News Centre

ESMA Statement - Short Selling Regulation Update: Market Maker & Primary Dealer Exemption Notification Procedure

Date 30/08/2012

ESMA publishes notice to alert financial market participants to its upcoming consultation on the market making and authorised primary dealer exemption under the EU’s Short Selling Regulation and the procedure to be followed by firms and regulators in dealing with notifications of intention to use the exemption.

Knight Backs NASDAQ OMX Facebook Compensation Plan

Date 30/08/2012

Knight Capital Group has given support to NASDAQ OMX's proposal to compensate brokers affected by the exchange's mismanagement of the Facebook IPO. Knight had earlier criticised NASDAQ OMX's initial compensation offer.

CFTC Charges Californian Jeffrey Gustaveson With Fraud, Misappropriation, And Issuing False Statements iI Commodity Pool Scheme

Date 30/08/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, charging defendant Jeffrey Gustaveson of Carlsbad, Calif., with fraud, misappropriation, and issuing false statements in an approximate $2.5 million commodity pool scheme.

SEC Issues Financial Literacy Study Mandated By The Dodd-Frank Act

Date 30/08/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a staff study with findings on what investors want to know about financial professionals and investment products and services, and when and how investors want to receive such information.

Hibernia Atlantic Becomes An AWS Technology Partner Supporting AWS Direct Connect - Provides Opportunity To Work With Companies Looking To Leverage The Amazon Web Services Cloud

Date 30/08/2012

• Hibernia is supporting AWS Direct Connect for additional network connectivity options
• AWS Direct Connect provides an alternative network connection option for Amazon Web Services
• Hibernia’s extensive network reach to over 120 PoPs offers new connectivity options for new and existing customers

Newedge Hosts Seminar For China Futures Association In Chicago

Date 30/08/2012

Newedge, a global leader in multi-asset brokerage and clearing, hosted a seminar in Chicago yesterday for senior executives from nearly 40 of China’s top futures commission merchants (FCMs) on opportunities in today’s international futures market.

Program Trading Averaged 30.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 20-24

Date 30/08/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Aug. 20-24.

AMS-IX Expands Relationship With Equinix In Amsterdam - AMS-IX To Locate PoP And Core Node In Equinix Data Centers To Enable Expansion And Improve Connectivity Between Leading Networks

Date 30/08/2012

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, announced that it will significantly expand its operational relationship with the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX), one of the world’s largest single metro area Internet exchanges..

NYSE Euronext Quarterly Review AEX-Index Family

Date 30/08/2012

NYSE Euronext announces the results of the quarterly review for the AEX®, the AMX® and the AScX®.  The new composition of these indices will be effective from Monday September 24, 2012.

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Publishes 2011 Report On Credit Rating Agencies

Date 30/08/2012

The  AMF's  eighth  annual  report  on  credit  rating  agencies  (CRAs)  covers  CRA supervision, international regulatory developments and credit ratings. It also provides an opportunity for the regulator to review Europe’s new supervisory framework