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FINRA: Merrill Lynch To Pay More Than $2.5 Million Related To UIT Sales Charge Discount Failures - Firm Is Fined $500,000, Ordered To Pay Over $2 Million In Customer Remediation

Date 19/08/2010

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced yesterday that it had fined Merrill Lynch $500,000 for failing to provide sales charge discounts to customers on eligible purchases of Unit Investment Trusts (UITs). FINRA also found that Merrill Lynch failed to have an adequate supervisory system in place to ensure customers received appropriate UIT discounts. The firm also agreed to provide remediation of more than $2 million to affected customers.
Instinet Most Widely Accepted CSA Provider, According To Integrity Research Buyside Survey - Firm Also Ranked #1 In “Overall Satisfaction” And Named #1 Global, European And Asian CSA Provider

Date 19/08/2010

Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, yesterday announced that its brokerage subsidiaries are cumulatively the most widely accepted CSA providers, according to Integrity Research Associate’s survey of 214 buyside firms throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Instinet also received the highest average score for “Overall Satisfaction,” and was named the #1 provider in the following categories:
FFastFill Continue To Attract LME Clients

Date 19/08/2010

FFastFill plc, the leading provider of application services to the electronic trading community, announced yesterday a new application service provision (ASP) contract with another Category 2 LME member, to provide live connectivity and trading support services to the London Metal Exchange.
TMX Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report - August 15, 2010

Date 19/08/2010

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending August 15, 2010.
S&P Launches North American Preferred Stock Index - Measures Preferred Share Market Across U.S. And Canada

Date 19/08/2010

Designed to serve as an investable benchmark covering the preferred share market across Canada and the United States, Standard & Poor's - the world's leading index provider - launched today the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index. The Index seeks to provide investors with the opportunity to achieve broad diversification and exposure to North American preferred stocks.

Thai Listed Firms Post H1/2010 Net Profits Of THB300 Bln

Date 19/08/2010

Companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) posted H1/2010 net profits of THB292.98 billion (approx. USD9.16 billion), an increase of 34% year-on-year (y-o-y), with total sales of THB3.62 trillion (approx. USD113.08 billion). The top three industry groups in terms of absolute amounts and in descending order were the Resources, Financials, and Property and Construction Industry Groups. The top five firms, in descending order of profitabi
EEX Business Development Picks Up Speed Again - Upswing In Trade Volumes And Sales Revenues – Considerably Improved Annual Result Expected

Date 19/08/2010

European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) has laid the foundation for further growth with a number of measures which are reflected in the positive development of business during the first half of the year 2010. These included the simplification and improvement of the trading participants‘ technical connection to the EEX systems and the consistent expansion of customer loyalty measures, internal processes and structures. And it was, not least, the company’s expansion strategy based on partnerships wh
Platts To Introduce World’s First Daily Thermal Coal Price Assessments For India - New Price Data To Aid Value Discovery & Risk Management Of India-Bound Coal

Date 19/08/2010

Platts, one of the world’s foremost providers of energy and metals information, announced that, on September 1, 2010, it is expanding its suite of thermal coal price assessments to include a daily spot value for thermal coal destined for the Indian marketplace. Thermal coal is used to generate electricity.
ASX Ltd: Appendix 4E Preliminary Final Report

Date 19/08/2010

Click here to download ASX's Appendix 4E Preliminary Final Report.
Chi-X Japan Selects KVH Low-latency Services For New Trading Platform, Enabling Market Participants To Trade Faster And Smarter

Date 19/08/2010

Chi-X Japan Limited (Chi-X Japan) and KVH Co., Ltd. (KVH) announced yesterday that Chi-X Japan has selected KVH low-latency network connections and proximity hosting services for its new equities trading platform. Trading on the Chi-X Japan platform commenced on July 29, 2010.