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Remarks, Financial Stability Oversight Council - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 18/01/2011

Good afternoon. I thank Secretary Geithner for calling today’s meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). I also thank my fellow regulators and FSOC members for their coordination and consultation on the rule-writing process to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Lastly, I want to thank the staffs of all the agencies – and particularly the Treasury staff – for all of their efforts in coordinating amongst eight agencies and also their willing
BM&FBOVESPA Launches Cash Settled Soybean Contracts - Trading In New Soybean Futures And Options On Soybean Futures Starts On January 27 And 28 Respectively

Date 18/01/2011

BM&FBOVESPA will launch three new soybean derivatives next week. Trading in the new cash settled soybean futures contract will start on January 27. The underlying commodity for the new cash settled soybean futures contract is export type soybeans, in bulk, transferred to and sold at the Paranaguá port, Paraná state. The contract uses the SFI ticker symbol and its trading is authorized as of May 2011, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Each futures contract is quoted in US dollars and represents 450 60
Fact Sheet: The Financial Stability Oversight Council Chairman’s Study On “Risk Retention” - “Skin In The Game” To Help Ensure A Safe And Strong Securitization Market

Date 18/01/2011

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) requires the Chairman of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to issue a study on the Dodd-Frank Act’s risk retention requirements within 180 days of enactment. This risk retention study was delivered to Congress on January 18, 2011 and examines the ways that risk retention, also known as “skin in the game,” can help reform the securitization market, protect the pub
Nasdaq Dubai Proposes Rule Changes To Encourage Retail IPOs, Attract Small And Medium Enterprises And Family Companies

Date 18/01/2011

All equity IPOs must have a 10% retail tranche or a minimum of 400 investors Prospectus disclosure required for equity IPOs Flexible criteria to attract family and small cap companies
ESMA Finds Diversity Across Europe In Regulators’ Contingency Measures For Financial Crisis Situations

Date 18/01/2011

ESMA publishes today a summary of a pan-European mapping on contingency measures (Ref. ESMA/11- 26). In December 2009, a mapping exercise was launched under CESR in order to provide a better understanding on how national authorities in the financial sector across Europe, are equipped to deal with emerging crisis situations and apply contingency measures available to them at national level, in times of financial crisis. This work w

BIDS Trading Chooses Equinix To Respond To Market Demand - Reduces Costs By 40 Percent

Date 18/01/2011

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data centre services, today announced that BIDS Trading, a registered broker-dealer and the operator of the BIDS Alternative Trading System (ATS), has selected Equinix to meet market demand for its industry-leading Alternative Trading System. By deploying its critical infrastructure into Equinix’s New York (NY4) International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre, BIDS has reduced operational costs by more than 40 percent, while providing
Thai Bourse’s Index Soars 41% Over 2010, Second Highest In Asia

Date 18/01/2011

The overview performance of the Thai capital market in 2010 improved year-on-year, whether in terms of indices, market capitalization, or trading value. The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s SET Index closed 2010 at 1,032.76, up 40.60% from end-2009 and the second biggest rise in Asia. Total market capitalization from both SET and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) as of November 8, 2010 hit an all-time high at THB8.56 trillion (approx. USD280.20 billion). The year 2010 saw a new record high
Marex North America Expands Futures Clearing To CME Group & ICE US

Date 18/01/2011

Marex, the international specialist derivatives and FX brokerage firm, today announces that it has joined both the CME Group of exchanges and ICE US as a full clearing member. This move further expands Marex’s business into North America, providing new and existing customers with execution and clearing services in US markets.
IntercontinentalExchange, NGX Expand Alliance To Physical Crude

Date 18/01/2011

IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, and TMX Group (TSX: X), owner of Natural Gas Exchange Inc. (NGX) which offers leading trading and clearing services for natural gas, crude oil and electricity contracts, today announced an agreement to add Canadian and U.S. physical and Canadian financial crude oil products to their existing clearing and technology alliance.
London Stock Exchange Group Signs Strategic Partnership With Mongolian Stock Exchange - Development And Technology Partnership Signed - Management And Market Expertise To Be Deployed As MSE Privatises

Date 18/01/2011

London Stock Exchange Group ("LSEG") and the Mongolian State Property Committee ("SPC") today announce that they have signed an exclusive Strategic Partnership Agreement to restructure and develop the Mongolian Stock Exchange ("MSE").