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Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Mark P. Wetjen, Public Meeting Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Date 30/10/2013

Thank you Chairman Gensler. And my thanks to the professional staff for their hard work on the important final rule we are considering today regarding customer protection.

Fair, Transparent And Competitive: The FCA’s Vision For The Asset Management Sector - Speech By Clive Adamson, UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director Of Supervision, At The FCA Asset Management Conference, London. This Is The Text Of The Speech As Drafted, Which May Differ From The Delivered Version

Date 30/10/2013

I am very pleased to be here to talk to you about one of the most diverse and sophisticated sectors we have in the UK – the asset management sector – and the FCA’s drive to ensure it is fair, transparent and competitive. I will outline our vision for this sector, how our supervision model has changed to facilitate this and some of the progress we’ve made so far.

Stock Exchanges Ranked On Sustainability Disclosure: BME Ranks 1st

Date 30/10/2013

CK Capital study finds sustainability disclosure practices vary significantly across regions, with European companies leading but emerging markets-based companies quickly closing the “disclosure gap.”

CFTC: Enhancing Protection Afforded Customers And Customer Funds Held By Futures Commission Merchants And Derivatives Clearing Organizations

Date 30/10/2013

Amendments to the Rule Text:

Strike §1.22(c)(5):

Shaping The Future In Asset Management - Keynote Speech By Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive Of The FCA, At The FCA Asset Management Conference, London.

Date 30/10/2013

This is a critical period for the industry. A crossroads if you like; with international competition placing increasing pressure on London and the UK. I want to make the point today that if we want the UK asset management industry to remain strong, we need to look at the challenges facing the sector. We need to identify the best way to build upon success.

The NASDAQ Stock Market Surpasses 100 IPOs In 2013 Year-to-Date

Date 30/10/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it has welcomed over 100 initial public offerings* (IPO) to the NASDAQ Stock Market in 2013 year-to-date, more IPOs than any other U.S. exchange. This marks the first time NASDAQ has passed this milestone since 2007, when 154 IPOs were completed by year-end. The combined proceeds raised by NASDAQ's 102 IPOs in 2013 year-to-date total more than $12.5 billion.

CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Statements Of Support - Ownership And Control ("OCR") Reports, Forms 102/102S, 40/40S, And 71

Date 30/10/2013

I support the final rule on ownership and control reporting as it provides the Commission with greater detail on both who owns accounts and who controls accounts in the futures, options on futures, and swaps markets.

World Federation Of Exchanges Members Approve Headquarters Move To London At The 53rd WFE General Assembly And Annual Meeting In Mexico City

Date 30/10/2013

Yesterday, at the World Federation of Exchanges’ (WFE) General Assembly in Mexico City, the WFE delegates made a landmark decision to approve moving the WFE’s headquarters to London from Paris.  The move to London will be completed by the end of 2013.

Lahore Stock Exchange Consistent In Declaring Cash Dividend To Its Shareholders

Date 30/10/2013

The Board of Directors of Lahore Stock Exchange Ltd. (LSE) in its meeting held today has declared an Interim Cash Dividend for the 1st Quarter ended September 30, 2013 @ Rs. 0.25 per share i.e. 2.5%. The book closure for this entitlement shall be announced separately. In this way, an amount of Rs. 32,071,050/- shall be distributed to the shareholders of the Exchange holding 128,284,200 ordinary shares of Lahore Stock Exchange. It is pertinent to note that the total Income of the Exchange after tax for the period from July to September, 2013 was Rs. 33,622,665/-.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Group In Q3 2013: New Services And Products Drive Growth Of Value Of The Company And The Polish Capital Market

Date 30/10/2013

• Net profit: PLN 26.0 million, an increase of 53% quarter on quarter, stable year on year.
• Revenue: PLN 69.0 million, an increase of 7% quarter on quarter and 5% year on year.
• EBITDA: PLN 38.8 million, an increase of 23% year on year and 4% quarter on quarter.
• Subscription for Aquis Exchange shares: internationalisation of WSE’s strategy
• WIG30: a new blue-chip index to replace WIG20
• New products and services: co-location, bonds and WIBOR derivatives, OTC commodity trade platform
• Supporting liquidity: new multiplier of futures contracts, High Volume Provider programme.