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NASDAQ OMX Baltic Creates A Single Marketplace - A New Trading Venue For Shares Listed On Three Existing Exchanges

Date 18/11/2009

NASDAQ OMX Baltic, part of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ), today announced its intention to create a new single marketplace to trade shares listed on the regulated markets NASDAQ OMX Tallinn, NASDAQ OMX Riga and NASDAQ OMX Vilnius. The Euro will be the trading and settlement currency for the marketplace scheduled to launch in the first half of 2010, subject to member readiness and necessary approval from local authorities.
Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Adjustment In SDAX - Villeroy & Boch Replaces OVB Holding Effective 20 November 2009

Date 18/11/2009

Deutsche Börse has announced an unscheduled adjustment in SDAX®. The freefloat of OVB Holding has dropped below ten percent and does therefore no longer meet the criteria of the index. Villeroy & Boch will replace the share of OVB Holding in SDAX.
Rod Drury Takes His Place On The NZX Board

Date 18/11/2009

Xero CEO and successful technology entrepreneur Rod Drury is to become a Director of NZX, effective today.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 17/11/2009

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, November 17, 2009: The shares of Canadian Phoenix Resources Corp. (TSXVN:CPH) will trade on a consolidated basis following a 1-for-25 consolidation. The new CUSIP number will be 136471 11 7 and the new ticker symbol will be CXP. The shares of Normabec Mining Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:NMB) will be removed from the index following an Arrangement Agreement wit
FINRA Wins Okay For Major Expansion Of BrokerCheck, Will Permanently Disclose Disciplinary Actions Against Former Brokers - Permanent Disclosure Cited As Welcome Boost To Investor Protection

Date 17/11/2009

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has won approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a major expansion of its BrokerCheck service — to make records of final regulatory actions against brokers permanently available to the public, regardless of whether they continue to be employed in the securities industry. Under current rules, a broker's record generally becomes unavailable to the public two years after he or she leaves the securities industry and is ther

SEC Charges Former Executives At Silicon Valley Company For Inflating Financial Results

Date 17/11/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two former Silicon Valley executives for improperly inflating the reported financial results at Santa Clara, Calif., semiconductor company Tvia, Inc.
Testimony Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Before The House Committee On Agriculture

Date 17/11/2009

Good morning Chairman Peterson, Ranking Member Lucas and members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today about financial regulatory reform. This Committee has recently moved historic legislation to comprehensively regulate over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Today, you requested that I address other aspects of reform. Specifically, I will address how those proposals might intersect with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) oversight of markets. I am pleased t
President Obama Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force

Date 17/11/2009

Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro today announced that President Barack Obama has established by Executive Order an interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to strengthen efforts to combat financial crime. The Department of Justice will lead the task force and the Department of Treasury, HUD and the SEC will serve on the stee
NYSE Member Firms Report Third-Quarter 2009 Results

Date 17/11/2009

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported a third-quarter 2009 after-tax profit of $8.7 billion and revenues of $48.0 billion, compared with a $6.9 billion after-tax loss on revenues of $44.1 billion in the third quarter of 2008.
Q&A By Shanghai Stock Exchange Official On Switch, Launch Of New Trading System

Date 17/11/2009

The publication of the "Announcement on Switch and Launch of New Trading System" by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) today marked the official start-up of switch and launch of the SSE new trading system. An SSE official made the following remarks on relevant issues in an interview with the press: Q: Would you please introduce to us the construction of the SSE new trading system and the significance of its launch? A: Thanks to the rapid development of China's capital mar