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U.S. Agencies Reviewing Treatment Of Collateralized Debt Obligations Backed By Trust Preferred Securities Under Final Rules Implementing The "Volcker rule"

Date 27/12/2013

The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said they are reviewing whether it would be appropriate and consistent with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act not to subject collateralized debt obligations backed by trust preferred securities to the investment prohibitions of section 619 of Dodd-Frank, otherwise known as the "Volcker rule."

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission And Monetary Authority Of Singapore Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Enhance Supervision Of Cross-Border Regulated Entities

Date 27/12/2013

Today, leaders of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the supervision and oversight of regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in the United States and Singapore.

SEC Removes References To NRSRO Ratings In Certain Rules And Forms

Date 27/12/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has adopted amendments to eliminate references in certain of its rules and forms to credit ratings by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs).

Program Trading Averaged 43.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 16-20

Date 27/12/2013

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database.  The report includes trading on the NYSE for Dec. 16-20.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 52 - 36% Market Share

Date 27/12/2013

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 52 - 2013. 

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler At Farewell Event

Date 27/12/2013

John F. Kennedy once said: “Let the public service be a proud and lively career.”

What I’ve been most struck by these last five years is how all of you – the exceptional people of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) really embody this sense of public service as expressed by President Kennedy.

Luxembourg Stock Exchange: Annual Revision Of The LuxX Index On 2 January 2014

Date 27/12/2013

In accordance with the rules governing the LuxX index, the executive committee of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange has decided to rebalance the LuxX index (base 1,000 as at 04/01/1999).

Lahore Stock Exchange To Make It’s Market Through Market Making Framework

Date 27/12/2013

The Lahore Stock Exchange in assurance to keep its capital market running efficiently has initiated to work on constructing a framework to appoint the market makers.  It is believed that upon the induction of market makers, LSE would enjoy a liquefied order book and enable its trading platform under a secure and well regulated infrastructure.

MICEX Stock Exchange Listing Rules To Come Into Effect

Date 27/12/2013

The Listing Rules of MICEX Stock Exchange (part of the Moscow Exchange Group) are to come into effect on 6 January. The rules were approved by the Board of Directors of the Exchange on 27 September and by the Bank of Russia Financial Market Service on 20 December this year as a part of the process of receiving a new license by the exchange.

Bursa Malaysia Amends Timeframe For Issuance Of Annual Reports By Public Listed Companies - Shareholders And Investors To Receive Annual Reports In A More Timely Manner

Date 27/12/2013

Bursa Malaysia will be shortening the timeframe for issuance of Annual Reports under the Listing Requirements. The changes would be introduced in phases to provide Public Listed Companies with time to prepare for and meet the new requirements.