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Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Rolls Out Online Portal For Market Data

Date 19/06/2013

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has rolled out a new web-based portal called Nova through which JSE market data clients can report their monthly usage of JSE data direct to the exchange.

BBA Response To Parliamentary Commission On Banking Standards

Date 19/06/2013

Responding to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards' report Changing Banking for Good, BBA Chief Executive Anthony Browne said:

“This is the most significant report into banking for a generation. There has already been a huge amount of change in the industry since the financial crisis but the banks recognise that more needs to be done. Regaining trust is an absolute priority - we want the UK’s banking industry to once again set the gold standard for professionalism and integrity."

U.K. Banking Commission Publishes Report On Changing Banking For Good

Date 19/06/2013

The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards today publishes its Final Report – ‘Changing banking for good’. It outlines the radical reform required to improve standards across the banking industry.

Tokyo Stock Exchange And Osaka Securities Exchange: Developing Rules In Connection With The Integration Of Derivatives Markets

Date 19/06/2013

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has published trading rules to be effective after TSE derivatives markets integrate into Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. derivatives markets in March 2014, following the integration of the cash markets scheduled on July 16,2013.
TSE invites public comments on this matter, so if you have any comments, please submit them to us.

“Rock'n The Trouble” - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton, Hedge Fund Industry In 2013, Chicago, Illinois

Date 18/06/2013

Introduction—All Sorts of Trouble

Thanks very much to Bill (Kane)—Kane'o to me when we were kids—for the kind introduction and the opportunity to spend some time here discussing some key policy issues addressing hedge funds and the broader financial sector.  It really is a pleasure to be with you in my favorite city.

SEC Charges San Diego-Based Promoter In Penny Stock Scheme

Date 18/06/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a penny stock promoter in the San Diego area for fraudulently arranging the purchase of $2.5 million worth of shares in a penny stock company in an attempt to generate the false appearance of market interest and induce other investors to purchase the stock.

CBOE, CFE, C2 And CBSX Trading Schedule For The Independence Day Holiday

Date 18/06/2013

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), C2 Options Exchange (C2), and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. All times listed are Chicago time.

TMX Group’s Sharon Pel Wins Canadian General Counsel Award

Date 18/06/2013

TMX Group is proud to announce that Sharon Pel, Senior Vice President, Group Head of Legal and Business Affairs received the top award in the Deal Making category at the 2013 Canadian General Counsel Awards in Toronto last night for her role in the Maple transaction of 2012. The award recognizes innovation, overall complexity and management of internal and external teams in the context of a transaction.

Coca-Cola HBC AG: Admission To Trading On The Premium Listing Segment Of The London Stock Exchange

Date 18/06/2013

Further to the announcement by Coca-Cola HBC AG (“Coca-Cola HBC”) earlier today in connection with the acquisition of the remaining ordinary shares of Coca-Cola Bottling Company S.A. that it did not own pursuant to the buy-out process under Greek law, Coca-Cola HBC is pleased to announce that as of 08:00 London time tomorrow, 19 June 2013, 11,467,206 of its ordinary registered shares of nominal value CHF 6.70 each, issued as consideration in the buy-out process, will be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange ("Admission"), under the ticker CCH.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On The G-8 Leaders Summit

Date 18/06/2013

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Group of Eight (G-8) Leaders’ Summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland:

“I would like to thank the G-8 leaders, including the host of this year’s summit, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, for inviting me to address issues related to global taxation. We have worked closely with our member countries—including those in the G-8—along with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other international institutions, to promote sound fiscal policies globally. Taxation regimes and fiscal transparency figure prominently in our technical assistance and ongoing economic analysis and policy advice, including measures that promote equitable and efficient tax systems as well as stronger tax administration."