensive solution, combining innovative new technology with existing DTCC capabilities in the client reference data space

NASDAQ OMX To Provide SMARTS Integrity Market Surveillance Platform To trueEX Group

Date 29/07/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) andtrueEX Group LLC, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated exchange for interest rate swaps, have announced a five-year partnership during which NASDAQ OMX will provide the SMARTS Integrity market surveillance platform to trueEX. The solution is now live and monitors both trueEX's Designated Contract Market (DCM) and its Swap Execution Facility (SEF).