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Vienna Stock Exchange: Acquisition Of Stake In Prague Stock Exchange Approved

Date 09/12/2008

The Vienna Stock Exchange is delighted to announce that the Czech National Bank (?eská Národní Banka) has granted its approval of the acquisition of the 92.4% stake in the Prague Stock Exchange notified by the exchange operating company, Wiener Börse AG, on 7 November 2008.
Clearstream’s Activity Figures For November 2008

Date 09/12/2008

In November 2008, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered a 4.1 percent decrease at € 10.5 trillion (compared to € 10.9 trillion in November 2007), primarily due to lower equity market valuations and despite an increase in bonds. Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business experienced a rise of 8.1 percent from € 4.9 to € 5.4 trillion while domestic German securities held under custody decreased by 14.1 percent from € 6.0 trillion to
Chi-X Europe And Intelligent Financial Systems Introduce Historical Chi-X Europe Data Service

Date 09/12/2008

Chi-X® Europe Limited, operator of the largest pan-European equity multilateral trading facility (MTF), and Intelligent Financial Systems Limited (IFS), providers of historical data and trading applications to the financial markets, today announced the introduction of the Chi-X Europe DataService. The Web hosted service, which is available immediately at http://chix.if5.com, provides access to raw Chi-X Europe historical tick and order book data – including the including the ability to rebuil
FINRA Investor Education Foundation Announces 2009 Grant Program

Date 08/12/2008

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (Foundation) launched its fifth general grant program today, formally inviting non-profit groups and researchers to apply for funding for projects that support its mission of providing Americans with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success
BATS Europe Extends Rollout To Nordic Stocks - Completes Rollout Of 15 Major European Indices In Five Weeks

Date 08/12/2008

BATS Trading Limited (BATS Europe), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BATS Holdings, Inc., extended the rollout on its Multilateral Trading Facility to Nordic securities, including OMX30 (Swedish), OMXH20 (Finnish), OMXC20 (Danish) and OBX25 (Norwegian), effective Friday, the 5th of December.

Speech By SEC Chairman Christopher Cox: Remarks Before The AICPA National Conference On Current SEC And PCAOB Developments

Date 08/12/2008

Good morning to all of you, and let me add my welcome to the AICPA's National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments. It is a pleasure to join you at this Conference once again. And while the Conference topics this year are focused as always on the cutting edge issues that concern you in your practice, more than ever before the subjects that you'll cover this week are of great importance to our nation and the economy as a whole.
BATS Exchange Completes Successful First Month - Reports Matched Market Share Of 10.37% Compared With 6.90% A Year Ago

Date 08/12/2008

BATS Exchange, an innovative and technology leading U.S. securities exchange, reported November matched market share of 10.37% compared with 6.90% in November 2007.
SEC Charges Moscow-Based Broker Dealer For Violating Registration Requirements

Date 08/12/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Moscow-based unregistered broker-dealer for registration and reporting violations, alleging that it solicited institutional investors in the U.S. to purchase and sell small cap stocks of Russian companies without registering as a broker-dealer with the SEC or meeting the requirements for an exemption.
US Treasury Interim Assistant Secretary For Financial Stability Neel Kashkari Update On The TARP Program

Date 08/12/2008

Good afternoon, thank you John for that kind introduction and for the invitation to address this audience today. We are in an unprecedented period and market events are moving rapidly and unpredictably. We at Treasury have responded quickly to adapt to events on the ground. Throughout the crisis, we have always acted with the following critical objectives in mind: one, to stabilize financial markets and reduce systemic risk; two, to support the housing market by avoiding preventable foreclosu
SEC, MSRB: New Measures To Provide More Transparency Than Ever Before For Municipal Bond Investors

Date 08/12/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has unanimously approved measures that will shine more light than ever before on the municipal securities market by tapping the power of the Internet. For the first time, investors will have a free, one-stop way to find municipal bond information online to help them make investment decisions.