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BOX Options Exchange December 2013 InBOX

Date 04/12/2013

This is the December issue of InBOX, your news source from inside the BOX Options Exchange. This monthly publication will provide convenient summaries of recent developments at BOX.

Joaquín Almunia, Vice President Of The European Commission Responsible For Competition Policy - Introductory Remarks On Cartels In The Financial Sector

Date 04/12/2013

Today the Commission has taken decisions in two cartel cases in the financial sector.

SEC Charges Fifth Third Bancorp And Former CFO For Improper Accounting Of Substantial Loan Losses During Financial Crisis

Date 04/12/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the holding company of Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank and its former chief financial officer with improper accounting of commercial real estate loans in the midst of the financial crisis.

Federal Court Orders Defendants Arista LLC, Abdul Sultan Walji, And Reniero Francisco, All Of Southern California, To Pay Over $22 Million In Restitution And Fines For Commodity Pool Fraud And Making False Statements To The CFTC

Date 04/12/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a consent judgment and permanent injunction Order against Arista LLC (Arista), a registered Commodity Pool Operator with its principal place of business in Newport Coast, California, and against Arista’s principals, Abdul Sultan Walji (a/k/a Abdul Sultan Valji) of San Juan Capistrano, California, and Reniero Francisco of Coastal Oak, California, for carrying out a fraudulent scheme to misappropriate millions of dollars from investors in commodity futures and options, making false statements to the CFTC, and filing false quarterly reports with the National Futures Association (NFA).

TheCityUK To Work With Government On Insurance Growth Plan Promoting Expansion Of UK Insurance Industry

Date 04/12/2013

TheCityUK welcomes the announcement from the Treasury today (4 December 2013) of its Insurance Growth Action Plan. The Action Plan announces a range of key measures to drive growth in the insurance sector, strengthen its contribution to the UK economy and equip it to compete effectively across the globe.

Capital Market Summit - First Edition

Date 04/12/2013

• Three days on the capital market
• Day 1: Closed-door expert debate on challenges faced by the Polish capital market
• Day 2: Practical information on opportunities offered by the capital market
• Day 3: WSE Doors Open Day as part of the Capital Warsaw programme

Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin - November 2013

Date 04/12/2013

Click here to download Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin for November 2013.

Council Of The European Union: Permanent Representatives Committee Agrees On Directive Improving Rules For Collective Investment Funds

Date 04/12/2013

EU Permanent Representative Committee (COREPER II) on December 4 in Brussels has confirmed the Member States agreement on the Directive amending the current legislation on the harmonised functioning of collective investment funds and aiming at strengthening investors confidence.

NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes For November 2013 - Global Derivatives ADV Up Year-Over-Year And Month-Over-Month, Excluding Bclear - European Cash Equities ADV Up Year-Over-Year But Down Sequentially - U.S. Cash ADV Down Year-Over-Year And Down Sequentially

Date 04/12/2013

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced trading volumes for its global derivatives and cash equities exchanges for November 2013.  Global derivatives average daily volume ("ADV") of 6.6 million contracts, excluding Bclear in November 2013 increased 1.6% compared to November 2012 and increased 1.7% from October 2013.  U.S. equity options volumes in November 2013 decreased 7.8% compared to November 2012 and decreased 4.4% sequentially.  ADV in U.S. cash equities declined 12.6% year-over-year and decreased 5.2% month-over-month. European cash equities ADV in November 2013 increased 14.4% compared to November 2012, but decreased 3.3% from October 2013 levels. 

New Indices On Warsaw Stock Exchange From The Beginning Of 2014

Date 04/12/2013

• As of January 2014, WSE starts the publication of new indices derived from WIG30: WIG30short and WIG30lev
• WSE will provide historical data of the indices WIG30 and WIG30TR for the period from December 2007