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Thai Bourse To Adopt Straight-Through System For Information Disclosure

Date 23/01/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will boost efficiency of information disclosure of listed companies through electronic media by introducing Straight-Through system to increase speed of information dissemination and for equality in getting information for investment, starting from January 30.

Brady Plc Secures New Contract In Securities And Investment Banking Sector

Date 23/01/2012

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading provider of trading, risk management and settlement solutions to the energy, metals and soft commodities sectors, is pleased to announce that a global securities and investment banking group, highly active in the exotic options market, has selected Brady’s new structured product trading and risk management solution to support its market-making and risk management requirements.

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Commentary - January 22, 2012

Date 22/01/2012

Welcome to the Weekly Market Commentary from DGCX, providing you with a snapshot of what’s happening in the energy, precious metal and currency futures markets.

News Conference Remarks By Robert Khuzami, Director Of The SEC’s Division of Enforcement

Date 20/01/2012

Good afternoon. My name is Robert Khuzami, and I’m the Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement.

Once again, so-called white collar professionals who enjoy so many advantages break the law in a likely craving for more money, more celebrity, and the mirage of success.

U.S. Federal Reserve Releases Templates For Reporting FOMC Participants' Projections Of The Appropriate Target Federal Funds Rate

Date 20/01/2012

The Federal Reserve on Friday released blank templates showing the format of the two charts it will use on January 25 to report Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) participants' projections of the appropriate target federal funds rate. It also released a draft of an explanatory note that will accompany the projections.

GFMA Posts Provisional Legal Entity Identifiers

Date 20/01/2012

GFMA today announced that it has posted a TEST file, created by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), of provisional legal entity identifiers, as well as a brief summary describing the provisional legal entity identifier attributes. This information can be found here.  

SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #5 For Fiscal Year 2012

Date 20/01/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that on February 21, 2012 the fees rates applicable to most securities transactions will decrease from $19.20 per million dollars to $18.00 per million dollars. The assessment on security futures transactions will remain unchanged at $0.0042 for each round turn transaction.

ELX Names Richard Jaycobs Chief Executive Officer

Date 20/01/2012

ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX), a leading electronic futures exchange, announced today that veteran futures industry executive Richard Jaycobs will succeed Neal Wolkoff as  Chief Executive Officer of ELX. 

Program Trading Averaged 28.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan. 9-13

Date 20/01/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Jan. 9-13.

Wolkoff Announces Plans To Depart ELX Effective April 30

Date 20/01/2012

Neal L. Wolkoff, Chief Executive Officer of ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX), today notified the ELX board of his resignation, effective April 30.