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ISDA And Markit Offer Counterparty Classification Tool To Assist Compliance With Canadian Derivatives Trade Reporting Rules

Date 24/09/2014

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Markit (Nasdaq: MRKT), today announced the launch of the ISDA Canadian Representation Letter on ISDA Amend, a joint electronic solution that streamlines aspects of compliance with Dodd-Frank, Emir and other over-the-counter derivatives regulatory requirements.
Swiss Bank Agrees To Pay $850,000 For Unregistered Trading In British Columbia

Date 24/09/2014

In a settlement agreement with the British Columbia Securities Commission, Bank Gutenberg AG, Gutenberg Management AG, and Gutenberg Group AG have admitted they traded securities on behalf of British Columbia residents, contrary to the legal requirement to be registered.
Euronext Hosts The 3rd Pan-European IR Conference In Brussels

Date 24/09/2014

Euronext today announced that the Pan European Investor Relations (IR) Conference was successfully launched in Brussels with an IR awards dinner and a high-level IR conference which were attended by Investment Relations Officers (IRO) from all over Europe. This forum bringstogether delegates from the IR associations of the Netherlands (NEVIR), France (CLIFF), Belgium (BIRA) and Portugal (FIR), as well as IR Professionals from India, Germany, Sweden, and other European countries.
FXDirectDealer, LLC Ordered To Pay $600,000 Civil Monetary Penalty And To Comply With Three-Year Registration Ban As FCM Or RFED For Violating Minimum Financial Requirements And A Prior CFTC Order - Firm’s Supervisory Failures Led To Repeated And Extended Periods Of Undercapitalization

Date 24/09/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against FXDirectDealer, LLC (FXDD), a CFTC-registered Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) and Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) headquartered in New York, New York, for failing to meet the minimum financial requirements for RFEDs and FCMs, failing to supervise its employees, and failing to comply with a prior CFTC administrative order dated September 30, 2013 (Prior Order) (see CFTC Press Release 6725-13 ). FXDD has been registered with the CFTC as an FCM since December 10, 2009 and as an RFED since September 2, 2010.
KCG Hotspot Introduces Hotspot QT, A Non-Displayed Crossing Venue For Spot FX - FX Liquidity Pool Allows Counterparties To Trade Larger Orders With Minimal Market Impact

Date 24/09/2014

KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) today announced HotSpot QT, a pure non-displayed crossing venue created by KCG HotSpot to help banks and institutions trade larger spot FX orders with minimal information leakage and market impact.

CFTC Orders Kennith Wayne Thrasher And Kennith Luke Thrasher To Pay $525,000 Penalty For Violating Speculative Position Limits In Live Cattle Futures

Date 24/09/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Kennith Wayne Thrasher (Kennith Thrasher) and his son, Kennith Luke Thrasher (Luke Thrasher), for exceeding the spot month speculative position limit for live cattle futures contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The Order requires Kennith and Luke Thrasher to pay a $525,000 civil monetary penalty.
SEC Charges Software Company In Silicon Valley And Two Former Executives Behind Fraudulent Accounting Scheme - CEO Agrees To Return $2.5 Million Under Clawback Provision

Date 24/09/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Silicon Valley-based software company and two former executives behind an accounting fraud in which timesheets were falsified to hit quarterly financial targets.
Luxembourg Stock Exchange: Interim Revision Of The LuxX Index

Date 24/09/2014

As a result of the delisting of the shares of KBC Group (ISIN BE0003565737) from the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, scheduled for Friday, 26 September 2014 after market closing, the new composition of the basket used to calculate the LuxX index (base 1,000 as at 04/01/1999) will consist of the following as of Monday, 29 September 2014:
MGEX Announces New Clearing Member: Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC

Date 24/09/2014

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), is pleased to announce the addition of a new clearing member – Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC (RCG®).
Ontario Securities Commission Designates Three Entities As Trade Repositories

Date 24/09/2014

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) yesterday published three orders pursuant to subsection 21.2.2(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), designating the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., DTCC Data Repository (U.S.) LLC and Ice Trade Vault, LLC as trade repositories in Ontario. The OSC has coordinated with the Autorité des marchés financiers and the Manitoba Securities Commission in finalizing the designations. Clearing agencies and dealers are required under Ontario securities laws to report certain OTC derivatives transactions to a designated trade repository by October 31, 2014, and all other OTC derivatives market participants are required to report by June 30, 2015. As the OSC and market participants prepare for the reporting obligation deadline, the OSC will continue its dialogue with stakeholders, as industry engagement is paramount to a successful transition to the new reporting regime. The Notice of Commission Orders can be found on the OSC’s website at www.osc.gov.on.ca The OSC is meeting its G20 commitments and reinforcing Canada’s financial stability framework through the implementation of Over-the-Counter derivatives reforms. The OSC is developing internationally and Canadian harmonized legislative and regulatory proposals to strengthen oversight of Ontario’s OTC derivatives market.