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  • US. Agencies - Volcker Rule Conformance Period Clarified

    Date 19/04/2012

    The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of a statement clarifying that an entity covered by section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the so-called Volcker Rule, has the full two-year period provided by the statute to fully conform its activities and investments, unless the Board extends the conformance period. Section 619 generally requires banking entities to conform their activities and investments to the prohibitions and restrictions included in the statute on proprietary trading activities and on hedge fund and private equity fund activities and investments.

  • SEC Names Diane C. Blizzard As Associate Director For Regulatory Policy And Investment Adviser Regulation

    Date 19/04/2012

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Diane C. Blizzard has been named Associate Director for Regulatory Policy and Investment Adviser Regulation in the Division of Investment Management. As Associate Director, Ms. Blizzard will supervise two offices that develop recommendations for rulemaking and other policy initiatives under the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act.

  • Connie Hedegaard: "First Annual Report On The EU ETS To Focus On Timing Of Auctions"

    Date 19/04/2012

    At the informal meeting of Environment and Climate ministers in Horsens (Denmark), Commissioner Hedegaard participated in the lunch discussion on the future of the EU Emissions Trading System.

  • NYSE Liffe U.S. Surpasses $1 Billion In BIC Trading Value - Delivers Greater Flexibility And Control In Accessing Block Liquidity In Mini MSCI Futures - Rapid Customer Adoption And Steady Growth Since Launch

    Date 19/04/2012

    NYSE Liffe U.S., the innovative U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext (NYX)  today announced that it has surpassed $1 billion in notional value of Block  Trades at Index Close or “BIC” trades.   NYSE Liffe U.S. launched BIC trading in  September 2011 as an innovative way to provide customers the ability to manage  the tracking impact of executing large orders relative to the underlying index  level by explicitly tying the transaction price to the closing level of the  underlying index.  Since that time, activity in BIC trades has steadily  increased with $381 million transacted in mini MSCI EAFE Index futures and $263  million in mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index futures since March 1 alone.

  • NASDAQ Welcomes Splunk Inc. To The NASDAQ Global Select Market

    Date 19/04/2012

    The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that the trading of Splunk® Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLK) commenced on the NASDAQ Global Select Market® on Thursday, April 19, 2012 under the ticker symbol SPLK.