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Tokyo Stock Exchange And Osaka Securities Exchange: Developing Rules In Connection With The Integration Of Derivatives Markets

Date 19/06/2013

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has published trading rules to be effective after TSE derivatives markets integrate into Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. derivatives markets in March 2014, following the integration of the cash markets scheduled on July 16,2013.
TSE invites public comments on this matter, so if you have any comments, please submit them to us.

“Rock'n The Trouble” - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton, Hedge Fund Industry In 2013, Chicago, Illinois

Date 18/06/2013

Introduction—All Sorts of Trouble

Thanks very much to Bill (Kane)—Kane'o to me when we were kids—for the kind introduction and the opportunity to spend some time here discussing some key policy issues addressing hedge funds and the broader financial sector.  It really is a pleasure to be with you in my favorite city.

SEC Charges San Diego-Based Promoter In Penny Stock Scheme

Date 18/06/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a penny stock promoter in the San Diego area for fraudulently arranging the purchase of $2.5 million worth of shares in a penny stock company in an attempt to generate the false appearance of market interest and induce other investors to purchase the stock.

CBOE, CFE, C2 And CBSX Trading Schedule For The Independence Day Holiday

Date 18/06/2013

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), C2 Options Exchange (C2), and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. All times listed are Chicago time.

TMX Group’s Sharon Pel Wins Canadian General Counsel Award

Date 18/06/2013

TMX Group is proud to announce that Sharon Pel, Senior Vice President, Group Head of Legal and Business Affairs received the top award in the Deal Making category at the 2013 Canadian General Counsel Awards in Toronto last night for her role in the Maple transaction of 2012. The award recognizes innovation, overall complexity and management of internal and external teams in the context of a transaction.

Coca-Cola HBC AG: Admission To Trading On The Premium Listing Segment Of The London Stock Exchange

Date 18/06/2013

Further to the announcement by Coca-Cola HBC AG (“Coca-Cola HBC”) earlier today in connection with the acquisition of the remaining ordinary shares of Coca-Cola Bottling Company S.A. that it did not own pursuant to the buy-out process under Greek law, Coca-Cola HBC is pleased to announce that as of 08:00 London time tomorrow, 19 June 2013, 11,467,206 of its ordinary registered shares of nominal value CHF 6.70 each, issued as consideration in the buy-out process, will be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange ("Admission"), under the ticker CCH.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On The G-8 Leaders Summit

Date 18/06/2013

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Group of Eight (G-8) Leaders’ Summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland:

“I would like to thank the G-8 leaders, including the host of this year’s summit, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, for inviting me to address issues related to global taxation. We have worked closely with our member countries—including those in the G-8—along with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other international institutions, to promote sound fiscal policies globally. Taxation regimes and fiscal transparency figure prominently in our technical assistance and ongoing economic analysis and policy advice, including measures that promote equitable and efficient tax systems as well as stronger tax administration."

Federal Court In Puerto Rico Orders Angel F. Collazo, ACJ Capital, Inc., And Solid View Capital LLC To Pay Over $1.5 Million To Settle Forex Fraud Charges In CFTC Enforcement Action - Court Also Orders Fernando Clemente And Felgi Investments Corp. To Pay $150,000 In Restitution And Penalties And To Disgorge Over $120,000

Date 18/06/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained a federal court consent order requiring defendants Angel F. Collazo, formerly of Salinas, Puerto Rico, and his companies, ACJ Capital, Inc. (ACJ) and Solid View Capital LLC (Solid View), both of San Juan, Puerto Rico, jointly and severally to pay $843,444 in restitution and to pay a $750,000 civil monetary penalty for fraudulently soliciting customers to participate in an off-exchange leveraged foreign currency (forex) pool, misappropriating pool participant funds, and issuing false statements to conceal trading losses and misappropriation.

The Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Publishes Its 2012 Annual Report And Submits Its 2013-2016 Strategic Plan To Public Consultation

Date 18/06/2013

On 13 June 2013 Gérard Rameix, Chairman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, briefed the press on the 2012 AMF Annual Report, the 10th to date. He also outlined the key strategic directions of the AMF for the next three years. The Strategic Plan is submitted to public consultation until 6 September 2013.

Financial Transaction Tax: MEPs Push Wide Scope And Attention To Pension Funds

Date 18/06/2013

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee stood by its guns on Tuesday in supporting the Commission's proposal for a wide-scope financial transaction tax, with stocks and bond trades taxed at 0.1% and derivatives trades taxed at 0.01% in 11 EU countries. The committee proposed lower rates until January 2017 for trades in sovereign bonds and the pension fund industry's trades. A new legal ownership principle was also inserted to make tax avoidance more costly.