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OFT Clears EMCF And EUROCCP To Combine - New Pan-European Clearing House To Be Created Following Unconditional Clearance By The UK Competition Authority

Date 22/10/2013

EMCF and EuroCCP yesterday announce that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the UK's consumer and competition authority, has recommended an unconditional clearance for the two clearing houses to combine to form a new pan-European cash equities clearing house that builds on the strengths of both firms – http://www.oft.gov.uk/OFTwork/mergers/decisions/2013/ABNAmro. 

UBS Securities Australia Ltd Pays $50,000 Infringement Notice Penalty

Date 22/10/2013

UBS Securities Australia Ltd ('UBS') has paid a penalty of $50,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel ('MDP'). The penalty was for conduct which resulted in a market for a put option not being both fair and orderly.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Foreign Trades 42.6% Of Total Volume In Sept.– All-Time High

Date 22/10/2013

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc announced today that the September 2013 monthly volume of customer trades (combined sell & buy orders) originating overseas accounted for 42.6 percent of the total trades, which is the all-time high. The volume of foreign customer trades and its percentage to the total trades on TOCOM markets began rising significantly after the launch of the current trading platform in May 2009. In the past three years, the ratio advanced from some 10 percentage points.

TOCOM Trades Originating Overseas (January '10-September '13)

“The Boss” - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Before The Society Of American Business Editors And Writers, New York City

Date 21/10/2013

It’s Boss

It is an honor to be with you in the financial capital of the world, among those who serve a critical public good with your important works.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Before The Wharton Leadership Lecture Series

Date 21/10/2013

Good afternoon and hello Quakers. I thank Justin for that very kind introduction. I also want to thank my dear friend and your classmate, Scott Schneider, for suggesting to Wharton to invite me here to speak.

“Special Purpose” - Speech By CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To The American Gas Association/Annual Energy Market Regulation Conference, New York, NY

Date 21/10/2013

Introduction

Good morning.  Thanks for the invitation to be with you today.  I used to work in the same building that houses your office in D.C., in the Hall of States.  You must be the signature tenant there because every morning walking through the lobby I saw those big silver letters on the wall spelling out “American Gas Association.” As a Commissioner, I’ve learned a lot more about you than your name and have seen the remarkable work you do in the energy industry.  So, it really is good to be here.

SIFMA Announces Key Findings Of Quantum Dawn 2

Date 21/10/2013

SIFMA today published a summary of the key findings derived from its Quantum Dawn 2 cybersecurity exercise held on July 18, 2013. The “After-Action” report was co-authored by Deloitte & Touche LLP, who served as an objective observer of the exercise and assisted in the preparation of this report to identify ways to improve the industry’s responses to cyber events.

FESE Response To The ELTIF Proposal

Date 21/10/2013

FESE supports the objectives of the newly proposed European Long-term Investment Funds framework, namely, to boost the funds invested in long-term infrastructure projects and other long-term assets that will lead to a sustainable development of the European economy. We also expressly agree that long-term assets are not limited to infrastructure investments and include more generally all investments with a long-term positive impact on the sustainable development of the economy.

SGX And Shanghai Futures Exchange To Collaborate On Commodity Derivatives

Date 21/10/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Shanghai Futures Exchange are cooperating in the development of the commodity derivatives markets in both China and Singapore.

NASDAQ Basic Surpasses 1,000 Customers - Real-Time Quote & Trade Data Solution Embraced By Tens Of Thousands Of Financial Advisors, Wealth Managers And Individual Investors

Date 21/10/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that NASDAQ BasicSM has gained a tremendous following in the retail brokerage arena since its launch in 2009. To date, more than 1,000 firms have selected NASDAQ Basic as their source for real-time quote and trade data for all US-Listed equities.