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Statement By Commissioner Michel Barnier On The Impact Of The Latest Basel Committee Liquidity Developments For Capital Requirements (CRD 4) In The EU

Date 07/01/2013

(in the light of the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) meeting and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision press release dated 6 January 2013)

"I welcome the unanimous agreement reached by the Basel Committee on the revised liquidity coverage ratio and the gradual approach for its phasing-in by clearly defined dates. This is significant progress which addresses issues already raised by the European Commission. We now need to make full use of the observation period, and learn from the reports that the European Banking Authority will prepare on the results of the observation period, before formally implementing in 2015 the liquidity coverage ratio under EU law in line with the Basel standards.

Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange: December 2012

Date 07/01/2013

• Total trading in shares on the Main Market reached PLN 16.1 billion in December 2012, an increase of 2.1% year on year.
• Total trading in shares on the Main Market was close to PLN 203 billion in 2012, a decrease of 24.3% year on year.
• The value of non-Treasury bond issues on Catalyst in 2012 increased by 30.9% and the value of trading increased by 30.7% year on year.
• Total trading in Treasury securities on Treasury BondSpot Poland in 2012 was over PLN 1 trillion.
• The volume of trading in all derivative instruments was 11.3 million in 2012 v. 15.6 million in 2011.¹⁾
• The total volume of trading in electricity on the WSE markets (spot and forward transactions) was 27.1 TWh in December 2012, an increase of 74.4% year on year.

Equiduct Trading Statistics For 2012

Date 07/01/2013

Equiduct, the Pan-European trading platform today announced its trading statistics for 2012. 

SEC Names Geoffrey Aronow As General Counsel

Date 07/01/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Chairman Elisse B.  Walter has appointed Geoffrey F. Aronow as the agency’s General Counsel. He will  begin his new role later this month.

CBOE To Offer New Customized Option Pricing Service Through Market Data Express - CBOE Market-Making Firms Bring Price Quoting Expertise To Daily Custom Options Pricing Service For The First Time

Date 07/01/2013

Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (CBOE) announced today that its affiliate Market Data Express, LLC (MDX) plans to launch the CBOE Customized Option Pricing Service (COPS) on Monday, January 14. The new data service, which employs the market-making expertise of CBOE's liquidity-providing community, offers subscribers end-of-day indicative valuations for "customized" options such as FLexible EXchange (FLEX) options and certain over-the-counter (OTC) options.

ETF Securities: Commodity ETP Assets Increase $29bn To $200bn In 2012 - Commodity ETP Assets Increase $29bn To $200bn In 2012

Date 07/01/2013

Commodity ETP assets rose to a year-end record high of $199.8bn in 2012, an increase of $29bn compared to the end of 2011. Commodity ETP assets have nearly doubled since the end of 2009 and have increased nearly seven-fold over the past five years as investor demand for hard assets and familiarity with commodity exchange traded products has increased.

Corpedia And NYSE Euronext Release Critical Program: Onboarding Guidance Immediately After M&A - During The Onboarding Process Post-Merger Or Acquisition, New Employees Need To Be Quickly "Brought Up To Speed" On What It Means To Be A Publicly Traded Company

Date 07/01/2013

Corpedia, the global leader in ethics and compliance training solutions and  advisory services, announced in a joint release with NYSE Euronext the launch of  a critical training program, What it Means to be a U.S. Publicly Traded Company,  a program developed with leading global companies for a global audience that  focuses on the governance and compliance onboarding guidance immediately after a  merger or acquisition with a U.S. publicly traded company.

Vienna Stock Exchange Monthly Statistic Derivatives Market - December 2012

Date 07/01/2013

Click here to download Vienna Stock Exchange's monthly statistics for the derivatives market in December 2012.

BNY Mellon Establishes Central Securities Depository - BNY Mellon CSD Will Enhance Interoperability And Efficiency In Line With Regulatory Imperatives - New Entity Is A Natural Evolution Of BNY Mellon’s Existing Investment Services Presence And Activities

Date 07/01/2013

BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has received regulatory approval to launch a new Issuer Central Securities Depository (CSD) entity that will offer market participants enhanced interoperability and efficiency in the global post-trade arena.

BM&FBOVESPA And BNDES Present New Portfolio For The Carbon Efficient Index - ICO2 Encourages Companies To Adopt Transparent Practices Related To Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Date 07/01/2013

BM&FBOVESPA and BNDES announced today the composition of the theoretical portfolio of the Carbon Efficient Index (ICO2), valid from January 07, 2013 to May 03, 2013, based on the end of trading on January 04, 2013. The portfolio valid of today is made up of 36 stocks in 35 companies.