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ASX Extends OTC Derivatives Clearing Solution To Include Client Clearing For Australian Investors

Date 30/04/2013

ASX today announces that it plans to extend its new OTC Derivatives Clearing Service to deliver a client clearing solution. This aims to provide important new risk management controls to Australian investors and asset managers, giving them the choice to protect their individual positions and collateral in the event of a significant default. This extension of ASX’s OTC Derivatives Clearing Service is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2013, subject to regulatory approval and customer readiness.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Has Published The Index Value Of TSE Home Price Index For February

Date 30/04/2013

The index value of TSE Home Price Index (Used Condominium, Composite of Tokyo Metro Area) is 77.19 points. The index value of TSE Home Price Index (Used Condominium, Tokyo) is 81.81 points. The index value of TSE Home Price Index (Used Condominium, Kanagawa) is 76.53 points. The index value of TSE Home Price Index (Used Condominium, Chiba) is 63.67. The index value of TSE Home Price Index (Used Condominium, Saitama) is 65.95 points.
Memo From William J. Brodsky, Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Of CBOE Holdings: Follow-Up To Thursday’s Trading Disruption

Date 29/04/2013

In our letter to you on Thursday, we reported that our systems and operations teams were in the midst of a thorough review to verify the root cause of Thursday’s trading disruption at CBOE. The outage was the subject of extensive press speculation, much of it premature and uninformed. Although we urged the media to wait for a thorough systems review before speculating on the “cause” of the disruption, several, nonetheless, published erroneous stories based on un-named sources. We would like to take this opportunity to dispel some myths and to provide you with a factual update.
Platts Data Selected As Basis For 13 New ICE Energy And Iron Ore Futures Contracts

Date 29/04/2013

Platts’ physical market price assessments for regional and global crude oil, petroleum products and iron ore have been selected as the basis for clearing 13 new futures contracts launched today by the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), a global operator of derivatives markets and clearing houses. Platts is a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider and a top publisher of global benchmark price references.
Level Global Agrees To Pay More Than $21.5 Million To Settle SEC Insider Trading Charges

Date 29/04/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund advisory firm Level Global Investors LP has agreed to pay more than $21.5 million to settle charges that its co-founder, who also served as a portfolio manager, and its analyst engaged in repeated insider trading in the securities of Dell Inc. and Nvidia Corp.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew To Attend G-7 Meeting Of Finance Ministers In Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, May 10-11, 2013

Date 29/04/2013

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew will travel to the United Kingdom May 10-11, 2013 for the G-7 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss measures to promote global economic stability and growth.
SEC Charges City Of Victorville, Underwriter, And Others With Defrauding Municipal Bond Investors

Date 29/04/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged that the City of Victorville, Calif., a city official, the Southern California Logistics Airport Authority, and Kinsell, Newcomb & DeDios (KND), the underwriter of the Airport Authority’s bonds, defrauded investors by inflating valuations of property securing an April 2008 municipal bond offering.
Actant To Provide Access To BATS Options - Market Makers Using Actant Quote Trading System Can Now Trade On The BATS Options Market

Date 29/04/2013

BATS Options, a U.S. equity options market operated by BATS Global Markets (BATS), and Actant, a leading provider of trading solutions for financial firms, today announced that traders using the Actant Quote trading system now have access to the BATS Options market.

Deutsche Börse AG Publishes Results For Q1/2013 - Net Revenue Of €484.3 Million - Operating Costs Of €229.5 Million After Adjustments - Adjusted Earnings Per Share Of €0.92

Date 29/04/2013

Deutsche Börse AG published its figures for the first quarter of 2013 on Monday. A slightly improved business environment meant that net revenue, at €484.3 million, was above that of the third and fourth quarter of 2012 (Q3/2012: €471.0 million, Q4/2012: €447.7 million), but down slightly on the prior-year quarter (Q1/2012: €506.9 million). This was mainly due to historically low interest rates and reduced equity market volatility. Adjusted for special items mainly in connection with the efficiency measures announced in February, the Group’s operating costs amounted to €229.5 million (Q1/2012: €225.7 million). The planned slight year-on-year increase of operating costs was attributable to higher investments in growth and infrastructure. Overall, the Group recorded adjusted earnings per share of €0.92 (Q1/2012: €1.01).

CFTC Sanctions Two Illinois Residents $400,000 And Imposes A 140-Day Trading Ban For Entering Into Unlawful Wash Sales - Kevin Mclaren And Edward Gorman Charged With Prearranging Trades Involving Corn Futures Spreads

Date 29/04/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Kevin McLaren and Edward Gorman for engaging in unlawful wash sales in corn futures spread contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in March 2010. The order imposes a $200,000 civil monetary penalty each on McLaren and Gorman, who were also ordered to cease and desist from future violations of Section 4c(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. § 6c(a) (2006), and Commission Regulation 1.38(a), 17 C.F.R. § 1.38(a) (2012). McLaren and Gorman were also ordered to submit to 140-day trading bans.