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ISE Lists Additional 650 Products

Date 08/04/2014

ISE announced today that it has successfully completed the rollout of 650 additional equity options products on the exchange. With the addition of these symbols, ISE now lists equity options covering more than 99% of average daily volume for multiply-listed products.

Remarks Before The North American Securities Administrators Association 2014 Public Policy Conference, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, April 8, 2014

Date 08/04/2014

Thank you Andrea, for that kind introduction. And my thanks to NASAA for inviting me to be here with you today. Before I begin, I need to remind you that the views I am expressing today are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, my fellow Commissioners, or the staff of the Commission.

FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets Acquires MTS’ Indices Business

Date 08/04/2014

• Expands FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets’ offering in fixed income
• MTS is a leading provider of benchmark indices for European fixed income
• Broadens FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets’ complementary product portfolio
• Client demand for fixed income indices continues to grow rapidly

SEC, Criminal Authorities Halt Florida-Based Ponzi Scheme Targeting Investors Through YouTube Videos

Date 08/04/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against the operators of a South Florida-based Ponzi scheme targeting investors through YouTube videos and selling them investments in a product called virtual concierge machines (VCMs) that would purportedly generate guaranteed returns of 300 to 500 percent in four years.

U.S.A. Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before The U.S. House Committee On The Judiciary - Contending With New And Emerging Technology, Including Virtual Currencies Such As Bitcoin

Date 08/04/2014

Chairman [Bob] Goodlatte, Ranking Member [John] Conyers, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the recent achievements of the U.S. Department of Justice; to join you in advancing our ongoing priorities; and to stress, on behalf of my hardworking colleagues in Department offices around the world, our continued commitment to the cause of justice and the missions we share: securing our nation and protecting the American people.

SEC Charges CVS With Misleading Investors And Committing Accounting Violations

Date 08/04/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged CVS Caremark Corp. with misleading investors about significant financial setbacks and using improper accounting that artificially boosted its financial performance.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia - Fiscal Year 2013 Report To Congress On The Commission’s Whistleblower Program And Customer Education Initiatives

Date 08/04/2014

I believe the Commission has missed a great opportunity to develop a much more proactive strategy to protect customers with the funds established by the Dodd-Frank Act. I would like to see the Commission develop a more comprehensive and technologically-savvy customer protection program as part of its pending strategic plan.

FIA Launches SEF Tracker To Measure Swap Trading Activity

Date 08/04/2014

FIA today is launching SEF Tracker, a periodic report on trading activity taking place on swap execution facilities. FIA has developed this report to provide the public with a better understanding of these new venues for the trading of over-the-counter derivatives.

CFTC Orders California, Florida, And Nevada Companies And Their Owners To Pay More Than $940,000 In Restitution To Defrauded Customers For Offering Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions - California Resident Charles Victoria And His Companies PGS Capital Wealth Management And PGS Capital Credit, Inc., And Florida Resident Frank O. Davies And His Company Rockwell Asset Management, Inc. Charged In Separate CFTC Orders

Date 08/04/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed and settled charges against three companies and their owners (collectively, Respondents) for engaging in illegal, off-exchange precious metals transactions, and requires that the Respondents jointly pay more than $940,000 in restitution to their defrauded precious metals customers.

TheCityUK Puts Global Expansion Of Trade In Financial And Related Professional Services At Top Of WTO London Agenda

Date 08/04/2014

As the WTO’s Director General, Roberto Azevedo, meets international business leaders in London today (Tuesday 8 April), TheCityUK welcomes the new emphasis being given to tackling three pressing  trade themes in the drive to reduce international trade barriers and promote global growth:

• a forward WTO work programme that gives services full and equal weight with goods and agriculture;
• express recognition by the international community of the complementary contributions of bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral approaches to global market-opening; and
• implementation by WTO's members of the Bali trade facilitation package - potentially worth US$1trillion to the world economy.