Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

  • Statement Of U.S.A Treasury Under Secretary For Domestic Finance Jeffrey Goldstein On S&P’S Announcement Today

    Date 15/07/2011

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury released the following statement from Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jeffrey Goldstein on today’s announcement by Standard and Poor’s (S&P):
     
    “Today’s action by S&P restates what the Obama Administration has said for some time: that Congress must act expeditiously to avoid defaulting on the country's obligations and to enact a credible deficit reduction plan that commands bipartisan support.”​

  • CFTC Clarifies Effective Date For Swaps Regulation Under The Dodd-Frank Act

    Date 15/07/2011

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order clarifying the effective date of the provisions in the swap regulatory regime established by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) as the CFTC continues to implement rules to reduce risk and enhance transparency in the swap markets. The Order provides temporary relief from certain provisions that will become effective as of July 16, 2011, until the CFTC completes the rulemakings specified in the Order. The CFTC’s action will avoid disruption in the markets, and will provide for the orderly implementation of the new comprehensive swap regulatory regime mandated by Congress. This order is temporary, and it will expire upon the effective date of final rules or December 31, 2011.

  • IntercontinentalExchange Announces Strategic Investment With 12.4% Stake In Cetip S.A., Brazil's Leading Clearing House

    Date 14/07/2011

    IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced that it will acquire 12.4% of the shares in Cetip, S.A. (BOVESPA: CTIP3). Cetip is a publicly traded company and is Brazil's largest clearing house, as well as the leading operator of registration and custodial services for securities, fixed-income bonds and OTC derivatives.

  • Program Trading Averaged 29.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 5-8

    Date 14/07/2011

    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 July 5-8.

  • Irish Stock Exchange Publishes Quarterly Statistical Report For Q2 2011

    Date 14/07/2011

    • Trade levels in equities and ETFs maintained at Q1 levels but turnover falls by 19.7%
    • Irish companies trading on ISE markets raise €2,363m in Q2
    • Trading activity in Irish Government securities during Q2 consistent with Q1
    • Challenging conditions internationally continue to impact fund and debt securities listings