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ESMA Closed For EU Public Holidays On 15 And 16 August

Date 14/08/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will be closed for EU public holidays on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 August. The offices will reopen on Monday 19 August.

IntercontinentalExchange Sets Daily Open Interest Record For ICE WTI Crude Futures

Date 14/08/2013

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today reported a daily record for open interest in ICE West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Light Sweet Crude Oil futures contracts traded on ICE Futures Europe of 650,583 contracts on August 13. The previous daily open interest record was 649,982 on November 8, 2007.

Charging Documents: U.S. V. Javier Martin-Artajo And U.S. V. Julien Grout - U.S. Charges Javier Martin-Artajo And Julien Grout With Fraud In 'London Whale' Scandal

Date 14/08/2013

U.S. v. Javier Martin-Artajo Complaint

U.S. v. Julien Grout Complaint

Spectrum Equity And TA Associates Acquire Stake In BATS Global Markets

Date 14/08/2013

Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on the information economy, and TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, today announced that they have each acquired a minority stake in BATS Global Markets, Inc. (“BATS”), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Ontario Securities Commission Staff Seek Input On New Exchange Proposed By Aequitas Innovations Inc.

Date 14/08/2013

Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission (Staff) today published a Notice and Request for Comment regarding the pre-filing by Aequitas Innovations Inc. to establish a new equities exchange in Canada.  Aequitas is proposing to operate an exchange to trade securities of issuers listed on Aequitas as well as securities listed on other recognized exchanges in Canada.

Aequitas Begins Journey To Transform Canadian Capital Markets Through Proposed Market Structure Solutions - Aequitas Publishes A Description Of Its Proposed Market Structure As Part Of The OSC Staff Request For Comments On Specific Aspects Of Its Market Structure Approach

Date 14/08/2013

Aequitas Innovations Inc. (“Aequitas”) is pleased to be commencing its next implementation stage with the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) publication of a Staff Notice relating to the Aequitas Proposal to build a new stock exchange in Canada.  The OSC Staff Notice sets out OSC Staff views on current market structure in Canada and requests comments in connection with the Aequitas Proposal.  The OSC Staff Notice includes questions on Investor Confidence, Market Quality, Segmentation, Market Making and Approach to Developing New Solutions.  Comments are due to the OSC by Friday, September 27, 2013.

European Commission: Vice-President Olli Rehn's Comments On Eurostat's GDP Flash Estimates For The Second Quarter Of 2013

Date 14/08/2013

The GDP flash estimates for the second quarter of 2013 for the euro area and the EU27 have just been released by Eurostat (STAT/13/122). Euro area and EU27 GDP are both up by 0.3% this quarter.

Moscow Exchange: Results Of Auction For Placement Of The Russian Federation Government Bonds, Issue No26081RMFS On August 14, 2013

Date 14/08/2013

Results of auction for placement of the Russian Federation government bonds, issue No26081RMFS On August 14, 2013 the auction for placement of the Russian Federation government bonds, issue No 26081 RMFS, took place in the CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange with the following results:

PEGAS: EEX To Launch Quality-Specific Natural Gas Products For Germany

Date 14/08/2013

In the framework of the PEGAS Cooperation with its partner Powernext, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) is pleased to announce the introduction of quality-specific products for the German gas market areas on 1 October 2013, to coincide with the start of the new gas year. This step will further simplify trading in control energy on the exchange gas market. The products will be listed on the PEGAS trading platform.

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission Suspends Ching Yim Har For Three Years

Date 14/08/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has suspended Ms Ching Yim Har for three years from 14 August 2013 to 13 August 2016.