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SIFMA Statement On Nomination Of Mary Jo White For SEC Chairman

Date 24/01/2013

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., executive vice president, public policy and advocacy in response to President Obama’s nomination of Mary Jo White for chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 

Statement Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler On Commissioner Jill Sommers’ Resignation

Date 24/01/2013

Today, Chairman Gary Gensler made the following statement:

“It has been an honor to serve along with Jill these last four years. I would like to thank Jill for her dedication to the Commission. She has brought significant experience and a clear and consistent voice to fulfilling the mission of the CFTC. Along with our fellow Commissioners, Jill has worked to bring common-sense swaps market reforms to life and to safeguard the integrity of the futures market. Jill has been essential to these historic efforts. I wish Jill well in all of her future pursuits, and I will miss working with her at the CFTC.”

CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers Announces Her Resignation

Date 24/01/2013

Today, Commissioner Jill Sommers made the following statement:

“As I prepare to leave the Commodity Futures Trading Commission I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of my fellow Commissioners and the many talented staff with whom I have had the pleasure of working for the past five years. While many challenges remain in finalizing the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act, I have every confidence that the American public will be well-served by their continuing efforts.”

Oslo Børs’ Acquisition Of Burgundy AB

Date 24/01/2013

Oslo Børs ASA has received approval from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspectionen) to acquire all shares in Burgundy AB. The acquisition will take place shortly.

Updated MIAX Technical Alert: MIAX Options Exchange Limit Up/Limit Down (LU-LD) And Market Wide Circuit Breaker (MWCB) Industry Testing Participation

Date 24/01/2013

The MIAX Options Exchange has rescheduled its participation in the Limit Up/Limit Down (LU-LD) and Market Wide Circuit Breaker (MWCB) industry tests to the Saturday, February 2, 2013 test date. MIAX will not participate in the Saturday, January 26, 2013 test.

BM&FBOVESPA: The Exchange At São Paulo City Anniversary

Date 24/01/2013

There will be no trading on the equity, corporate securities and derivatives markets on January 25.

ICAP Statement Re. Press Coverage

Date 24/01/2013

ICAP notes recent press coverage. As previously disclosed, ICAP has been asked to provide information to various agencies investigating the setting of Libor and is cooperating with those inquiries. As part of the FSA’s inquiries, one of ICAP’s interdealer broker subsidiaries has been notified that it is the subject of an FSA investigation. The investigation is confidential, accordingly no further comment will be made at this stage.

FSB Workshop On Compensation Practices

Date 24/01/2013

As recommended by the June 2012 implementation progress report on compensation practices, the FSB organized a workshop on 19 November 2012 to share experiences and lessons from the implementation   of the FSB Principles and Standards for  Sound Compensation Practices (Principles and Standards) by financial institutions.

Vienna 2 Initiative Steering Committee Discusses Deleveraging, Asset Quality And Implications Of Banking Union Plans

Date 24/01/2013

The Steering Committee of the Vienna 2 Initiative met in Vienna on 14 January, 2013, to discuss deleveraging trends, asset quality, and next steps towards a banking union in light of the EU Council’s decisions in December 2012. Steering Committee members also met with key banking groups operating in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe in a subsequent meeting, chaired by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Sir Suma Chakrabarti. European Investment Bank Vice President Wilhelm Molterer provided the concluding remarks.

HKMEx Adopts 999.9 Purity For Physically Delivered Gold - Move To Asian Standard To Enhance Contract Use, Market Liquidity

Date 24/01/2013

The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx), China’s global marketplace, announces today that it will revise its USD gold futures contract to adopt a minimum fineness of 999.9 for physical delivery.