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Written Testimony Of U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner Before The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs On The Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report To Congress

Date 26/07/2012

Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Shelby, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (the “Council”) annual report.  

ROFEX Launches Its Futures And Options Contract On TVPP

Date 26/07/2012

The new futures contract on GDP warrants in pesos (TVPP) was launched. This new hedging tool is the first of is kind in Argentina. The first product operation was carried out during the event.

U.S. Treasury Releases Model Intergovernmental Agreement For Implementing The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act To Improve Offshore Tax Compliance And Reduce Burden - Agreement Developed With France, Germany, Italy, Spain And The United Kingdom Marks Important Milestone In Combatting Offshore Tax Evasion

Date 26/07/2012

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today published a model intergovernmental agreement (model agreement) to implement the information reporting and withholding tax provisions commonly known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Enacted by Congress in 2010, these provisions target non-compliance by U.S. taxpayers using foreign accounts. The model agreement announced today was developed in consultation with France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom and marks an important step in establishing a common approach to combatting tax evasion based on the automatic exchange of information.  These five countries, along with the United States, will, in close cooperation with other partner countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and, when appropriate, the European Commission, work towards common reporting and due diligence standards in support of a more global approach to effectively combatting tax evasion while minimizing compliance burdens.

Deutsche Börse AG Reports Stable Results In Q2/2012 - Stable Net Revenue Of €507 Million Despite The Difficult Capital Market Environment - Full Acquisition Of Eurex Pays Off - Adjusted Earnings Per Share Of €1.01

Date 26/07/2012

ESMA Announces Vacancies For Two Legal Officers

Date 26/07/2012

For further information and to apply, please see the section Vacancies.

Nomura: Status Of Progress Of Improvement Measures Concerning The Securities And Exchange Surveillance Commission’s Recommendations And Additional Investigations

Date 26/07/2012

On 29 June of this year, with respect to the recommendations by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission we publicly announced the issues in connection with our institutional equity sales and our system for managing Corporate-related Information in Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., the report of the Investigation Committee concerning preventative measures and our improvement measures. 

European Commission Launches Consultation On A Future Framework For Investment Funds

Date 26/07/2012

The Commission today launched an in-depth consultation on issues arising in the area of investment funds. The consultation focuses on:

• the issue of money market funds and how such funds should be regulated in future;
• the fund industry's involvement in securities lending and repurchase (repo) arrangements; and

• the fund industry's exposure to certain OTC derivatives that, in future, will be subject to central clearing and the fund industry's approach to investors' redemptions.

Nomura Announces Management Changes

Date 26/07/2012

Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced a new management lineup effective August 1, 2012.

CME Group Inc. Reports Second-Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Date 26/07/2012

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported revenues of $796 million and operating income of $469 million.  Second-quarter net income attributable to CME Group was $245 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.74.  On July 20, CME Group Class A common stock split 5 for 1.  All share and per-share data in this release have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.

BATS CHI-X Europe Appoints Two To Board Of Directors - Adam Eades And John Woodman Join Board

Date 26/07/2012

BATS Chi-X Europe, the largest pan-European equities market operator by market share and notional value, today announced that Adam Eades and John Woodman have joined its board of directors as executive director and independent non-executive director, respectively.