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Tesla Motors, Inc. To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning July 15, 2013

Date 09/07/2013

Tesla Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSLA) will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) prior to market open on Monday, July 15, 2013. Tesla Motors, Inc. will replace Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCL).

American Institute Of CPAs Applauds House Passage Of Audit Integrity And Job Protection Act

Date 09/07/2013

The following is a statement by Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, president and CEO of the American Institute of CPAs in reaction to the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 1564, the Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act, on a vote of 321 – 62:

“In the absence of evidence that mandatory audit firm rotation would enhance audit quality, the House has sent regulators in the United States and Europe a clear message that the time has come to end the debate over rotation.”

100 Days Of The FCA - Martin Wheatley Chief Executive Of The Financial Conduct Authority Speaks At The ABI Biennial Conference

Date 09/07/2013

Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), will today tell the Association of British Insurers (ABI) Biennial Conference that the FCA is “a very different animal to the Financial Services Authority (FSA)”.

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Advisory Regarding The Obligation To Submit Accurate Form 204 Reports Showing Cash Positions In Wheat, Corn, Oats, Soybeans, Soybean Oil, And Soybean Meal

Date 08/07/2013

The Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Advisory to remind reportable market participants of their obligation to submit accurate Form 204 reports for wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, soybean oil, and soybean meal on a monthly basis, as required under CFTC Regulation 19.01, and to follow the instructions included on Form 204.

BATS 1000 Index Rises 1.4% This Week

Date 08/07/2013

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and  Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) rose 243.72 points, or 1.4%, in the week ending 5 July to close at 18,274.83 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close on Friday. 

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 08/07/2013

The updated current reports for the week of July 2, 2013 are now available.

SIFMA Submits Cost Estimates To SEC On Fiduciary Rulemaking

Date 08/07/2013

SIFMA today released its response to a data request by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to help inform the agency's cost-benefit analysis of a uniform fiduciary standard for broker-dealers and investment advisers under Section 913 of the Dodd-Frank Act. For the first time, the industry provides estimates on the cost of complying with a uniform fiduciary standard.

BM&FBOVESPA New Trading Hours Starting From July 8, 2013

Date 08/07/2013

BM&FBOVESPA will be implementing new trading hours. 

New York Attorney General Schneiderman Secures Agreement By Thomson Reuters To Stop Offering Early Access To Market-Moving Information - Financial Information Giant Agrees To End Practice Of Providing Key Consumer Survey Information To High-Frequency Traders Before Other Subscribers - Schneiderman: Promoting A Level Playing Field In The Securities Markets And Reforming Unfair Business Practices That Distort Securities Markets Is Important

Date 08/07/2013

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that financial information giant Thomson Reuters has agreed to immediately discontinue the practice of providing high-frequency traders with certain market-moving consumer survey results prior to the release of that information to its other subscribers, a move prompted by a current investigation by the Attorney General's office into this matter.

ATHEX Monthly Statistical Bulletin June 2013.

Date 08/07/2013

Click here to download Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin.