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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For January 2013 Rubber Contract

Date 10/01/2013

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the January 2013 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the January 2013 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

December 2012 FIF Market Share And Market Dynamics Reports – Executive Summary

Date 09/01/2013

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C decreased 8% monthly and 11% annually to 120 billion shares.
• In December 2012, off-exchange trading accounted for 35% of the shares traded in NMS Equity Securities
• Share volumes in NYSE-listed securities decreased 7% monthly 12% annually to 66 billion shares.
• NASDAQ-listed securities share volume decreased 9% monthly and 0.4% annually to 33 billion shares.

MGEX Announces First Successful AJC Futures Contract Deliveries

Date 09/01/2013

MGEX, a  Designated  Contract  Market  (DCM)  and  Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), is pleased to announce the first deliveries of Apple Juice Concentrate (AJC) product via the AJC futures contract occurred over the last week.

SEC Charges Three Former Bank Executives In Virginia For Understating Loan Losses During Financial Crisis

Date 09/01/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three former executives at Norfolk, Va.-based Bank of the Commonwealth for understating millions of dollars in losses and masking the true health of the bank’s loan portfolio at the height of the financial crisis.

Corporate Board Member To Host Inaugural Bank Strategy Forum - New Event Focuses On Creating Value & Top-Line Growth

Date 09/01/2013

Corporate Board Member, an NYSE Euronext company, will hold a Bank Strategy Forum at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 6, 2013. The event is developed specifically for CEOs, CFOs and directors of publicly traded banks to provide an in-depth look at today's financial services industry and what steps banks should take to be successful in the future.

ESMA Publishes Its Advice On Delegated Acts For The Prospectus Directive

Date 09/01/2013

ESMA publishes the third part of its final advice on possible delegated acts for the Prospectus Directive (PD). The advice was submitted to the European Commission on 21 December 2012.

Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami To Leave SEC

Date 09/01/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami will leave the agency after nearly four years of leadership. During Mr. Khuzami’s tenure, the Enforcement Division filed scores of significant actions connected to the financial crisis and brought record numbers of cases involving insider trading and misconduct by investment advisers and investment companies.

U.S. Federal Reserve Offers $3 Billion In 28-Day Term Deposits Through Its Term Deposit Facility

Date 09/01/2013

On Monday, January 14, 2013, the Federal Reserve will offer $3 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. As noted in the Federal Reserve Board's September 8, 2010 release, this offering is part of ongoing small-value operations designed to provide eligible institutions with an opportunity to become familiar with term deposit operations. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation D, and the terms and conditions of the Term Deposit Facility (http://www.frbservices.org/centralbank/term_deposit_facility.html).

DTCC: Top 15 Sovereign And Corporate Credit Default Swaps For Week Ending 01/04/2013

Date 09/01/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) publishes weekly data listing credit default swaps (CDS) contracts on the top 15 sovereign and corporate reference entities by net notional amount as well as the Top 10 volume movers by percentage change based on the net notional amount registered in its Trade Information Warehouse. 

Palestine Exchange: Exchange Closed On Wednesday And Thursday - Bad Weather

Date 09/01/2013

Due to the bad weather conditions in Palestine, the PEX will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday 9 & 10 January 2013. Business will be as usual on Sunday 13 January 2013.