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  • European Parliament: Beefing Up Credit Rating Agency Rules

    Date 08/06/2011

    MEPs on Wednesday advocated making credit rating agencies liable in civil law for their ratings, and creating a European credit rating foundation. They also called for special attention to be paid to sovereign debt ratings. The new rules for credit rating agencies should also clarify their working methods, boost competition and reduce reliance on their ratings, says the resolution.

  • ICE Cocoa Futures Contract Sets Daily Volume Record

    Date 08/06/2011

    IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, reported record daily volume in its Cocoa futures contract of 45,697 lots on June 7, 2011. The previous daily volume record of 45,618 contracts was established on November 9, 2010

  • CFTC Revokes Registrations Of Texas-based M25 Investments, Inc. And M37 Investments, LLC

    Date 08/06/2011

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revoked the registrations of M25 Investments, Inc. (M25) and M37 Investments, LLC(M37), of Waxahachie, Texas, as registered Commodity Trading Advisors. The Initial Decision, issued on May 4, 2011 by a CFTC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), resolves a CFTC statutory disqualification proceeding brought against M25 and M37 on February 23, 2011 (seeCFTC Press Release 5991-11, February 24, 2011).

  • Thai Bourse’s Operating Performance In May 2011

    Date 08/06/2011

    The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed May at 1,073.83, a 1.80% drop over the previous month, but a 3.98% rise over end-2010, the second-highest rise in Asia (after South Korea). Decreasing stock prices lowered its forward P/E ratio to be at 12.42 times, second-lowest in Asia (after South Korea). However, the SET still offered the highest dividend yield in the region, at 3.57%. Combined SET and the Market for Alternative Investment (mai) daily average trading value was THB32.66 billion (approx. USD1.08 billion), a 9.32% drop over the previous month. Meanwhile, the derivatives market daily average trading volume was at 36,815 contracts, the highest trading volume since the market started trading.

  • Clearstream And Cetip Launch Collateral Management Outsourcing Service - New Service Goes Live Mid-July 2011 - More Security For The Brazilian OTC Derivative Market - Service Could Be A Blueprint For Other Market Infrastructures Across The Globe

    Date 08/06/2011

    Clearstream and Cetip will launch their collateral management outsourcing offering in mid-July 2011. The new service is designed for the Brazilian market and will enable Cetip clients to efficiently handle their collateral exposure in their time zone and real-time, thus strengthening their risk profiles across OTC derivative activities. The service will build on Clearstream’s proven collateral management infrastructure. It will be offered on a fully automated basis incorporating auto-allocation, auto-substitutions and optimisation of the underlying collateral, leveraging the full benefit of collateralization.