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Remarks To The Securities Enforcement Forum 2014, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2014

Date 14/10/2014

Good morning.  Thank you, Bruce [Carton], for that wonderful introduction.  I appreciate the opportunity to be here today in the company of such a large number of distinguished practitioners in the field of securities enforcement. 

As the website for today’s conference proclaimed, the forum will “address the most pressing and important issues and trends in the world of civil and criminal securities enforcement.”  I will try to do my part in this endeavor.  But as with the other Commission speakers, the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Commission or the other commissioners.

BM&FBOVESPA Will Have New Trading Hours For Contracts That Reference Commodities, As Of October 20, 2014

Date 14/10/2014

BM&FBOVESPA informs you that due to the start of daylight saving time in Brazil on October 19, 2014 and the end of daylight saving time in the United States on November 02, 2014, as ofOctober 20, 2014 new trading hours will come into effect for the following contracts that reference commodities:

TMX Group: The MiG Report September 2014

Date 14/10/2014

Please click here for the September 2014 MiG Report. 

Global Regulation Seen As Leading Factor In Making Or Breaking Boutique Asset Management Firms, Says TABB Group - Ability To Deal With Complex Regulations Is Shifting Geographical Focus From Dodd- Frank In US Across To Europe With Financial Transaction Tax And MiFID II Seen As Primary Concerns For 2015

Date 14/10/2014

More than 40% of global asset managers surveyed informed TABB Group that onerous, labour-intensive and time-consuming regulations are the main factor that could make or break a boutique asset management firm’s ability to expand their footprint geographically or product range. As a result, traditional business models are being threatened but new opportunities are emerging.

Xignite Partners With FactSet To Bring Global Fundamental Data To The Cloud - Next Generation APIs Designed To Power Oncoming Tsunami Of FinTech Innovation

Date 14/10/2014

Xignite, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based financial market data, today announced a partnership with industry-leading data provider FactSet to integrate FactSet’s global fundamental data (including company financials and estimates) into the Xignite Market Data Cloud platform. Through this partnership, Xignite will now offer a comprehensive global view that is unique within the financial market data cloud industry. 

Euronext Brussels Welcomes Belgium's First Public Pandbrieven Issued By Belfius

Date 14/10/2014

Euronext announces the successful listing of Belgian Public Pandbrieven by Belfius on its Brussels market. Belfius is the first Belgian bank to set up a Pandbrieven programme with a cover pool composed of public sector exposure.

Thomson Reuters Introduces New Merger Arbitrage Dataset To Support Event-Driven Hedge Fund Managers - Allows Asset Managers To Find New Ways To Generate Alpha From Thomson Reuters Time-Series Database Covering The Evolution Of Individual M&A Transactions Over More Than 30 Years

Date 14/10/2014

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the launch of a new mergers and acquisitions (M&A) dataset to support event-driven hedge fund managers. Thomson Reuters M&A data provides the global asset management and alternative investment management industries with comprehensive coverage of M&A activity worldwide.

Innovative New Corporate Bond Trading Through API On MTS Bonds.Com Platform

Date 14/10/2014

• Action marks unprecedented step in electronic fixed income trading
• MTS Bonds.com buy-side clients now directly posting real-time firm pricing 

Jean-François Conil-Lacoste Selected As 2014 Global Energy Awards Finalist - Winners To Be Made Public At 11 December New York Gala

Date 14/10/2014

Jean-François Conil-Lacoste, Chairman of the Management Board of the European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT, has been named a finalist in the Global Energy Awards, an annual program recognizing exemplary industry leadership. The 2014 finalists, selected from nearly 250 nominations, were announced last week by program host Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information.

CME Group Refocuses For Future Growth

Date 14/10/2014

As part of its recently announced restructuring, CME Group said today it will reduce the company's global workforce this week by roughly 5 percent or about 150 positions. The majority of eliminations will come from technology, with the balance of positions coming from corporate and administrative functions.