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CFTC Announces Public Meeting Of The Technology Advisory Committee And Renewal Of The Committee Charter And Membership - Full Committee To Focus On Updates From The Subcommittee On Automated And High Frequency Trading And Aggregation Of Liquidity In The New Dodd-Frank World

Date 15/06/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that its Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at the Commission’s headquarters in Washington, DC from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition to introducing the newest members of the TAC as part of the biennial renewal of the Committee charter, this meeting will focus on two significant issues facing the futures and swaps industries as the Commission continues to finalize rules under the Dodd-Frank Act. These issues are: (1) automated and high frequency trading (HFT); and (2) the aggregation of liquidity across designated contract markets (“DCMs”) and swap execution facilities (“SEFs”).

Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed For Bermuda National Heroes Day Holiday

Date 15/06/2012

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) advises that the Exchange will be closed on Monday, 18 June, 2012, in observance of the Bermuda National Heroes Day Public Holiday. The BSX will re-open on Tuesday, 19 June, 2012.

NYSE Euronext Completes $1 Billion Refinancing

Date 15/06/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced today that it has entered into a $1 billion senior unsecured credit facility agreement with a three-year maturity. The financing replaces NYSE Euronext’s existing $1.2 billion credit facility, which was entered into in 2007 and was scheduled to mature on July 31, 2012. The new revolving bank facility is available for general corporate purposes and will mature on June 15, 2015.

SEC Director Of Division Of Investment Management Eileen Rominger To Retire

Date 15/06/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Eileen Rominger, Director of the Division of Investment Management, will be retiring in July.

NYSE Brings Big StartUp Small Business Resource Tour To Austin, TX - Accion And Yelp To Lead Marketing And Microfinance Workshop

Date 15/06/2012

On June 16, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) will bring its "Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing" nationwide workshop tour to Austin, TX. Hosted in coordination with Big StartUp partners Yelp and Accion's U.S. Network the event will provide approximately 80 local business people with access to two resources essential to growing a business in the tough economy: marketing know-how and access to capital.

CFTC Certifies Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures Contract Submitted By Osaka Securities Exchange - Contract May Be Offered To U.S. Persons Through Direct Access Effective June 15, 2012

Date 15/06/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight today certified a Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures contract submitted by the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) on April 30, 2012.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 24 2012

Date 15/06/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 24 - 2012. 

Olli Rehn Vice-President Of The European Commission And Member Of The Commission Responsible For Economic And Monetary Affairs And The Euro - Rebalancing Europe - Goldman Sachs 16th Annual European Financial Services Conference, Brussels, 15 June 2012

Date 15/06/2012

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let me first thank you for the invitation to speak to such a distinguished audience. I am pretty sure that we all have the same critical question in mind: How can Europe overcome the intertwined sovereign debt and banking crisis – and how can we return to sustained growth and job creation? I would like to sketch out to you where we stand today both in the immediate fire-fighting and in the medium-term rebuilding of the euro architecture. One building block of the envisaged EMU 2.0 is a financial union, which has a very direct relevance to the banking sector. I will return to this subject towards the end of my intervention.

SEC Names Thomas Butler As Director Of New Office Of Credit Ratings

Date 15/06/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Thomas J. Butler has  been appointed Director of the agency’s new Office of Credit Ratings.

IOSCO Publishes A Report On Institutional Investors In Emerging Markets

Date 15/06/2012

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published today a report onDevelopment and Regulation of Institutional Investors in Emerging Markets, which focuses on a wide range of developmental issues and challenges faced by emerging markets seeking to develop their institutional investor base.