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SIFMA Offers Ideas To Reorient Proposed Volcker Rule Regulations

Date 13/02/2012

SIFMA along with several other financial services trade organizations today submitted comments to federal regulators on their proposed regulations to implement the Volcker Rule.
Olli Rehn Vice-President Of The European Commission And Member Of The Commission Responsible For Economic And Monetary Affairs And The Euro Statement On The Vote In The Greek Parliament Statement In The Press Room Brussels, 13 February 2012

Date 13/02/2012

On behalf of the European Commission, I welcome the positive vote of the Greek Parliament on the second programme for Greece. Yesterday's vote is an expression of the determination prevailing in the country to put an end to the spiral of unsustainable public finances and to the loss of competitiveness.
State Street Global Markets Intends To Join LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear Service

Date 13/02/2012

LCH.Clearnet Ltd. (LCH.Clearnet) today announced that State Street Global Markets, LLC (SSGM), intends to join SwapClear, LCH.Clearnet’s global over-the-counter (OTC) IRS clearing service, by June, 2012 subject to regulatory approval. SwapClear’s total clearing membership is currently 61.
ESMA Extends The Deadline For The Consultation On The Considerations Of Materiality In Financial Reporting

Date 13/02/2012

The objective of financial statements is to provide information to a range of users for the purpose of eco-nomic decision making. To be useful, such statements must present fairly the financial position, perform-ance and cash flows of the reporting entity. Where information which is required by the relevant financial reporting framework is omitted or misstated and such information could influence the economic decision-making of a user, financial statements cannot be said to achieve a fair presentation. The concept of ‘mate-riality’ is used to describe such information.
Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange And TMX Select Closed For Family Day

Date 13/02/2012

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange and TMX Select will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 20, 2012.

Direct Edge Introduces EdgeBook Cloud, A New Historical Trade And Quote Data Service

Date 13/02/2012

Overview

Direct Edge announces the launch of EdgeBook Cloud^SM, a suite of on-demand services providing depth-of-book historical trade and quote data from Direct Edge’s two exchanges – EDGA Exchange, Inc. and EDGX Exchange, Inc. This dataset is delivered via the Xignite cloud technology platform and supports efficient market analysis, back-testing, and compliance review.
HKEx Announces Market Makers, Margin Rates And Information Vendors' Access Codes For HSI Volatility Index Futures

Date 13/02/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced market makers, margin rates and information vendors' access codes for HSI Volatility Index (VHSI) futures, which will begin trading in HKEx's derivatives market on Monday, 20 February 2012.
Eurex: Expansion Of The German Equity Option Product Suite

Date 13/02/2012

The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange introduced new equity options on 17 shares last Friday, 10 February 2012. 14 of the new options are based on shares which belong to the German mid-cap index MDAX®.
Heavy Network Congestion On Bursa Malaysia's Website

Date 13/02/2012

Bursa Malaysia’s website is currently experiencing heavy network congestion leading to slow response time and is presently inaccessible. The Exchange is looking into the matter with the utmost urgency and is working to rectify the problem as soon as possible. We will provide updates accordingly.
Monetary Authority Of Singapore Reviews Regulation Of The Derivatives Market In Singapore

Date 13/02/2012

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is conducting a review on the regulatory oversight of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives¹ market in Singapore and is seeking public comments on its proposals: http://www.mas.gov.sg/resource/publications/consult_papers/2012/OTCDerivativesConsult.pdf.