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CFTC Votes To Clarify Indemnification and Confidentiality Provisions In The Dodd-Frank Act - Commission Issues Proposed Interpretative Statement; Seeks Public Comment

Date 01/05/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today voted to issue a Proposed Interpretative Statement regarding the confidentiality and indemnification provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The proposal generally exempts foreign regulators from the indemnification and confidentiality provision in the Dodd-Frank Act, and ensures that foreign regulators have access to data in Swap Data Repositories (SDR). This exemption only applies to data that is required to be reported and if the SDR is recognized by the country’s law and regulation. The proposal passed the Commission by a vote of 5-0. The proposal’s comment period will be open for 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
FINRA Sanctions Four Firms $9.1 Million For Sales Of Leveraged And Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds

Date 01/05/2012

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that it has sanctioned Citigroup Global Markets, Inc; Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC; UBS Financial Services; and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC a total of more than $9.1 million for selling leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds (ETFs) without reasonable supervision and for not having a reasonable basis for recommending the securities. The firms were fined more than $7.3 million and are required to pay a total of $1.8 million in restitution to certain customers who made unsuitable leveraged and inverse ETF purchases.
Kansas City Board of Trade Wheat Quality Council's Hard Red Winter Wheat Crop Tour - Day One Of The Crop Tour From The KCBT Tour Scout

Date 01/05/2012

The Kansas City Board of Trade is providing information from the Wheat Quality Council's Hard Red Winter Wheat Crop Tour. Day one information from the KCBT's tour scout can be found at: Crop Tour Day 1
Thomson Reuters Reports First-Quarter 2012 Results - Revenues Grew 4% Before Currency - Adjusted EBITDA Grew 15% To $825 Million With A Margin Of 25.9% - Underlying Operating Profit Up 2% To $545 Million With A Margin Of 17.1% - Adjusted Earnings Per Share Were $0.44 Vs. $0.37 In The First Quarter 2011 - 2012 Outlook Affirmed

Date 01/05/2012

Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI), the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. The company reported revenues from ongoing businesses of $3.2 billion, a 4% increase before currency. Adjusted EBITDA increased 15% with the corresponding margin up 260 basis points to 25.9%. Underlying operating profit increased 2% with a corresponding margin of 17.1% versus 17.4% in the prior-year period.
PhotoMedex Announces Approval Of Dual Listing On Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange

Date 01/05/2012

PhotoMedex, Inc. (NasdaqGS: PHMD) today announced that its application for registration of shares of its common stock for dual listing on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (the “TASE”) has been accepted and will commence trading on the TASE on May 3, 2012 under the ticker symbol PHMD.TA. The Company’s common stock will continue to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market in the United States under the ticker symbol PHMD and will remain subject to the rules and regulations of NASDAQ and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

ISE Receives Award For "Most Proactive Exchange For ETF Options/Derivatives" At 8th Annual Global ETF Awards

Date 01/05/2012

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that it received the "Most Proactive Exchange for ETF Options/Derivatives" award at the 8th Annual Global ETF Awards® Dinner and Workshop on April 26, 2012. This is the second year in a row that ISE has received this honor. Hosted by exchangetradedfunds.com, the Global ETF Awards are awarded to ETF industry participants for outstanding achievements in 2011. Winners were selected by ETF industry professionals representing over 520 organizations worldwide.
ICE CDS Clearing Reaches $30 Trillion In Notional Cleared - ICE Clear Credit Announces New Clearing Member

Date 01/05/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced that its credit default swap (CDS) clearing houses surpassed $30 trillion in cumulative gross notional value during the clearing cycle ending April 26, 2012. ICE Clear Credit, ICE's North American CDS clearing house, also announced that HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. was approved as a member of the clearing house.
NYSE Technologies And Americas Trading Group Streamline Access To Latin American Markets

Date 01/05/2012

NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, and Americas Trading Group (ATG) are pleased to announce the production use of their high-performance order routing and market-data platform offering the global trading community low-latency access to the key trading venues in Latin America. Leveraging NYSE Technologies’ Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI), the network connection delivers the lowest possible latency between New York and Sao Paulo.
NASDAQ OMX Launches New Options Based On MSCI Indexes

Date 01/05/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the launch of MSCI Emerging Markets (Symbol: EEMIQ) and MSCI EAFE (Symbol: EAFEQ) Index Options, which will be the latest U.S. options listings offered at NASDAQ OMX PHLX. They are the first and only listed cash-settled options available in the U.S. on these major global indexes.
LCH.Clearnet: Buy-Side Interest Rate Swap Clearing Surges Ahead Of Dodd-Frank Mandate - Client Clearing On Swapclear Up By 175% In 2012 To Over USD 700 Billion Total Notional

Date 01/05/2012

LCH.Clearnet Limited’s (LCH.Clearnet) leading interest rate swap clearing service, SwapClear, announced buy-side cleared volumes up by 175% y/y to April 2012. A marked acceleration in cleared volumes over the last two months has driven total end-user client notional cleared on SwapClear to USD 712 billion. The movement towards central clearing of interest rate swaps comes ahead of the regulatory mandate, expected in 2012 in the U.S., and soon after in Europe. As demand for clearing increases, buy-side firms are currently clearing across eight of the 17 currencies available and have already started to backload existing portfolios.