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CFTC’s Division Of Clearing And Risk Issues Extension Of Time-Limited No-Action Relief From Required Clearing For Swaps Entered Into By Certain Cooperatives

Date 19/07/2013

The Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today announced the issuance of a time-limited, no-action letter granting relief from required clearing under section 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act and part 50 of the Commission’s regulations for certain swaps entered into by qualifying cooperatives.

SEC Charges Steven A. Cohen With Failing To Supervise Portfolio Managers And Prevent Insider Trading

Date 19/07/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against hedge fund adviser Steven A. Cohen for failing to supervise two senior employees and prevent them from insider trading under his watch.

FIF Capacity Statistics For June 2013:- Two New Record Peaks: BATS Options MCASTPITCH AGG And Nasdaq UQDF

Date 19/07/2013

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that SIAC OPRA was up 14% to 6,640,102 mps over the 1 second interval, just 3% off the April 2013 record peak.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 29, 2013

Date 19/07/2013

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 29 - 2013. 

June 2013 FIF Market Share And Market Dynamics Reports – Executive Summary

Date 19/07/2013

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C totaled 142.4 billion shares, an increase of 1.6% monthly, but a decrease of 1.5% annually.
• In June 2013, off-exchange trading accounted for 34.5% of the shares traded in NMS Equity Securities, a decrease of 1.7% compared to last month.
• NYSE-listed securities share volume was 75.1 billion shares, a decrease of 2.0% monthly and 8.0% annually.
• Share volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 36.5 billion shares, a 4.2% monthly decrease, and a slight 0.02% decrease on an annual basis.

ESMA Consults On Accounting Enforcement Guidelines

Date 19/07/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on Guidelines on the enforcement of financial information published by listed entities in the European Union (EU).

Thomson Reuters Voted Best Reference Data Provider And Best Low-Latency Data Technology Provider In 2013 Waters Rankings - Thomson Reuters Datascope And Elektron Real Time Recognized Again By Customers

Date 19/07/2013

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that is has been voted Best Reference Data Provider and Best Low-Latency Data Technology Provider in Waters Rankings 2013. This is the second consecutive year that Thomson Reuters has won the ‘Best Reference Data Provider’ award and the fourth consecutive win for the ‘Best Low-Latency Data Technology Provider’ award.

SGX Proposes To Add New Asian Index Futures

Date 19/07/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) proposes to add new Asian Index Futures contracts to provide global customers an extensive coverage into Asia’s key markets. These contracts will complement SGX’s current suite of futures contracts including SGX MSCI Singapore, SGX MSCI Indonesian, SGX MSCI Taiwan, SGX Nikkei 225 (Japan), SGX FTSE China A50 and SGX CNX Nifty (India).

State Street Reports Second-Quarter 2013 GAAP And Operating-Basis EPS Of $1.24 On Revenue Of $2.6 Billion - Achieves Positive Operating Leverage Compared To Both The First Quarter Of 2013 And The Second Quarter Of 2012

Date 19/07/2013

In announcing today's financial results, Joseph L. Hooley, State Street's chairman, president and chief executive officer, said, “We reported a strong second quarter with revenue growth driven by new business and improved equity markets. Seasonal factors and increased market volatility benefited our securities finance and foreign exchange businesses. The second-quarter results also reflected our continued success in realizing the expected benefits from our Business Operations and Information Technology Transformation program and ongoing expense management. Importantly, we achieved positive operating leverage compared to both the first quarter of 2013 and the second quarter of 2012."

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report - Week Ending 19 July 2013

Date 19/07/2013

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report -for the week ending 19th July, 2013.