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IOSCO-CPSS Releases Report On Requirements For OTC Derivatives Data Reporting And Aggregation

Date 24/08/2011

The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems and the Technical Committee of IOSCO have today released for comment a report on the OTC derivatives data that should be collected, stored and disseminated by trade repositories (TRs).
STOXX Limited To Adopt Rule Changes To Enhance Index Liquidity

Date 23/08/2011

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced a series of rule enhancements to its indices in reaction to the increasingly fast moving and volatile markets, as well as to enhance the liquidity of the index baskets. These measures include the introduction of a fast entry rule for STOXX's regional blue-chip indices; the adoption of a minimum liquidity rule for its benchmark indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index; and the use of more up-to-date figures in the calculation of STOXX's regional blue-chip indices.
Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting Survey Finds Companies Grappling With Governance Issues And Rising Risk

Date 23/08/2011

The 11th Annual Legal Study by Corporate Board Member and FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) suggests that recent regulatory action, while well-intentioned, is contributing to governance gridlock and increased liability, with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and its whistleblower policy at the forefront. Additionally, escalating risk, particularly in the areas of operations, data security, and e-discovery, is a chief concern among directors and general counsel.
STOXX Changes Composition Of Benchmark Indices - Results Of The Third Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On September 19, 2011

Date 23/08/2011

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Benchmark and their sub- and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX Americas 600 Index and STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index, as well as that of the STOXX Europe Football Index and STOXX Europe Private Equity 20 Index.
Thomas Murray Upgrades Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Rating To A+

Date 23/08/2011

Thomas Murray, an international rating agency, which rates over 130 securities depositories and other financial entities worldwide, announced that is upgrading its rating of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House (TASECH) from A to A+.

EEX And Eurex To Launch New Incentive Model For CO2 Spot And Derivatives Market

Date 23/08/2011

On 1 September 2011, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Eurex Exchange will introduce a new incentive model for the emissions market which aims at strengthening the EEX CO₂ market in the competition with other trading platforms. The model targets the secondary market trading and is designed to increase the attractiveness of EEX prices (tight spreads) and hence liquidity of the markets.
Xtrakter To Offer New FSA Reporting For Derivatives Trades

Date 23/08/2011

Xtrakter, a leading provider of capital market data, trade matching and regulatory reporting, is now reporting derivative transaction data for clients to the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) using a newly implemented industry format – the Alternative Instrument Identifier (Aii).
ESMA Consults On Future Rules For Alternative Investment Fund Managers And The Treatment Of Third Country Entities

Date 23/08/2011

ESMA publishes today a consultation paper (ESMA/2011/270) setting out its proposals for the detailed rules on supervision and third country entities underlying the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). These rules reflect the global nature of the alternative investment management indus-try and the need to put in place a framework for entities outside the EU. Today’s publication, which complements the draft advice published for consultation in July (ESMA/2011/209), is in response to the European Commission’s request for assistance to ESMA’s predecessor, CESR, in December 2010. ESMA has to deliver its final advice to the Commission by 16 November 2011.
Barclays Lists Japan's First Exchange Traded Notes On Tokyo Stock Exchange - Barclays iPath® ETN Series

Date 23/08/2011

Barclays Bank PLC announced today the launch of nine iPath® Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), marking the first ever ETN listing in Japan.
Vienna Stock Exchange Positions Itself As Data Hub For CEE

Date 23/08/2011

The market data of the Macedonian Stock Exchange can now be subscribed to via the Vienna Stock Exchange. This is another step forward for the Vienna Stock Exchange in its endeavor to position itself as the data hub for CEE. The one-stop shop concept of the Vienna Stock Exchange means that data vendors can subscribe to the standardized data of all stock markets included in the data feed via a single access. The data of the Macedonian Stock Exchange can be subscribed to separately – just like the data of the other exchanges disseminated via the data feed.