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ITG Launches POSIT Alert For Mexico

Date 30/07/2013

ITG (NYSE: ITG), a leading independent execution and research broker, today announced the launch of POSIT Alert® for Mexican equities, marking the 30th global market where POSIT Alert is available. POSIT Alert is a premier platform for sourcing large blocks of liquidity, actively alerting buyside traders to liquidity that matches orders on their trade blotter. Buyside traders use POSIT Alert to prevent information leakage on large orders, maximize their chances of finding liquidity and reduce market impact by having their orders matched at the midpoint with no need for negotiation.

Sapient Global Markets And The European Energy Exchange To Enable REMIT Regulatory Reporting - Sapient Global Markets To Help Market Participants Connect To The EEX For REMIT Reporting To ACER

Date 30/07/2013

Sapient Global Markets, a division of Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE), yesterday announced it has become a certified implementation partner of the European Energy Exchange (EEX), the leading energy exchange in Europe, to facilitate regulatory reporting in the European energy wholesale markets.

Testimony Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs, Washington, DC

Date 30/07/2013

Good morning Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Crapo and members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing. I am pleased to testify along with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White.

Moody’s Reaffirms EBRD’s AAA Rating With Stable Outlook - New Report Published Today

Date 30/07/2013

Moody’s noted that the Aaa rating and stable outlook for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was supported by the bank’s conservative prudential framework including strong liquidity levels and capital base, as well as the stability of its realised profitability.  These strengths were deemed powerful mitigants against the poor global economic outlook.

CME Group Announces Launch Of KC HRW Wheat Short-Dated New Crop Options

Date 30/07/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of Short-Dated New Crop Options on KC Hard Red Winter (HRW) Wheat futures. Pending CFTC review, these new short-dated options will be available for trading on the Chicago trading floor and CME Globex on Monday, August 26, 2013. These products will be listed with and subject to the rules and regulations of the KCBT.

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief From The Prohibition Of Aggregation Under § 43.6(H)(6) For Large Notional Off-Facility Swaps

Date 30/07/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Market Oversight (“Division”) today issued a letter providing no-action relief from the aggregation prohibition in § 43.6(h)(6) for certain commodity trading advisors (“CTA”) and investment advisors (“IA”) with respect to large notional off-facility swaps until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on October 1, 2013.

SunGard’s Loanet Provides Scottrade, Inc. With Securities Finance Trading Automation

Date 30/07/2013

SunGard’s Loanet solution suite supports Scottrade, Inc., a leading online investing firm, with its expanding securities finance automation requirements.

IOSCO Publishes Recommendations For Supervisory Colleges For CRAs

Date 30/07/2013

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published today the final report onSupervisory Colleges for Credit Rating Agencies, which recommends establishing supervisory colleges for internationally active credit rating agencies (CRAs), and provides preliminary guidelines on how to constitute and operate them.

Thomson Reuters Reports Second-Quarter 2013 Results

Date 30/07/2013

• Revenues grew 2% before currency
• Adjusted EBITDA grew 3% to $858 million with a margin of 27.6%, up 40 basis points
• Underlying operating profit up slightly to $569 million with a margin of 18.3%, down 10 basis points
• Adjusted earnings per share were $0.48, unchanged from the prior-year period
• 2013 Outlook affirmed

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, JP Morgan Unit Agree To $410 Million In Penalties, Disgorgement To Ratepayers

Date 30/07/2013

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today approved a stipulation and consent agreement under which JP Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation (JPMVEC) will pay $410 million in penalties and disgorgement to ratepayers for allegations of market manipulation stemming from the company’s bidding activities in electricity markets in California and the Midwest from September 2010 through November 2012.