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FIF Market Data Capacity Statistics - Records - One New Record Peak: BATS Options MCASTPITCH AGG

Date 17/06/2014

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that SIAC OPRAwas down 5% to 7,541,618 mps over the 1 second interval

J. Christopher Giancarlo Sworn In As A Commissioner Of The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Date 16/06/2014

J. Christopher Giancarlo was officially sworn in today, after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 3, to serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal agency that oversees the commodity futures, options and swaps industry. Mr. Giancarlo assumed his responsibilities today.

IEX Hires Former SEC Head Of Division Of Trading And Markets

Date 16/06/2014

IEX today announced that John Ramsay, until recently the Acting Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets, is joining the company as its Chief Market Policy and Regulatory Officer. In this role, he will work with a broad range of constituents, including investors, broker-dealers, trading venues, and governmental and regulatory authorities, to advance the company’s investor and industry engagement objectives and will oversee the company’s compliance with its regulatory obligations and its self-regulatory obligations, once IEX is registered as a national securities exchange.

NYSE President Farley To Testify On Market Structure

Date 16/06/2014

The New York Stock Exchange, part of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) global network, announced today that NYSE President Thomas W. Farley will appear before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations tomorrow to discuss equity market structure.

SEC Charges Hedge Fund Adviser With Conducting Conflicted Transactions And Retaliating Against Whistleblower - First SEC Case Under New Authority To Bring Anti-Retaliation Enforcement Actions

Date 16/06/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an Albany, N.Y.-based hedge fund advisory firm with engaging in prohibited principal transactions and then retaliating against the employee who reported the trading activity to the SEC.   This is the first time the SEC has filed a case under its new authority to bring anti-retaliation enforcement actions.  The SEC also charged the firm’s owner with causing the improper principal transactions. 

FESE Blueprint To Boost European Growth

Date 16/06/2014

Operators of Europe's Regulated Markets believe that the new EU policy cycle should focus on economic growth. This will require changes around five main areas. For further information and references, click here.

FTSE Licenses Three Indices To Vanguard For New ETFs

Date 16/06/2014

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the global index provider, today announces that it has licensed three indices to Vanguard, to act as the basis for a new range of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This brings the number of ETFs based on FTSE indices globally to over 325, including 29 issued by Vanguard. 

15 Spanish Midcap Companies Meet With U.S. Institutional Investors - BME, JB Capital Markets And Auerbach Grayson Host Spanish Small & Midcaps Conference In New York

Date 16/06/2014

Bolsas Mercados Espanoles, JB Capital Markets and Auerbach Grayson are hosting the third Spanish Small & Midcaps Conference tomorrow, June 17th, in New York City.

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For June FX And Interest Futures

Date 16/06/2014

On 16 June final settlement prices were calculated for futures contracts on currency pairs.

ACER Invites Stakeholders To Its 8th Workshop On REMIT Implementation

Date 16/06/2014

The Agency organises its 8th public workshop on REMIT implementation in Ljubljana on 16 July 2014. The following topics will be addressed and discussed during the workshop:

• The ACER Requirements for the registration of Registered Reporting Mechanisms (RRM) and technical specifications for data submission
• The ACER User Manuals for the reporting of Trade and Fundamental data
• Latest developments of CEREMP