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Statement Of The Monitoring Board For The IFRS Foundation Regarding Appointment Of Hans Hoogervorst As The Next IASB Chairman

Date 15/10/2010

The Monitoring Board welcomes the IFRS Foundation’s appointment of Hans Hoogervorst as the next chairman of the IASB. The Monitoring Board, while fully respectful of the independence of the selection process by the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, considers Mr. Hoogervorst to be a fully competent and qualified individual to take up the important role. Mr. Hoogervorst brings to this position extensive leadership experience and a demonstrated ability to facilitate constructive debate across a
Thai Futures Exchange To Trade Bond Futures Starting October 18

Date 15/10/2010

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) will trade bond futures, which will have government bonds as their underlying asset, from October 18 onwards. TFEX and the Thai Bond Market Association will exchange information on trading regulations and distribute information to investors for their prudent decision-making.
IOSCO Forms Task Force On OTC Derivatives Regulation

Date 15/10/2010

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has formed a Task Force on OTC Derivatives Regulation (Task Force) in order to coordinate securities and futures regulators’ efforts to work together in the development of supervisory and oversight structures related to over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets.
MCX Weekly Market Report October 08 – October 14, 2010

Date 15/10/2010

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SMX To List TOCOM Products

Date 15/10/2010

Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), the first pan-Asian multi-product commodity and currency derivatives exchange, and the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM), Japan?s leading commodity futures exchange, today announced that they have signed a licensing agreement for SMX to list Contracts* on TOCOM products. * Subject to regulatory approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

SEC Charges Two Florida-Based Fund Managers With Facilitating Petters Ponzi Scheme

Date 14/10/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Florida-based hedge fund managers and their firms with fraudulently funneling more than a billion dollars of investor money into a Ponzi scheme operated by Minnesota businessman Thomas Petters.
James Capezzuto Named Associate Regional Director For Examinations In SEC New York Regional Office

Date 14/10/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the selection of James A. Capezzuto as Associate Regional Director for Examinations in the agency's New York Regional Office.
New Trading Record Set On TSX Venture Exchange

Date 14/10/2010

TMX Group Inc. today announced that the TSX Venture Exchange established a new record for daily volume yesterday, October 13, 2010. Daily volume traded was 422,028,135, surpassing the previous record of 411,550,319 set on October 17, 2007.
13th Annual Energy & Commodities Conference, Houston, Texas - Keynote Address By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

Date 14/10/2010

It is a pleasure to join you today. It’s good to see so many familiar faces from my 18 years working with the energy industry. For those of you who don’t know me, prior to joining the Commission, I worked in the Senate for 16 years focusing on energy policy and the financing of energy projects. I also spent two years at Mirant Energy, a competitive wholesale electricity company, where I focused on corporate risk management and energy trading. I worked at Mirant during California’s energy crisis
Program Trading Averaged 27.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 4-8

Date 14/10/2010

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 Oct. 4-8.