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Carbon Trade Exchange Appoints New European Sales Director

Date 20/09/2012

The Board of Directors of Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Shaun Mattingley who will be focusing on Voluntary and Regulated carbon market sales in Europe.
FOA Publishes Guidance On Systems And Controls For Electronic Trading Environments

Date 20/09/2012

The Futures and Options Association has published guidance to provide listed derivative market participants with industry standards that aim to mitigate risks in electronic trading environments.
HKEx: Reappointment Of Chief Executive Approved

Date 20/09/2012

As announced by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”) on 12 September 2012, the Board of Directors of HKEx approved the renewal of the employment contract of Mr Li Xiaojia, Charles (“Mr Li”) as the Chief Executive of HKEx for a further 3-year term from 16 October 2012 to 15 October 2015. Pursuant to Section 70 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, the Securities and Futures Commission has today given its written approval of the reappointment.
UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Pi Financial Limited £58,300 For Unsuitable Sales Of High Risk Products

Date 20/09/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Pi Financial Limited (Pi) £58,300 for advising its clients to invest in high risk products which were clearly unsuitable.
Deutsche Börse: DAX Licensed To Hua An Asset Management To Underlie Exchange-Traded Fund In China - Hua An DAX ETF Will Be The First ETF Based On German Blue-Chip Index Available In China

Date 20/09/2012

Deutsche Börse today announced that the DAX index has been licensed to Hua An Asset Management Co. Ltd., one of the longest running fund management companies in China, to serve as the basis for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). This is the first time that DAX will underlie an ETF available in China. The CEOs of STOXX Limited and Hua An Asset Management gathered at an official signing ceremony in Shanghai today to mark this occasion.

Neonet Brings Transparency Into The Dark

Date 20/09/2012

Neonet, the independent execution services provider, today announced a new dark algorithm and additional access to dark venues. The new dark executing algorithm automatically scans connected dark pools using parallel execution strategies through a single simple interface. Enhanced safeguarding mechanisms prevent information leakage as well as unwanted executions, providing further benefit to the user. In addition, Neonet has introduced another two dark pools to its offering, adding up to a total of eleven dark venues. Together with Neonet’s internal and third party provided benchmarking tools, there is significant price improvement to be realized without losing transparency when using dark liquidity.
Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Sets Hearing Date In Ernst & Young Proceedings

Date 20/09/2012

The Court of First Instance today fixed 27 March 2013 (for two days) as the hearing date in the proceedings commenced by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) against Ernst & Young in relation to access to accounting records.
Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Explains Financial Planning

Date 20/09/2012

In this issue of InvestEd Intelligence, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) explains why financial planning is key in meeting one’s investment objectives, weathering market turbulence and avoiding financial hardship.
Nasdaq Defends Facebook IPO Compensation Plan

Date 20/09/2012

Nasdaq OMX Group defended its USD62 million plan to compensate firms affected by the botched Facebook IPO. In a letter to the SEC, dated September 17, Nasdaq said the proposed compensation "goes well beyond what is required under current Nasdaq rules."
SIFMA Applauds Bi-partisan House Passage Of Rep. Dold Muni Advisor Legislation

Date 20/09/2012

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., executive vice president, public policy and advocacy, after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2827, legislation clarifying the scope of muni advisor regulations under Dodd-Frank, that was co-sponsored by Representative Dold (R-IL) and Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI).