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CFTC Approves ICE Trade Vault As Swap Data Repository; ICE Trade Vault Enrolls 250 Customers In Advance Of Launch

Date 28/06/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has provisionally approved ICE Trade Vault as a swap data repository (SDR) for the commodity and energy, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps (CDS) and foreign exchange (FX) asset classes. The CFTC's approval of ICE Trade Vault is provisional until the agency completes final rulemakings on SDR regulations, which are anticipated later this year.

SEC Shuts Down $42 Million Ponzi-Like Scheme

Date 28/06/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained an emergency court order to halt an alleged Ponzi-like scheme operated by Small Business Capital Corp. and its principal Mark Feathers, who raised $42 million by selling securities issued by Investors Prime Fund LLC and SBC Portfolio Fund LLC - two mortgage investment funds they controlled.

CFTC Approves Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking To Enhance Its Identification Of Futures And Swap Market Participants

Date 28/06/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) has approved for publication in the Federal Register proposed rules and related forms to enhance its identification of participants in Commission-regulated futures and swaps markets. The proposed rules would enhance and automate the Commission’s existing position and transaction reporting programs by requiring the electronic submission of expanded trader identification and market participant data.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Names Susan Swart To Chief Information Officer Post

Date 28/06/2012

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to name Ms. Susan Swart the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Associate Director of the Fund’s Technology and General Services Department.

FlexTrade Acquires Derivix -- Transaction Will Create A Best In Class Options Solution For Analytics, Risk Management & Execution

Date 28/06/2012

FlexTrade Systems, Inc., today announced it has acquired Derivix, a leading options software provider for the equities and derivatives markets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Federal Reserve Board And Treasury Department Agree That Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) Requires Less Credit Protection As It Winds Down

Date 28/06/2012

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that it agreed with the Treasury Department that it was appropriate to reduce from $4.3 billion to $1.4 billion the credit protection Treasury is providing for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF).

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Finansinspektionen - Decision On Temporary Floor On The Discount Rate

Date 28/06/2012

At the board meeting June 27, Finansinspektionen (FI) took a decision to introduce a temporary floor on the discount rate, in line with the proposal that was sent out for consultation.

TABB Says US Buy Side Is Expanding Its Use Of Options Trading Through New Products, More Complex Strategies - New Study Details How Complexity And Need For Efficiency Are Driving IT Spending - Capital Requirements Seen Reinforcing Role Of High-Touch Brokers

Date 28/06/2012

US options traders tell TABB Group that they are actively exploring new ways to use options, expanding the types of options products they use, turning to more complex strategies such as multi-legged spread trades and increasingly executing these orders through direct market access (DMA) and algorithmic trading tools.

Program Trading Averaged 46.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During June 18-22

Date 28/06/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for June 18-22.

FTSE Wins Index Provider Of The Year Award

Date 28/06/2012

• European Pensions “Index Provider of the Year” Award received second year in a row
  
• The award marks FTSE’s fourth award globally, in 2012