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Statements Of Support By CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler - Swap Data Recordkeeping And Reporting Requirements

Date 20/12/2011

I support the final rule establishing swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements for registered entities and counterparties involved in swaps transactions. The final rule will ensure that complete, timely, and accurate data on all swaps is available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and other regulators.
GreenX: Additional Listings For In Delivery Month European Union Allowance (EUA) Futures

Date 20/12/2011

GreenX intends to list five additional contract months for the In Delivery Month European Union Allowance (EUA) Futures contract through December 2020, effectiveSunday, January 22^nd for trade date Monday, January 23^rd.
Chairman Gary Gensler Opening Statement Before A Meeting Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC

Date 20/12/2011

Good morning. This meeting will come to order. This is a public meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to consider final rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). I’d like to welcome members of the public, market participants and members of the media, as well as those listening to the meeting on the phone or watching the webcast.
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Finansinspektionen - Guide For Listed Companies

Date 20/12/2011

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen, would like to inform you that it has put together a guide for listed companies, which it hopes will help you in your work. Some of the areas covered by the guide include logbooks, the insider register, major shareholding notifications and accounting supervision.
Opening Statement Of Commissioner Mark Wetjen For The CFTC Open Meeting On December 20, 2011 - Final Rules On Swap Data Recordkeeping/Reporting And Real-Time Reporting Of Swap Transaction Data

Date 20/12/2011

Thank you, Chairman Gensler. Thank you also to the professional staff for their efforts on these rules. A tremendous amount of work has gone into these technical and detailed rulemakings, and I appreciate that you have remained open to changes concerning the recommendations before us.

The European Parliament 2009-2011: Key Legislation Approved By MEPs

Date 20/12/2011

The European Parliament's current President, Jerzy Buzek, is soon to hand over the reins to his successor, who will be chosen by the full body of MEPs at the Strasbourg plenary session in January 2012. This mid-way point between the European elections of 2009 and 2014 gives an opportunity to review some of the main legislation adopted by MEPs over the last two and a half years.
Fitch Decision To Put EIB On Rating Watch Negative

Date 20/12/2011

EIB takes note of Fitch’s decision, announced on 19 December 2011, to put EIB’s “AAA” long term issuer default ratings (IDR) on Rating Watch Negative (RWN), while the short term IDR is maintained at F1+, the highest on the rating scale. This was prompted by Fitch’s decision to place on RWN the ratings of 6 Eurozone countries.
AFME, ICMA And ISDA Publish Paper Analyzing The Impact Of European Sovereigns’ Collateral Policies

Date 20/12/2011

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the publication of a paper titled “The Impact of Derivative Collateral Policies of European Sovereigns and Resulting Basel III Capital Issues.” The paper discusses and analyzes the impact of the collateral policies of European sovereigns. It identifies that such policies could significantly affect the liquidity and dynamics of the credit default swaps (CDS) market and create substantial additional bank liquidity requirements. The paper estimates European sovereign collateral policies may drive a significant percentage – approximately half - of the volume in the sovereign CDS market.
Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad - Market Holiday

Date 20/12/2011

Bursa Malaysia would like to announce that all its offices will be closed on Monday, 26 December 2011 in conjunction with Christmas Day, which falls on Sunday, 25 December 2011, a non-working day. Bursa Malaysia will resume operations on Tuesday, 27 December 2011.
EEX Transparency Platform Will Be Extended To Data For Czech Republic In Early 2012 - CEZ To Contribute Data To The Voluntary Section – Technical And Contractual Preparation Already Underway On Both Sides – Data Coverage Of About 60 Per Cent Expected –Transparency For Fundamental Electricity Data Will Improve And Help To Comply With REMIT

Date 20/12/2011

CEZ and European Energy Exchange (EEX) have agreed to extend the platform “Transparency in Energy Markets“ (www.transparency.eex.com), operated by EEX, in its voluntary section to data from the Czech Republic. Preparations have already been started to allow first data publication in early 2012.