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CFTC Charges New York Firm Madison Dean, Inc., And Its Principals, George Athanasatos And Laurence Dodge, With Forex Fraud

Date 09/05/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Madison Dean, Inc. (Madison Dean), of Wantagh, N.Y., and its principals, George Athanasatos, also of Wantagh, and Laurence Dodge of Fresh Meadows, N.Y., with fraudulently soliciting approximately 19 persons to invest approximately $415,000 in managed trading accounts to trade off-exchange foreign currency (forex) contracts on a leverage or margined basis. None of the defendants has ever been registered with the CFTC.

SEC Charges Former Detroit Officials And Investment Adviser To City Pension Funds In Influence Peddling Scheme

Date 09/05/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former Detroit mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, former city treasurer Jeffrey W. Beasley, and the investment adviser to the city’s public pension funds involved in a secret exchange of lavish gifts to peddle influence over the funds’ investment process.

NYSE: Top General Counsel Honored During Annual Legal Recognition Dinner - Corporate Board Member And FTI Consulting Highlight Corporate Legal Leaders At Awards Dinner In New York City

Date 09/05/2012

Corporate Board Member, publisher of Corporate Board Member magazine, and  global business advisory firm FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN ) hosted the fifth annual Legal Recognition  Dinner  last tonight at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, honoring distinguished  general counsel (GC) and the top 25 national corporate law firms. The winners  were selected by directors and general counsel of publicly traded companies as a  part of the 12^th annual America’s Best Corporate Law Firms study.

Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges April Newsletter

Date 09/05/2012

• Represented by its Chief  Executive Mr. Rashed Al Baloushi, Abu  Dhabi  Securities Exchange (ADX) participated in the 2nd Sharjah Business Forum which was held in Sharjah 25- 26 April, 2012. The Forum was organized by Sharjah Chamber of  Commerce and  Industry.
• The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) opened its new administrative headquarter in Smart Village, a business zone on the western edge of Cairo.

SGX-ST Fully And Substantively Accorded Mr Yeap Wai Kong A Fair Hearing

Date 09/05/2012

The Singapore High Court has dismissed the application of Mr Yeap Wai Kong, a former director of China Sky Chemical Fibre Co Limited (China Sky), to quash the SGX-Securities Trading Limited’s (SGX-ST) public reprimand of him on 16 December 2011. The High Court found that the SGX-ST fully and substantively accorded Mr Yeap a fair hearing by giving him notice of its intention to reprimand, particulars of the case against him and full opportunities to be heard.

Markit To Acquire Cadis

Date 09/05/2012

Markit has today agreed to acquire Cadis, the global enterprise data management specialist. The need for enterprise data management (EDM) services has never been greater and Markit is excited to extend its offering into this critical area.

Thomson Reuters Launches End-To-End SEC Reporting Solution - Next Generation Disclosures Solution Allows Companies To More Accurately Adhere To SEC Mandates

Date 09/05/2012

Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of a next generation solution to facilitate the filing of financial disclosures with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in alignment with the SEC’s XBRL mandate. Thomson Reuters Disclosure Solutions will enable companies that file financial disclosures with the SEC to more accurately prepare, update and deliver their financial disclosures through a single seamless workflow. The next generation Disclosure Solutions service is part of the Thomson Reuters Accelus suite of solutions.

EEX To Launch GASPOOL Season Contracts

Date 09/05/2012

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is expanding the range of tradable maturities on the Natural Gas Derivatives Market. From 18 June on, the trading participants will also have the possibility to trade in GASPOOL Season Futures. These were initially only offered for derivatives trading with delivery into the NetConnect Germany (NCG) market area. Seasons are contracts comprising the delivery period from October to March (winter season) and the period from April to September (summer season).

Warsaw Stock Exchange Derivatives Market In April 2012

Date 09/05/2012

• The volume of trading in all derivatives was 793 thousand instruments in April.
• The number of open interest was 181 thousand at the end of April. 

RTS Realtime Systems Announces Global Launch Of RTD Tango QUANT - Comprehensive Tool Enables Quantitative Traders To Design, Optimize, Analyze And Execute Fully Automated Trading Strategies On 135+ Markets Globally

Date 09/05/2012

RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced the global launch of RTD Tango QUANT, its first product geared toward quantitative traders.