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Federal Court Orders Eric Moncada To Pay $1.56 Million Penalty For Attempting To Manipulate The Wheat Futures Market - Order Finds That On Multiple Trading Days, Moncada Entered And Canceled Orders He Never Intended To Fill

Date 01/10/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained a federal court Consent Order against Defendant Eric Moncada, finding that Moncada attempted to manipulate the wheat futures markets on numerous occasions and imposing a $1.56 million civil monetary penalty and trading and registration restrictions. In July 2014, the court had issued an Order granting the CFTC summary judgment on charges that Moncada entered into fictitious sales and non-competitive transactions (see Order under Related Links).

IMF Update: Global Financial Stability Report

Date 01/10/2014

IMF Global Financial Stability Report: Risk Taking, Liquidity, and Shadow Banking: Curbing Excess While Promoting Growth

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfsr/2014/02/index.htm

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 01/10/2014

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

IOSCO Continues Work To Strengthen Capital Markets As Driver Of Economic Growth

Date 01/10/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) opens its Annual Conference public sessions today focusing on the themes of enforcement, corporate governance, long-term financing for economic growth, and investor protection and education as drivers of investor confidence.

ESMA Consults On Draft Standards For The Clearing Of Foreign-Exchange Non-Deliverable Forwards

Date 01/10/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today publisheda consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) it has to develop und the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) for the clearing of foreign-exchange non-deliverable forwards.

Consortium Of Leading Financial Firms Invest In New Communication And Workflow Platform - World’s Top financial Institutions Make $66 Million Capital Investment In New Company Symphony Communication Services Holdings LLC Which Acquires Perzo Inc.

Date 01/10/2014

Today, Symphony Communication Services Holdings LLC, a secure communication and workflow technology company, announced its formation through a $66 million investment from a group of the world’s leading financial institutions. Through this unprecedented consortium, Symphony seeks to solve an industry-wide communication challenge by providing a platform for communities of financial services professionals to communicate securely and efficiently using compliant standards and end-to-end encryption.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: September 2014

Date 01/10/2014

• Trading turnover in the first nine months of 2014: CHF 836.8 billion (+9.1% versus the same period in the prior year of 2013)
• Average trading turnover per day in the first nine months of 2014: CHF 4.5 billion
• Marked month-on-month increase in trading activity: trading turnover up by 25.5%, volume of trades up 9.0%

IOSCO Launches Second Securities Markets Risk Outlook

Date 01/10/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published the IOSCO Securities Markets Risk Outlook 2014-2015.  The Outlook is a forward-looking report focusing narrowly on issues relevant to securities markets and whether these may be, or could become, a threat to the financial system as a whole.

S&P DJI Commentary: Correlation & Dispersion Index Dashboard

Date 01/10/2014

ADX Lists Abu Dhabi Government Bonds

Date 01/10/2014

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) in association with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Finance (DOF) launched today the first listing of government bonds in a step towards building a bond market operating under the best standards as with international financial markets. The listing solidifies the status of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as regional and global financial centre offering vast investment opportunities.