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Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-28: A Message From BATS Global Markets CEO Joe Ratterman

Date 22/07/2014

Dear BATS and Direct Edge Members,

I wanted to let you know immediately that Bill O’Brien is no longer with BATS Global Markets, effective immediately. The press release regarding his departure was just released and is copied below.
DataArt And Zeb Optimize Financial Institution’s Middle Office With Customized Risk And Portfolio Management System - DataArt Provides ‘Elastic IT’ Process To Zeb For Scaleable, Flexible And Cost Effective Product Development

Date 22/07/2014

DataArt, a custom software development partner for the financial services and other select industries, and German-based management consultant zeb, today announced they have successfully completed a new release of zeb’s risk and portfolio management system. The customizable system optimizes the middle office of Pan-European financial service firms. The development project took seven months to complete. Using the ‘elastic IT’ approach to software development, DataArt gave zeb the ability to scale up and down its team in a flexible manner, employing both integrated in-house and stand-alone development teams.
BATS Global Markets Announces Departure Of William O’Brien - Joe Ratterman, CEO, Reassumes Additional Role Of President

Date 22/07/2014

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today announced the departure of William O’Brien as President, effective immediately, with CEO Joe Ratterman reassuming the additional role of President.
IOSCO Reviews Implementation Of Benchmarks By Interest Rate Administrators

Date 22/07/2014

IOSCO’s Review of the Implementation of IOSCO’s Principles for Financial Benchmarks by Administrators of Libor, Euribor and Tibor was published today as part of the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) report on Reforming Major Interest Rate Benchmarks. The IOSCO Report assesses the three major interest reference rates against the internationally agreed and endorsed IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks.
Reforming Major Interest Rate Benchmarks

Date 22/07/2014

The FSB is publishing today proposals, plans and timelines for the reform and strengthening of existing major interest rate benchmarks and for additional work on the development and introduction of alternative benchmarks.

ACER Opens A Public Consultation On Transaction Reporting Under REMIT

Date 22/07/2014

ACER launched today a public consultation on ACER’s Transaction Reporting User Manual (TRUM) and RRM Requirements, for transaction reporting under REMIT. The Agency welcomes comments, in particular related to the issues listed in the consultation papers, by 2 August 2014 12.00 noon, Central European Time, to be sent to Remit.PublicConsultations@acer.europa.eu. In order to ensure transparency and full involvement of stakeholders, the Agency organised a public workshop in Ljubljana on 16 July 2014 to collect stakeholders’ views on the upcoming public consultation. A follow-up workshop will be organised in October 2014. Find out more here.
SEC Charges Investor Relations Executive With Insider Trading While Preparing Clients’ Press Releases

Date 22/07/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a partner at a New York-based investor relations firm with insider trading on confidential information he learned about two clients while he helped prepare their press releases.
NASDAQ OMX Lists First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF - International ETF Tracks Index Based On Systematic Momentum Strategy

Date 22/07/2014

NASDAQ OMX today announced that First Trust will launch a new exchange traded fund (ETF), First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (Symbol: IFV), which will be listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market® (NASDAQ®). IFV will begin trading on NASDAQ on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.
Palestine Securities Exchange: Cash Dividends For 2013 Exceeds USD 148 Million - 5.9% Dividend Yield In 2013

Date 22/07/2014

Ahmad Aweidah, CEO of the Palestine Exchange (PEX), announced that the amount of cash dividends distributed by listed companies on the PEX was USD 148,464,041 for the year 2013, a growth of 17% compared to 2012.
Six Additional Major Banks Join SWIFT’s KYC Registry Initiative - SWIFT’s KYC Registry For Correspondent Banking Is Accepting Data From Participating Banks

Date 22/07/2014

SWIFT announces that six additional global banks have signed up to jointly develop its Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry, a centralised repository that maintains a standardised set of information about banks required for due diligence processes.