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Basel Committee And IOSCO Issue Near-Final Proposal On Margin Requirements For Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives

Date 15/02/2013

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published a second consultative paper which represents a near-final proposal on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. The paper is available on the websites of the Bank for International Settlementsand IOSCO.
Treasury International Capital Data For December

Date 15/02/2013

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for December 2012. The next release, which will report on data for January 2013, is scheduled for March 15, 2013.
SEC Charges N.Y.-Based Brokerage Firm With Defrauding Investors In A Clean Energy Company To Earn Lucrative Commissions

Date 15/02/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a New York-based brokerage firm and two brokers who allegedly used misleading sales tactics to steer investors toward risky investments in a purported clean energy company so the firm could earn lucrative commissions.
Focus On Market Integrity As Trading Evolves - Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada Issues Final Guidance On Manipulative And Deceptive Trading Practices

Date 15/02/2013

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today issued final Guidance on certain manipulative and deceptive trading practices following consultations that took place in 2012.
Director Of International Affairs Ethiopis Tafara To Leave SEC

Date 15/02/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ethiopis Tafara, Director of the SEC's Office of International Affairs, will leave the agency at the end of next month after 13 years of public service.

BATS 1000 Index Rises 0.2% This Week

Date 15/02/2013

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) gained 32.65 points, or 0.2%, this week to close at 17,187.62 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.
ISE Bulletin – January 2013: BM&FBOVESPA Has Published January’s Monthly Bulletin Of The Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE)

Date 15/02/2013

The ISE ended January 0.72% higher, while the BOVESPA Index (Ibovespa) lost 1.95%. For the period of February 2012 to January 2013 the two indices had distinct performances: the ISE gained 14.55% and the Ibovespa lost 5.25%.
SEC Freezes Assets In Swiss-Based Account Used In Suspected Insider Trading Ahead Of Heinz Acquisition

Date 15/02/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained an emergency court order to freeze assets in a Zurich, Switzerland-based trading account that was used to reap more than $1.7 million from trading in advance of yesterday’s public announcement about the acquisition of H.J. Heinz Company.
Statement At An Open Meeting Of The Commission To Consider The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Proposed 2013 Budget And Accounting Support Fee By SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher

Date 15/02/2013

As has been noted, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that the Securities and Exchange Commission approve the PCAOB’s budget and accounting support fee. In addition we are charged with the general oversight of the PCAOB, a responsibility that I take very seriously.
GFI Group Appoints Colin Heffron As CEO - Michael Gooch Remains Executive Chairman Of The Board

Date 15/02/2013

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: "GFIG") has announced the appointment of Colin Heffron as GFI's Chief Executive Officer. Effective immediately, Colin Heffron will take on responsibility for the overall management of GFI's business and continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.