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Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, December 11-12, 2012

Date 03/01/2013

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Thursday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on December 11-12, 2012. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the December 11-12, 2012 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.
Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: Year 2012

Date 03/01/2013

Share prices on SIX Swiss Exchange rose strongly in the second half of the year in particular. The SMI blue chip index stood at 6‘822.4 points at the end of the year, closing at a record high since 2007; the same applies to the SLI Swiss Leader Index. The SBI Swiss Bond Index even ended the year at the highest recorded year-end value ever. In contrast, markedly less trading was conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland. Overall, trading volumes fell by 23.1% to CHF 892.6 billion and the number of trades by 21.2% to 31,549,599. This is due to the economic and regulatory uncertainties, whose effects were not only observed throughout Europe but virtually around the world.
CFTC Orders Mizuho Securities USA Inc. To Pay $175,000 To Settle CFTC Charges Of Secured Fund Deficiencies And Supervision Failures

Date 03/01/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and settling charges against Mizuho Securities USA Inc. (Mizuho) of New York, N.Y., for failing to provide timely notice to the CFTC of secured fund deficiencies in violation of CFTC regulation 1.12(h) and for failing to diligently supervise its employees in violation of regulation 166.3. Mizuho is a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). The CFTC order requires Mizuho to pay a $175,000 civil monetary penalty and orders Mizuho to cease and desist from violating CFTC regulations, as charged.
Bursa Malaysia Implements A New Market Surveillance System From MilleniumIT

Date 03/01/2013

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) replaced its existing market surveillance systems for its equity and derivatives markets with the Millennium SurveillanceTM System, effective 31 December 2012.
Bermuda Stock Exchange Releases 2012 Year End Review Report

Date 03/01/2013

The Bermuda Stock Exchange ("BSX") reported today that, although the Bermuda domestic capital market continued to experience pressure as a result of global and domestic market conditions, BSX international listing business, and in particular the listing of Insurance Linked Securities, gained momentum for the BSX and Bermuda.

ICE Reports Record Futures Volume In 2012 On 10% ADV Growth

Date 03/01/2013

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today reported futures volume for December 2012, the fourth quarter of 2012 and the full year 2012. ICE's December 2012 and fourth quarter of 2012 average daily volume (ADV) increased 1% and declined 1% compared to December 2011 and the fourth quarter of 2011, respectively. Total contract volume in 2012 reached 847 million contracts, up 10% from 2011. All prior period contract volumes have been adjusted to include the converted futures contracts, which previously traded as swaps in ICE's OTC markets.
Celoxica Launches Next Generation CME/ICE And LIFFE/EUREX Trading Platforms For Firms Executing Futures Trading Strategies - Hardware Acceleration Delivers Single Digit Latency

Date 03/01/2013

Celoxica, a leading provider of ultra low latency market data and order entry solutions for high frequency traders, today announced the launch of its next generation hardware-accelerated, Futures trading platform for firms executing low latency trading strategies on futures exchanges.
CME Group Volume Averaged 9.6 Million Contracts Per Day In December 2012, Up 1 Percent From December 2011, And 11.4 Million Contracts Per Day In 2012

Date 03/01/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced thatDecember 2012 volume averaged 9.6 million contracts per day, up 1 percent from December 2011. Total volume for December 2012 was more than 192 million contracts, of which a record 88 percent was traded electronically. Full-year 2012 volume averaged 11.4 million contracts per day, down 15 percent from 2011.
Boerse Stuttgart Reports 2012 Turnover Of Almost EUR 90 Billion - Trading Volume Down Relative To 2011 Due To A Generally Difficult Market Environment - Corporate Bonds And Reverse Convertibles Register Significant Year-On-Year Growth - Europe's Market Leader For Securitised Derivatives And Germany's Market Leader For Corporate Bonds

Date 03/01/2013

According to Boerse Stuttgart's order book statistics, aggregate turnover for 2012 amounted to more than EUR 89.2 billion. This means that total trading volume was down almost 18 percent relative to the previous year's figures. The main reason was a generally difficult market environment, one characterised by uncertainty and hesitancy on the part of investors in the wake of the protracted European debt crisis. The rate of decline varied widely by asset class, however. Thus, debt instrument (bond) trading registered the smallest drop in turnover, while trading in investment fund units took the biggest hit.
Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Insurance Company And Director Acquitted Of Aiding And Abetting Unlicensed Sales Of Investment Fund

Date 03/01/2013

The Eastern Magistrates Court acquitted Universal Insurance Consultants and Brokers Limited (UIC) and its director Ms Au Mei Chun on 31 December 2012 of aiding and abetting two insurance agents who were found guilty of unlicensed activity in August 2012.