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SEC Charges Uncle And Nephew In Insider Trading Scheme

Date 08/12/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Baltimore-based business consultant and his uncle with insider trading in the stock of two biotechnology companies based on material, nonpublic information that he obtained from his fraternity brother.
CFTC: Testimony Of Chairman Gary Gensler, Before The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, Subcommittee On Securities, Insurance, And Investment And Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee

Date 08/12/2010

Good afternoon Chairman Reed, Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Bunning, Ranking Member Coburn and members of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing. I am pleased to testify alongside Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mary Schapiro. This is our seventh time testifying together, and our third on issues related to the May 6 market events.
NYSE Euronext Announces Major Enhancements To NYSE Bonds<SUP>sm</SUP> Platform - Retail Investor-Focused Platform Creates New Liquidity Program Expected To Launch In Q1 2011 - Greater Visibility On Markets And Liquidity - Limit-Order Functionality Allows

Date 08/12/2010

NYSE Euronext today announced major enhancements to its fixed income trading platform, NYSE BondsSM. They include the new Bond Liquidity Provider (BLP) program that will improve liquidity and provide price transparency to retail investors. The proposed enhancements remain subject to approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, following the usual public comment and review period.
Robert Hegarty Joins Thomson Reuters As Global Head Of Market Structure - Strategic Hire Will Support Growth Of Elektron Community And Capabilities

Date 08/12/2010

Thomson Reuters today announced that Robert Hegarty has been named Global Head of Market Structure for the Enterprise business. Hegarty will oversee the expansion of Elektron, the firm’s financial markets ecosystem that delivers content and services worldwide, by cultivating partnerships with market participants to accelerate the growth and value-add for community members. He will report to David Kelly, Chief Technology Officer, Enterprise, Thomson Reuters.
Norton Rose Advises Liberum Capital Limited On AIM IPO Of Zanaga Iron Ore Company Limited

Date 08/12/2010

International legal practice Norton Rose LLP has advised Liberum Capital Limited in its role as sole bookrunner, nominated adviser and financial adviser in connection with the placing and the admission to AIM of the entire ordinary share capital of Zanaga Iron Ore Company Limited. The company listed on 18 November 2010.

Advent Software's Middle East Expansion Continues - Increased Demand For Advent Solutions Drives Move To A Larger Office In The DIFC Village

Date 08/12/2010

Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, today announced that in view of its expanding team, it has moved to a larger office in Dubai, within the precincts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), of which Advent has been a member for the past five years. The new office space is a response to the growing demands from the Middle Eastern and North African markets and reinforces Advent's comm
Amundi ETF Launches Two New Products On NYSE Euronext Paris Tracking Emerging Market Equities And Bonds

Date 08/12/2010

Amundi ETF continues to enhance its product range with the listing of two new products tracking emerging market equity and bond indices on NYSE Euronext Paris.
FTSE And Value Partners Launch Custom Taiwanese And Korean Value Indices

Date 08/12/2010

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the leading global index provider, and Value Partners Index Services Limited (“Value Partners”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Value Partners Group, today launched two custom indices that will offer new unique investment opportunities for the Taiwanese and Korean markets - the FTSE Value-Stocks Taiwan Index and FTSE Value-Stocks Korea Index.
Implementation Of New ISE Options Trading System Scheduled For April 2011 - Deutsche Börse Introduces Optimise™, Its New Global Trading Architecture

Date 08/12/2010

The International Securities Exchange today announced an updated schedule for the launch of its new options trading system, based on Deutsche Börse Group's Optimise™ trading architecture. The roll-out of Optimise at ISE will begin in April 2011 and continue into July as both ISE's primary and second markets migrate to the new platform. Based on input from ISE member firms, ISE completely revised the Optimise implementation timetable and will now provide greater system functionality from
Wholesale Energy Markets: European Commission Proposes Rules To Prevent Market Abuse

Date 08/12/2010

The European Commission has today proposed rules on wholesale energy markets to prevent market manipulation and insider trading. The Regulation seeks to ensure market transparency by obliging energy traders to respect clear market rules. Wholesale markets, where gas and electricity is traded between companies producing energy and traders, are key to the prices consumers finally pay.