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SEC Charges Former Technology Company Executive For Role In Rajaratnam Insider Trading Scheme

Date 20/09/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former executive at a Massachusetts-based technology firm for illegally tipping non-public information about the company’s financial predicament as part of the insider trading scheme operated by now-imprisoned Galleon Management hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam.

Vienna Stock Exchange To Discontinue Derivatives Trading As Of March 2014

Date 20/09/2013

As of March 2014, the Vienna Stock Exchange will no longer offer trading in derivatives. This decision was taken at today’s meeting of the Supervisory Board of Wiener Börse AG. 

TOM MTF Statistics Week 38, 2013

Date 20/09/2013

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 38 - 2013. 

CFTC Orders Foremost Trading LLC, An Introducing Broker, To Pay $400,000 For Supervision Violations

Date 20/09/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against Foremost Trading LLC (Foremost), a registered Introducing Broker based in Geneva, Illinois, for failing to supervise diligently the handling of certain trading accounts by its officers, employees, and agents. The CFTC Order requires Foremost to pay a $400,000 civil monetary penalty and cease and desist from violating CFTC regulation 166.3, as charged.

SEC Charges Advisory Firm Owner And Stockbroker With Insider Trading Ahead of Merger Announcement By Pharmaceutical Firms

Date 20/09/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the owner of a New York-based advisory firm with insider trading in his own account and client accounts based on non-public information in advance of a merger announcement by pharmaceutical companies.

Tullett Prebon Voted Commodities Interdealer Broker Of The Year By Derivatives Week

Date 20/09/2013

Tullett Prebon, one of the world's leading interdealer brokers, has been voted Commodities Interdealer Broker of the Year by Derivatives Week in the 2013 Global Derivatives Awards. The award was announced at a gala dinner held last night in London.

Financial Stability Oversight Council Announces Nonbank Financial Company Designation To Address Potential Threats To Financial Stability - Council Names Prudential For Consolidated Supervision And Enhanced Prudential Standards

Date 20/09/2013

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) today announced that it had voted to designate a nonbank financial company to address potential threats to financial stability.  The Council used its authority under Title I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) to subject a nonbank financial company to consolidated supervision and enhanced prudential standards.

Decisions Taken By The Governing Council Of The European Central Bank (In Addition To Decisions Setting Interest Rates)

Date 20/09/2013

Market Operations

Modification to the loan-level reporting requirements for some asset-backed securities (ABSs)

On 4 September 2013 the Governing Council decided to enhance the loan-level reporting requirements for residential mortgage-backed securities and ABSs backed by loans to small and medium-sized enterprises that are used as collateral in Eurosystem monetary policy operations and are unable to satisfy the timeline announced on 27 November 2012. A press release announcing this decision was published on the ECB’s website on 9 September 2013.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Statement On CRD IV

Date 20/09/2013

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched their public consultation on their XBRL Taxonomy, which marks another milestone towards CRDIV implementation.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 20th September, 2013

Date 20/09/2013

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending 20th September, 2013.