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Statement Congratulating SEC Nominees By SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes

Date 28/05/2013

Late last week, President Obama nominated Michael Piwowar and Kara Stein to serve as SEC commissioners. I want to congratulate Mike and Kara on their nominations. Because the SEC is currently addressing many significant issues — such as finalizing its Dodd-Frank rulemakings and implementing the JOBS Act — it is quite an important time to join the agency.

Finansinspektionen - Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority: Mortgage Margins And A Ban On Commissions – News At Supervision Day

Date 28/05/2013

The banks have not become more transparent about factors influencing mortgage margins, and there is still a need to strengthen consumer protection on the financial advice market. These are two of the most important conclusions drawn by Finansinspektionen (FI) from its work during the year. They are being presented today at FI’s annual Supervision Day.

One Of The World’s Largest Digital Currency Companies And Seven Of Its Principals And Employees Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Running Alleged $6 Billion Money Laundering Scheme - Liberty Reserve Allegedly Processed At Least 55 Million Illegal Transactions For At Least One Million Users Worldwide Facilitating Global Criminal Conduct - Investigation And Takedown Believed To Be The Largest International Money Laundering Prosecution In History, Involving Law Enforcement Actions In 17 Countries

Date 28/05/2013

Mythili Raman, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice; Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Steven G. Hughes, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Secret Service; Richard Weber, Chief of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI); and James T. Hayes Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Liberty Reserve, a company that operated one of the world’s most widely used digital currency services, and seven of its principals and employees with money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.  Liberty Reserve is alleged to have had more than one million users worldwide, including more than 200,000 users in the U.S., who conducted approximately 55 million transactions – virtually all of which were illegal – and laundered more than $6 billion in suspected proceeds of crimes including credit card fraud, identity theft, investment fraud, computer hacking, child pornography and narcotics trafficking. 

IMF Executive Board Statement On Managing Director Christine Lagarde

Date 28/05/2013

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today issued the following statement regarding the Managing Director Christine Lagarde’s hearing in France last week:

“As we have said before, it would not be appropriate to comment on a case that has been and is currently before the French judiciary. However, the Executive Board has been briefed on this matter, including on the outcome of the recent hearings before the Court of Justice of the Republic in Paris, and has reaffirmed its confidence in the Managing Director’s ability to effectively carry out her duties.”

NASDAQ OMX Upgrades Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8 Edition Of Directors Desk

Date 28/05/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today upgraded the  Microsoft^® Windows^® 8 Edition of Directors Desk, the  industry-leading managed communication portal for corporate boards. Directors  Desk is currently the only board portal offering a Windows 8^® application. These upgrades include several design and feature enhancements to  significantly improve the usability of the application for board members and  other corporate clients.

Moscow Exchange Announces Launch Of A New FX Market Indicator

Date 28/05/2013

Beginning May 27, 2013 the Moscow Exchange started calculating and releasing a new FX market indicator, the Ruble Fixing. The new indicator will be applied in the FX derivatives. The introduction will facilitate recognition of the ruble fixing calculated based on exchange trades abroad

Extension Of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Trading Hours Starting 16 June 2013 - Hours Better Aligned With Trading Hours Of Foreign Markets - Trading In All Securities Mondays Thru Thursdays Until 17:25

Date 28/05/2013

PFSOFT Integrates ACTIV Financial Market Data To Enhance Trading Platform Offering - Partnership Provides Seamless Integration Of ACTIV’s European Market Data With PFSOFT’s Multi-Asset Trading Platform

Date 28/05/2013

ACTIV Financial http://www.activfinancial.com/ , a global provider of real-time, multi-asset financial market data and solutions, today announced that PFSOFT http://pfsoft.com/ , a trading platform provider for brokers, banks, exchanges and other financial organizations, will now offer ACTIV’s European equities, options and futures market data through its multi-asset trading platform, Protrader.

Burgundy: Removal Of Orders In Production Friday 31 May 2/2013

Date 28/05/2013

Due to the migration of Burgundy to Oslo Börs on Saturday 1June all orders will be removed from the Burgundy production system on Friday night.

Under The Patronage Of H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Faisal Bin Thani Al-Thani Qatar Exchange And The Middle East Investor Relations Society Host 4th Annual Investors Relations Conference In Doha

Date 28/05/2013

The Middle East Investor Relations Society (ME-IR Society) and the Qatar Exchange have once again partnered to host the 4th Annual IR Conference, which took place in Doha on the 28th of May under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Faisal Bin Thani Al-Thani. The conference, which was attended by Qatari listed entities and capital markets participants, featured panel discussions and presentations on a range of relevant IR topics.