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Osaka Securities Exchange: Acceptance Of Third-Party Allotment

Date 19/02/2009

On February 17, Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) agreed to accept 500,000 first preference shares (amount: 100 million yen) by a third party allotment of new shares of Osaka Securities Finance Co., Ltd. at the Board of Directors meeting held today (February 17).
Borse Dubai Successfully Refinances US$ 3.8 billion Term Loan Facility

Date 19/02/2009

Borse Dubai Limited ("Borse Dubai") announced today that it has successfully signed a US$2.5 billion Term Loan Facility to refinance the aggregate US$ 3.8 billion Term Loan and Guarantee Facility used to fund investments into NASDAQ OMX Group and the London Stock Exchange.
London Stock Exchange Welcomes First New ETFs Of 2009

Date 19/02/2009

The London Stock Exchange has welcomed five new ETFs from db x-trackers, the ETF provider of Deutsche Bank, the first new ETFs to be issued in London this year. The new ETFs take the total number of ETFs on the London Stock Exchange to 187, including 75 launched during 2008, as the ETF market continues to grow despite difficult market conditions.
CFTC Congratulates U.S. Attorney For Obtaining A Criminal Conviction Against Frank Anthony Desantis III Of Stuart, Florida, For Operating A Commodities Investment Scheme - Desantis Sentenced To 108 Months For Wire Fraud And Conspiracy To Defraud The IRS

Date 19/02/2009

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commends the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the successful prosecution of Frank Anthony DeSantis III (DeSantis), of Stuart, Florida. DeSantis pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. DeSantis was sentenced to 108 months in prison and was ordered to pay over $2 million in tax penalties.
Robert Khuzami Named SEC Director Of Enforcement

Date 19/02/2009

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro announced today that former federal prosecutor Robert Khuzami has been named Director of the Division of Enforcement.

CFTC Charges Hawaii-based Marvin Cooper And Billion Coupons, Inc. With Operating A $4 Million Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme Aimed At Defrauding The Deaf Community - Court Freezes Defendants’ Assets And Appoints Temporary Receiver

Date 19/02/2009

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it charged Marvin Cooper and his company Billion Coupons, Inc. (BCI), both of Honolulu, Hawaii, with operating a Ponzi scheme that involved more than 125 customers - all of whom are Deaf - in connection with commodity futures trading and foreign currency futures (forex) trading.
ICE Clear Europe Welcomes Call For European CDS CCP - Forming ICE Trust Europe To Clear Credit Default Swaps In Europe - To Commence Clearing In First Half Of 2009

Date 19/02/2009

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced that ICE Clear Europe(TM) will create a new service, known as ICE Trust Europe, to serve as a European-regulated central counterparty clearing house for European credit default swap (CDS) transactions. ICE Trust Europe will operate within the existing ICE Clear Europe clearing house which is regulated by the U.K. Financial Services Authority (FSA).
RTS Realtime Systems Group First Provider To Pass Conformance Test For Utpdirect Protocol On The Common Customer Gateway To NYSE Euronext’s Universal Trading Platform - Solution Provider Hits Another Milestone

Date 19/02/2009

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading trading solutions provider, announced today that it is the first trading solutions provider that has passed the conformance test for the NYSE Euronext Universal Trading Platform’s Common Customer Gateway via UTP–Direct protocol. The newly designed Universal Trading Platform replaced the market platform NSC for NYSE Euronext’s European cash regulated market.
ISDA: Major Firms Commit To EU Central Counterparty For CDS

Date 19/02/2009

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that major industry participants have committed to the use of central counterparty clearing for CDS in the European Union (EU).
NYSE Liffe US Welcomes ASTMAX Co., Ltd. As A New Member Firm -Leading Japanese Commodities Trading Firm Joins NYSE Liffe US

Date 19/02/2009

NYSE Liffe US, the new U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced that ASTMAX Co., Ltd., which became an NYSE Liffe US member in December 2008, began trading its precious metal contracts. ASTMAX is one of Japan ’s leading commodities trading firms, already active on local Japanese and international markets.