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  • ITG Expands Patent Portfolio

    Date 31/05/2012

    ITG (NYSE: ITG), a leading independent execution and research broker, today announced the acquisition of 21 U.S. patents and corresponding foreign patents and patent applications from Aritas Group, Inc., formerly known as Pipeline Trading Systems. This deal does not include any of the software, non-patent assets or personnel of Aritas Group or any of its affiliated businesses.  Terms of the deal, which closed on May 30th, were not disclosed. 

  • ISO Standard Provides Global Solution For Legal Entity Identification For Financial Services

    Date 31/05/2012

    ISO has just published a new standard for the financial services industry which provides a global solution for the accurate and unambiguous identification of entities engaged in financial transactions.

  • Maple And TMX Group Announce Extension Of Offer To TMX Group Shareholders To July 31, 2012

    Date 31/05/2012

    Maple Group Acquisition Corporation (“Maple”), a corporation whose investors comprise 13 of Canada's leading financial institutions and pension funds, and TMX Group Inc. (“TMX Group”) (TSX:X) today announced the extension of Maple's offer to acquire a minimum of 70% and a maximum of 80% of the shares of TMX Group to 5:00p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, unless further extended or withdrawn. The offer is part of an integrated acquisition transaction, valued at approximately $3.8 billion, to acquire 100% of TMX Group shares. The TMX Group Board of Directors continues to unanimously recommend that shareholders accept and tender their shares under the Maple offer.

  • AlphaClone Launches First ETF To Invest Directly In Hedge Fund Equity Positions

    Date 31/05/2012

    The AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF (NYSE: ALFA) begins trading today, becoming the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to invest in disclosed equity positions held by established hedge fund managers. The new ETF seeks to capture alpha from these managers' long positions while protecting against protracted market downturns through a dynamic hedge mechanism.

  • Statement Regarding Public Roundtable To Discuss the Proposed Volcker Rule - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

    Date 31/05/2012

    Welcome to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) roundtable on the proposed Volcker Rule. Thank you, Dan, for that introduction, and thank you for working with the rest of the team, particularly Steven Seitz from your office and Steve Kane from the Office of the Chief Economist, to put together this important roundtable.