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CFTC Charges Illinois Resident Donald A. Newell And His Company, Quiddity, LLC, With Running A Fraudulent Allocation Scheme, Making Material False Statements To The CFTC, And Recordkeeping Violations

Date 23/08/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a federal civil enforcement action charging defendants Donald A. Newell of Glenview, Ill., and his Chicago-based company, Quiddity, LLC, with engaging in a scheme that fraudulently allocated commodity futures and options trades to benefit a corporate proprietary account, at the expense of customer accounts managed and traded by Quiddity. Newell owns and controls Quiddity and is a registered Associated Person of Quiddity, which is a registered Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor.
Financial Firms Support CIFT’s Assessment Of HRC Role In Market Stability

Date 23/08/2012

The Center for Innovative Financial Technology (CIFT) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has received $100,000 in research donations to study and promote the use of leading edge supercomputing and data intensive science for improving stability, regulation, and enforcement in U.S. markets.
Opening Remarks Regarding The Adoption Of Final Rules For Conflict Minerals By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter

Date 23/08/2012

Earlier this year, in discussing regulations under Title VII of the Dodd Frank Act, I highlighted the 5 W’s – who, what, where, when, and why. I continue to think that these basic inquiries can be useful guides for regulators, helping us to focus on the questions we need to answer when adopting regulations and guidance. This is equally true for the regulations under Title XV before us today.
Citigroup Not Happy With Nasdaq's Facebook Compensation Plan

Date 23/08/2012

Citigroup is not happy with Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's plan to compensate firms affected byFacebook's ill-starred IPO.
Statement At SEC Open Meeting By Commissioner Elisse B. Walter, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 23/08/2012

Next, we will consider adoption of final rules to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Section 1504 added Section 13(q) to the Exchange Act, which requires the Commission to issue final rules that require each resource extraction issuer to include in an annual report information relating to any payment made by the resource extraction issuer, a subsidiary of the resource extraction issuer, or an entity under the control of the resource extraction issuer to a foreign government or the Federal Government for the purpose of the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.

Opening Remarks Regarding The Adoption Of Final Rules For Conflict Minerals By Commissioner Elisse B. Walter, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 23/08/2012

Earlier this year, in discussing regulations under Title VII of the Dodd Frank Act, I highlighted the 5 W’s – who, what, where, when, and why. I continue to think that these basic inquiries can be useful guides for regulators, helping us to focus on the questions we need to answer when adopting regulations and guidance. This is equally true for the regulations under Title XV before us today.
SGX Statement - SGX Files Report On MF Global Singapore With MAS And Liquidators

Date 23/08/2012

On 22 August 2012, Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing Limited (“SGX-DC”) completed its proceedings with MF Global Singapore Pte. Limited (“MFGS”) by filing a report to the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Messrs Chay Fook Yuen, Bob Yap Cheng Ghee and Tay Puay Cheng, in their capacities as the liquidators of MFGS.
Osaka Securities Exchange: Announcement Of The Result Of The Tender Offer By Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. For Shares Of The Company And The Change In The Parent Company And The Largest Shareholder As The Major Shareholder Of The Company

Date 23/08/2012

Osaka Securities Exchange Co, Ltd. (the "Company" or "OSE") hereby announces that the Tender Offer for Shares of the Company commenced by Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. (the "TSE Group") as of July 11, 2012 (the "Tender Offer") was completed on August 22, 2012, and the TSE Group has announced the result of the Tender Offer, per the attached.
BSE Ranks Among Top 3 Stock Exchanges Globally In Index Options*: World Federation Of Exchanges - Impressive Growth On The Back Of Several Initiatives In Technology, Product Innovation And Cost Efficiencies

Date 23/08/2012

According to data released for July 2012 by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), BSE Ltd. has been ranked 3rd in the world in terms of number of index options contracts traded. On YTD (year-till-date) basis, BSE Ltd finds place in the Top 5 exchanges globally.
Osaka Stock Exchange: Comment For The Effect Of The Tender Offer By TSE Group

Date 23/08/2012

Prior to a business combination, the tender offer for shares of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. commenced by Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. on July 11, 2012 and completed on August 22, 2012 has been effected. Creation of a combined holding company, "Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (tentative name)", on January 1st next year following a closing of the merger, whereby OSE will be the surviving company, is now in prospect. (It is subject to approvals at Extraordinary Shareholder Meetings of both companies.) Thus, Michio Yoneda, President and CEO of OSE made a comment as follows.