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SEC Halts Prime Bank Scheme In Georgia

Date 19/11/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the operators of a long-running prime bank scheme with defrauding investors who were promised sky-high returns on loans to a secret European trust. It also is seeking an emergency court order to freeze the operators’ assets for the benefit of investors.
DTCC Opens New CICI Operations Facility - Member Of European Parliament, Dr. Kay Swinburne, Unveils Commemorative Plaque

Date 19/11/2012

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) on Friday 16 November marked the opening of a new operations facility adjacent to the facility of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avox Limited, with a ceremony led by Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Dr. Kay Swinburne.
Activ Appoints Will Kennedy Executive Vice President, Global Strategy And Business Development - Kennedy Brings 20 Years Of Market Data And Financial Services Technology Experience To Support Activ’s Expansion Into The Enterprise Market

Date 19/11/2012

Activ, a global provider of real-time, multi-asset financial market data and solutions, today announced that Will Kennedy has been appointed executive vice president, global strategy and business development. Kennedy will join Activ’s senior management team to oversee corporate strategy, business development, strategic alliances, key global account initiatives, and sales and marketing for the Americas. He brings over 20 years of experience working with major enterprises supporting their market data, analytics and execution needs.
SEC Charges New York-Based Fraudster Who Spent Investor Funds On Drugs And Gambling

Date 19/11/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a purported investment adviser in New York with defrauding investors who he convinced to invest in his start-up businesses while in reality he was spending their money on illegal drugs and gambling.
Thomson Reuters Launches Interactive Map On Eikon To Track Impact Of Storms, Natural Disasters And Political Events On Global Commodities Supply Chain - Innovative Real-Time Visual Tools In Eikon Show Commodity Supply Chain In Action, Enabling Financial Professionals To Monitor Key Impact Factors, Such As The Recent Hurricane Sandy, As They Happen And Predict Effects On Market Prices

Date 19/11/2012

Thomson Reuters today announced that it has added an interactive map for monitoring the impact of weather, natural disasters and political events on commodity production and freight to its flagship desktop, Thomson Reuters Eikon. Interactive Map allows commodity markets professionals to use innovative visualization tools to track the global movement and production of key commodities in real-time and forecast the influence of important impact factors upon supply and demand and, ultimately, market prices.

SEC Charges Ring Of High School Buddies With Insider Trading In Health Care Stocks

Date 19/11/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three health care company employees and four others in a New Jersey-based insider trading ring of various high school friends generating $1.7 million in illegal profits and kickbacks by trading in advance of 11 public announcements involving mergers, a drug approval application, and quarterly earnings of pharmaceutical companies and medical technology firms.
Equity Options Exercise Totals BRL 2.59 Billion On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 19/11/2012

The equity options exercise today in the BOVESPA segment totaled BRL 2.59 billion, of which BRL 1.29 billion in call options and BRL 1.30 billion in put options.
SEC Charges J.P. Morgan And Credit Suisse With Misleading Investors In RMBS Offerings

Date 19/11/2012

In coordination with the federal-state Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group, the Securities and Exchange Commission today charged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) with misleading investors in offerings of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). The firms agreed to settlements in which they will pay more than $400 million combined, and the SEC plans to distribute the money to harmed investors.
Contrasting Results For Hedge Fund Strategies - Latest Performance Update Of The EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes

Date 19/11/2012

In October, stocks experienced a setback (S&P 500: -1.85%), with implied volatility increasing slightly (VIX: 18.6%). High-grade bonds were nearly flat (Lehman Global: -0.17%, Lehman US: -0.06%), risky credit remained strong (credit-spread index: 1.00%) extending its winning streak to 5 months whereas the convertible bonds’ rally was interrupted by a (-0.56%) loss. Commodities fell significantly (-4.20%) while the US dollar bounced back marginally (0.60%).
Remarks At The 2012 SEC Government-Business Forum On Small Business Capital Formation By Commissioner Elisse B. Walter, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.

Date 19/11/2012

Thank you, Meredith, for that kind introduction. And I’d like to extend my thanks to the SEC staff who helped plan this event, particularly to Gerry LaPorte and the Office of Small Business Policy. And I would thank all of you who have come today to participate in the ongoing dialogue on small business capital formation. Of course, before I continue, I must remind you that my remarks are my own and not those of the other Commissioners, the Commission or the staff.