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TSX Venture Exchange Bulletin - Personal Information Form – Form 2A

Date 17/02/2010

TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) is announcing new procedures required of the Exchange by the Ontario Provincial Police (“OPP”) which impact the filing and processing of the Form 2A - Personal Information Form (the “PIF”).
CME Group Announces Annual Managing Director Promotions

Date 17/02/2010

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the following Managing Director promotions, which were effective February 14: Felix Carabello, 45, Managing Director, Energy and Metals, International
UK's Financial Services Authority: Semperian Limited Partnership Pleads Guilty To Change In Control Offence

Date 17/02/2010

Today, at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court, Semperian PPP Investment Partners Limited Partnership (Semperian) pleaded guilty to an offence under section 191(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 by acquiring an authorised firm before it had received the necessary approval of the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Semperian notified the FSA in mid December 2008 that it proposed to acquire the authorised firm but failed to wait for FSA approval b
BME: Relevant Fact About A CCP

Date 17/02/2010

BME has determined to urge its business areas and subsidiaries to intensify and quicken the pace of the ongoing work for enabling BME to assume CPP functions with respect of trades in shares listed on the Spanish stock exchanges by means of an instrument deemed fit for this purpose.
MAS Senior Management Staff Movements

Date 17/02/2010

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that Shane Tregillis, currently Deputy Managing Director, Market Conduct, will leave MAS on 11 March 2010 on completion of his contract.

The Options Clearing Corporation Announces Successful Symbology Conversion

Date 17/02/2010

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is pleased to announce the February 12 conversion for the Options Symbology Initiative (OSI) has successfully been accomplished with firms, clearing members, exchanges and the OCC all now using the new OSI key.
Korea Securities Depository Adopts Euroclear Bank’s FundSettle Platform

Date 17/02/2010

Euroclear Bank and Korea Securities Depository (KSD) announce today a bilateral agreement whereby KSD will establish a link to Euroclear Bank’s FundSettle platform, the automated, multi-currency fund-transaction processing solution. KSD will adopt FundSettle as part of its fund-processing infrastructure.
CBOE To Launch S&P 500 Dividend Index Options March 5 - New Options Contract Allows Market Participants To Take Positions On S&P 500 Dividend Changes For The First Time

Date 17/02/2010

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced plans to begin trading options on the S&P 500® Dividend Index (ticker symbol - DVS) on Friday, March 5, 2010. The first contract of its kind in the U.S., S&P 500 Dividend Index options will be listed exclusively at CBOE. The S&P 500 Dividend Index, calculated by Standard & Poor's, represents the ordinary cash dividends for corporations comprising the S&P 500 Index, accumulated over a quarterly "accrual
UK’s Financial Services Authority Takes Robust Action Against Wills & Co To Stop It Putting Customers At Risk

Date 17/02/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has censured Wills & Co, a London based stockbroking firm, for poor sales practices and not monitoring its advisers properly despite a fine and a previous requirement to take remedial action. Wills & Co also failed to handle its customer complaints properly.
First Derivatives Secures Further Investment From Invest Northern Ireland

Date 17/02/2010

First Derivatives (AIM:FDP.L, IEX:GYQ.I), a leading provider of software and support services to the financial services and technology industries, is pleased to announce that it has secured financial investment from Invest Northern Ireland ("Invest NI") (Northern Ireland’s Economic Development Agency) towards supporting its ongoing research and development efforts.