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SEC Charges Six Executives With Financial Fraud At Brooke Corporation

Date 04/05/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged six former leading executives affiliated with a Kansas-based financial corporation with hiding critical information from investors and conducting a financial fraud.
Testimony Before The Senate Committee On Appropriations Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 04/05/2011

Good morning Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Moran and members of the Subcommittee. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget request. I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commission.
BOX Price Improvement Activity Continues Its Torrid Pace

Date 04/05/2011

In the month of April, price improved contracts on BOX averaged 293,308 per day, its third highest total ever!
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Votes To Establish a New Subcommittee Of The Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) - New Subcommittee On Data Standardization Is Seeking Nominations For Members

Date 04/05/2011

Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, the chairman of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), announces that the Commission has voted to establish a Subcommittee on Data Standardization to develop recommendations regarding a standardized reference data depository representing the universe of legal and financial terms utilized in describing, defining, and valuing the various derivatives and other financial instruments which are presently and in the future may be traded on and off of regulated exchanges. The creation of standardized reference points and data terms is anticipated to aid in the development and use of universal entity, product, and/or instrument identifiers and provide greater consistency in the collection, reporting, and management of individual transactions, underlying legal documents (including master agreements and credit support agreements), and risk exposures.
Speech By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter: Keynote Address At The National Federation Of Municipal Analysts (NFMA) Twenty-Eighth Annual Conference

Date 04/05/2011

Good morning and thank you, Jennifer, for that kind introduction. I am delighted to be here today to speak with you about the SEC’s efforts with respect to the municipal securities market. My interest in this subject dates back to my prior tenure at the Commission, when I worked on municipal securities disclosure issues — in particular the Commission’s 1994 antifraud interpretive release. I left the SEC staff shortly after the interpretive release was issued, although I can assure you that my departure was unrelated to my work on that release. Fourteen years went by until I rejoined the SEC in 2008 as a Commissioner. Not only was I delighted to return to the agency where I grew up professionally, I was pleased to once again be in a position to devote my energy to improving the state of the municipal securities market for the benefit of investors.

BATS Global Markets Reports Record April Options Volumes - U.S., European Equities Market Share Increased From Year-Ago Period

Date 04/05/2011

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a global operator of securities and derivatives markets, today reported continued strong growth at BATS Options, which reported a record 3.4% matched market share in April. The company’s equities businesses in the U.S. and Europe also had a solid month, reporting matched market share of 10.6% and 5.7%, respectively.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Votes To Establish A New Subcommittee Of The Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) - New Subcommittee On Data Standardization Is Seeking Nominations For Members

Date 04/05/2011

Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, the chairman of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), announces that the Commission has voted to establish a Subcommittee on Data Standardization to develop recommendations regarding a standardized reference data depository representing the universe of legal and financial terms utilized in describing, defining, and valuing the various derivatives and other financial instruments which are presently and in the future may be traded on and off of regulated exchanges.
SEC Seeks Public Comment On Short Sale Disclosure

Date 04/05/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published on its website a request for public comment on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of two short selling disclosure regimes as a part of a study mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
BM&FBOVESPA ETF Financial Volume Hits Record Figure In April - Average Daily Volume Also Hits Record Figure

Date 04/05/2011

BM&FBOVESPA Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) reached a record BRL 942.43 billion financial volume in April, in 28,969 trades and 14,734,230 units.
Liquidnet Expands London Team With New Head Of Trading

Date 04/05/2011

Liquidnet has appointed Richard Gray as Head of European Trading Desk. Richard, who joins from Pipeline, brings with him a great wealth of client service experience gained from his previous role as European Head of Sales & Client Services, in addition to management positions at Schroder Investment Management, Millgate Capital and Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking.