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NZX Dairy Futures Pass Major Milestone - Options On The Way

Date 11/10/2011

NZX Dairy Futures have now passed 5,000 lots traded - a significant milestone in the growth of this global dairy risk management tool.
CFTC Obtains Default Judgment Against North Carolina Foreign Currency Firm Barki LLC In A $38 Million Ponzi Scheme - Consent Order Requires Relief Defendant Rhonda Kramer To Disgorge Assets

Date 11/10/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Barki, LLC of Mint Hill, N.C.
Dow Jones Indexes And UBS Announce 2012 Weights Of Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index - Brent Futures Contract Added To WTI Futures Contract To Comprise Index’s Crude Oil Component

Date 11/10/2011

New target weightings for the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index and the addition of the Brent futures contract as part of the index’s crude oil component were announced today by Dow Jones Indexes and UBS Investment Bank.
BM&FBOVESPA Announces New Trading Times For The Equities And Derivatives Segments

Date 11/10/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announces that the trading times for the BOVESPA segment shall be changed as of October 17, due to the start of daylight saving time in Brazil on October 16. There shall be regular trading in a continuous session from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The After-Market shall operate uninterruptedly from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. In the period up to October 14, regular trading shall be from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and After-Market trading from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
FSB Publishes Follow-Up Peer Review On Compensation Practices

Date 11/10/2011

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today the follow-up peer review report on compensation practices, which assesses progress made both by national authorities and by significant financial institutions in implementing the FSB Principles for Sound Compensation Practices and their Implementation Standards.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces Market Makers For Options On Ibovespa And On Stocks Of BM&FBOVESPA And Usiminas

Date 11/10/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announced today the winning institutions in the second selection process for market makers for options on stocks and on the BOVESPA Index (Ibovespa). The market maker obligation shall last twelve (12) months as of December 12, 2011.
Financial Stability Board Publishes Second Progress Report On OTC Derivatives Market Reforms Implementation

Date 11/10/2011

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today its second six-monthly progress report on implementation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market reforms. The report provides a detailed review of progress toward meeting the commitment of G20 Leaders at the Pittsburgh 2009 Summit that, by end-2012, all standardised OTC derivative contracts be traded on exchanges or electronic trading platforms, where appropriate, and cleared through central counterparties; that OTC derivative contracts be reported to trade repositories; and that non-centrally cleared contracts be subject to higher capital requirements. For each of the G20 commitments, the report provides an assessment of progress in the three key steps that need to be taken: the development of international standards and policy; the adoption of legislative and regulatory frameworks; and actual implementation through changes in market practices.
Federal Court Orders Texas Resident Ray M. White And Crw Management Lp To Pay More Than $19 Million For Defrauding Customers And Misappropriating Millions Of Dollars In Forex Fraud - Ray White Pleaded Guilty To Related Federal Charges And Was Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison

Date 11/10/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained federal court consent orders resolving its remaining claims against defendants Ray M. White and CRW Management LP (CRW) and relief defendants Christopher R. White and Hurricane Motorsports, LLC, all of Mansfield, Texas.
Financial Stability Board: Report On The Assessment Of The Macroeconomic Impact Of Stronger Capital Requirements For G-SIBs

Date 11/10/2011

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) released an assessment of the macroeconomic costs and benefits of proposals for higher loss absorbency for global systemically important banks (G-SIBs).
Pension Legislation Signed By Governor Set To Strengthen CalPERS Financial Integrity And Ethics

Date 11/10/2011

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today praised Governor Jerry Brown for signing key legislation in recent days that will help reinforce financial integrity, accountability and ethics at CalPERS and other California pension funds.