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The CFTC Announces The Departure Of Chief Economist Andrei Kirilenko To The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology - Chairman Gensler, Commissioner O’Malia Praise The Chief Economist - Dr. Kirilenko Plans End-Of-Year Departure

Date 19/06/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Chief Economist Andrei Kirilenko will depart the Commission at the end of 2012 to become Professor of the Practice of Finance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management.
SIX To Provide Access To TARGET2-Securities European Settlement Platform For Swiss Financial Center

Date 19/06/2012

The SIX Board of Directors agreed to sign the ECB’s Framework Agreement concerning Europe’s envisaged centralized settlement platform. In signing the agreement, SIX, through SIX Securities Services, will become the first non-EU central securities depository to offer access to the TARGET2-Securities (T2S) platform.
SIFMA Releases 2012, 2013 Economic Forecast

Date 19/06/2012

SIFMA’s Economic Advisory Roundtable today released its economic outlook for the second half of 2012 and predictions for 2013, forecasting that the economy will grow at a rate of 2.1 percent in full-year 2012 and 2.1 percent in 2013.
Burgundy MTF Trading Participant – Spire Europe Limited Approved

Date 19/06/2012

Spire Europe Limited is approved as Trading Participant on the Burgundy MTF for CCP instruments in the four Nordic markets. The Trading Participant ID will be SELin the Burgundy Trading System. Spire Europe Limited can start trading as from 20 June 2012.
Testimony Before The U.S. House Committee On Financial Services - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 19/06/2012

Good morning Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Frank and members of the Committee. I thank you for inviting me to testify at today’s hearing. I’m pleased to be on a panel along with my fellow regulators. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) ongoing efforts to implement swaps market reforms, including for the credit default swap (CDS) index products traded by JPMorgan Chase’s Chief Investment Office (CIO).

İMKB Supports “Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative”

Date 19/06/2012

İMKB Chairman & CEO İbrahim M. TURHAN participated in the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) 2012 Global Dialogues meeting organized jointly by the United Nations Global Compact, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative.
BM&FBOVESPA Signs Commitment To The Promotion Of Responsible Investment - The ‘Sustainable Stock Exchanges’ Report Singles Out BM&FBOVESPA And The Johannesburg Stock Exchange As Sustainability Benchmarks

Date 19/06/2012

BM&FBOVESPA, NASDAQ OMX, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) and the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) signed a commitment to responsible investment and to publishing information about companies listed on these markets, today at the Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
EU-US Coalition On Financial Regulation - Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Recognition: Facilitating Recovery And Streamlining Regulation

Date 19/06/2012

Click here to download the 'Inter-jurisdictional regulatory recognition: Facilitating recovery and streamlining regulation', report commissioned by the EU-US Coalition on Financial Regulation.
SIFMA President & CEO Tim Ryan's Remarks At SIFMA's Tech Leaders Forum & Expo - June 19, 2012

Date 19/06/2012

Good morning. Thank you for joining us here in New York for the SIFMA Tech Leaders Forum. It’s my pleasure to welcome you all to this important industry event.
Bonds.com Provides Centralized Marketplace For U.S. Corporates

Date 19/06/2012

Recently both the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal reported a move by senior traders at investment managers and Wall Street banks to address the pressing need for improved liquidity and a new marketplace for bonds. These discussions included an identification of a centralized, electronic venue that will connect all parties for the execution of Corporate Bonds. The move, long delayed, is made more urgent now as the industry faces the first in a series of regulatory mandates coming off Dodd-Frank, most immediately the upcoming Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule will limit proprietary trading and will fundamentally alter market structure. In addition, the need for an exchange-like facility is driven by the concern that large money managers have regarding the ability to transact positions as trading moves more towards an agency model.