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  • CalPERS Statement On Former CEO's Guilty Plea

    Date 11/07/2014

    The California Public Employees' Retirement System today issued the following statement after the Pension Fund's former Chief Executive Officer Fred Buenrostro pled guilty to a federal criminal charge of conspiracy to commit various crimes:

    "We condemn the misconduct and ethical breaches admitted today by Mr. Buenrostro. The violation of the sacred trust of our members, employers, and the public can't be tolerated, and that trust must never be compromised."

  • SIFMA Statement On 'Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act'

    Date 11/07/2014

    SIFMA today issued the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on the "Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014" (S. 2588), which was passed by the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this week:
     
    "We applaud Chairman Feinstein and Vice Chairman Chambliss for their leadership on this critical national security issue.  The threat our economy faces from cyber attacks is real and the bipartisan action will significantly improve information sharing that is crucial to improving our cyber defenses.  SIFMA believes the Committee has taken a balanced and considered approach which will help the financial services industry to better protect our customers' from cyber terrorists and criminals, as well as their privacy."

  • SEC Charges Group Of Amateur Golfers In Insider Trading Ring

    Date 11/07/2014

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a group of friends, most of them golfing buddies, who made more than $554,000 of illegal profits from trading on inside information about Massachusetts-based American Superconductor Corporation.

  • Amman Stock Exchange: Project Of Updating The Electronic Trading System

    Date 11/07/2014

    Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) represented by Mr. Marwan Al-Bataineh, the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Nader Azar, the Acting CEO and Eng. Adel Abu Assaf, the Head of Information and Communication Technology Department participated in the UTP-Hybrid Launch Workshop, held in Paris / France during 16 -17 June, 2014. The Workshop was attended by the ASE and Muscat Securities Market, Beirut Stock Exchange and Bourse De Tunis. During the workshop all the details related to the project such as signing final contracts, and discussing practical procedures to develop the new system were discussed.

  • UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Restriction In Short Selling

    Date 11/07/2014

    The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instrument under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.  This follows a decision made by another EU Competent Authority.