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Joint ISDA/AFME Response To The EBA’s CP On Prudent Valuation Under Article 105(14) Of The CRR

Date 09/10/2013

On October 8, ISDA & AFME submitted their joint response to the European Banking Authority's consultation paper on Prudent Valuation under Article 105(14) of Regulation (EU) 575/2013 (Capital Requirements Regulation - CRR).

Resources For CFTC Employees During Shutdown

Date 09/10/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC), Office of the Executive Director today released a list of resources available to CFTC employees due to the lapse in appropriations.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, September 17-18, 2013

Date 09/10/2013

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on September 17-18, 2013.

SEC: Daniel M. Hawke to Step Down As Director Of Philadelphia Office - He Will Continue As Chief Of Market Abuse Unit

Date 09/10/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Daniel M. Hawke, the chief of the Enforcement Division’s Market Abuse Unit, will step down as director of the Philadelphia Regional Office to concentrate his efforts on leading the nationwide unit.

Hargreave Hale Selects Dion To Enhance Management And Control Of Corporate Actions

Date 09/10/2013

Dion Global Solutions (BSE: 526927), technology partner to the financial services industry, today announced that Hargreave Hale has gone live with its Corporate Action Workflow solution. The move automates the identification, management and notification of corporate actions, ensuring that the firm and its clients are able to act upon key events, such as takeover deals and allocation of further shares, in a timely and appropriate manner.

Addition Of BATM Advanced Communications Ltd To The TASE Indices

Date 09/10/2013

• TA-Composite Index
• TA-Technology Index
• TA BlueTech-50 Index

NASDAQ OMX and Thesys Introduce Trading Algorithm Test Facility - Operational Risk Management Tool for Complex U.S. Equity Markets to Improve Electronic Trading Ecosystem - First Exchange Group to Deploy Next-Generation Solution for Improved Testing Standards

Date 09/10/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Thesys Technologies LLC, the infrastructure affiliate of Tradeworx serving the high-performance technology needs of market participants, today announced plans to jointly launch a next-generation testing environment which will simulate trading on all major U.S. equities exchanges. The Algo Test Facility will provide the exchange group's electronic trading customers a safe environment to rigorously examine algorithmic strategies by replaying and interacting with real historical market data. The Algo Test Facility is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2014, and will provide customers a market-wide equities testing platform.

STOXX Launches New Global Infrastructure Index - New Index Has Been Licensed To Underlie An Exchange-Traded Fund In The U.S.

Date 09/10/2013

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the launch of the STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index, which captures the performance of the largest companies in the global infrastructure industry.

SEC Launches Market Structure Data And Analysis Website

Date 09/10/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today unveiled a dynamic new website to provide investors and others with the ability to interactively explore a range of new market metrics and access empirical research and analyses that further inform the broader public debate on market structure.

Hellenic Exchanges S.A.: Lapse Of The Right To The Dividend For Fiscal Year 2007

Date 09/10/2013

HELLENIC EXCHANGES informs investors that on 31.12.2013 the five year period, during which the dividend for fiscal year 2007 can be collected, expires. Following the above mentioned date, the rights to the dividend for fiscal year 2007 that have not been collected by investors, will lapse in favor of the Greek State, in accordance with the laws in effect.