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iSTOXX® Efficient Capital® Managed Futures 20 Index: November 2013 – Monthly Report & Commentary

Date 12/12/2013

The iSTOXX^® Efficient Capital^® Managed Futures 20 Index was positive for the second month in a row, gaining 1.38% in November.  Long term and short term managers posted the strongest returns on the month, generating profits of 2.00% and 1.76%, respectively. Global macro managers contributed positively with gains of 0.42%.  FX managers, on the other hand, continued their losing streak, shedding -0.59%.  Ongoing support from central banks and generally strong economic numbers further boosted investors’ risk appetite in November.  

CME Group Inc. Declares Annual Variable Dividend Of $2.60 Per Share

Date 11/12/2013

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to $2.60 per share.  The dividend is payable January 14, 2014, to shareholders of record December 27, 2013.  When CME Group adopted its annual variable dividend structure in February 2012, the intention was to determine the excess cash available at the end of each year, with the level to increase or decrease from year to year based on operating results, potential investment activity and other forms of capital return. 

CBOE Claims Three Top Awards From Futures And Options World: - U.S. Options Exchange Of The Year - Most Innovative New Product, Index And Equities - Best Technology Innovation By An Exchange, The Americas

Date 11/12/2013

The Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) today was named "U.S. Options Exchange of the Year" for the second consecutive year at an awards ceremony during Futures and Options World magazine's Derivatives World London Conference. CBOE also claimed top honors for "Most Innovative New Contract, Index and Equities" for its S&P 500® Variance futures product, and "Best Technology Innovation by an Exchange, The Americas" for its new London Trading Hub.

Quayle Munro Advised Dow Jones On Sale Of Energy And Commodities Trade Publications

Date 11/12/2013

Quayle Munro is pleased to announce it has advised Dow Jones on the sale of its German Energy & Commodities (E&C) Trade Publications business to a Frankfurt-based MBM Martin Brückner Medien GmbH (MBM).

Energy Data Hub Leverages Key Technology And Business Partnerships To Enhance Pricing Transparency And Trading Efficiencies - Efforts To Boost Innovation And Market Participation Enhanced By Sapient Global Markets, OTC Online, And International Securities Exchange

Date 11/12/2013

The Energy Data Hub (EDH), an independent energy data processing entity, today announced a strategic partnership with Sapient Global Markets to advance the development of the EDH platform, a secure central repository for global energy transaction data.

FIA Responds To CFTC Concept Release On Risk Controls And System Safeguards For Automated Trading Environments

Date 11/12/2013

The Futures Industry Association today submitted an extensive response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading.

OCC Announces Richard Wallace As New Chief Compliance Officer

Date 11/12/2013

OCC announced today that Richard Wallace has joined OCC as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer.

SIFMA Issues 2014 Municipal Bond Issuance Survey - Forecast Shows $349.5 Billion In Issuance For 2014

Date 11/12/2013

SIFMA today released its 2014 Municipal Bond Issuance Survey. Compiled from responses provided by large and regional municipal bond underwriters and dealers, the report forecasts what type of activity is expected in the municipal securities market in 2014.

Remarks At The AICPA 2013 Conference On Current SEC And PCAOB Developments - Paul Beswick, Chief Accountant, Office Of The Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 11/12/2013

Introduction

Good morning.  Thank you Melanie for the kind introduction and thanks once again for inviting me to share my views at the annual AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments.  I am sure that Russ Golden will be disappointed to see that FASB still isn’t in the Conference title.  Maybe next year’s chairman of the conference will take that up as a cause. 

Two Companies To Join FTSE 100 Index

Date 11/12/2013

FTSE Group (“FTSE”) confirms today that Royal Mail and Ashtead Group will be joining the FTSE 100 Index. In the rebalance, Croda International and Vedanta Resources will leave the UK’s leading index and enter the FTSE 250 Index.