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Speech By SEC Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey: Statement At Open Meeting On Proxy Mechanics Concept Release

Date 14/07/2010

I join Chairman Schapiro in thanking the staff for their outstanding work on this Concept Release addressing proxy mechanics. The Concept Release is the culmination of significant work, led by the Division of Corporation Finance and undertaken by all of the rulemaking divisions, the Division of Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation, the Office of Investor Education and Assistance, the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of International Affairs, over the last year or so. I also wan
CFTC Subcommittee On Convergence To Discuss Wheat Markets

Date 14/07/2010

On Thursday, July 15, 2010, members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Subcommittee on Convergence in Agricultural Commodity Markets will conduct a conference call from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., to discuss recent developments in the wheat markets.
Minutes Of The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee, May 9 And June 22-23, 2010

Date 14/07/2010

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on June 22-23, 2010 and of the conference call held on May 9, 2010. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the June 22-23, 2010 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.
CFTC Charges Three Florida Defendants With Issuing False Account Statements In Foreign Currency Anti-Fraud Action

Date 14/07/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged FX Professional International Solutions, Inc. (FXP) (a.k.a. FX Professional Solutions, LLC), of Orlando, Fla. and its principals, Pedro de Sousa (a.k.a. Pedroiz J. Sanz), also of Orlando, and Guillermo Rosario (a.k.a. Guillermo Rosario-Colon) of Coral Gables, Fla., with issuing false account statements to customers in connection with an off-exchange foreign currency (forex) fraud.
SEC Votes To Seek Public Comment On U.S. Proxy System

Date 14/07/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to issue a concept release seeking public comment on the U.S. proxy system and asking whether rule revisions should be considered to promote greater efficiency and transparency.

TABB Says Buy Side Use Of Algorithms Will Rise To 35% In 2011, On Par With High-Touch Sales Traders For The First Time - New Research Details Low-Touch Trading Trends In The US Equity Markets Based On Interviews With 123 US-Based Asset Managers And Hedge

Date 14/07/2010

With asset managers and hedge funds in the US accounting for nearly one third of the share volume traded in 2010, up sharply from a low of 25% in December 2008, the overall effect on the institutional equity brokerage industry is a wash: trading volume is down but not as much as the rest of the industry. Meanwhile, TABB Group, in a new research report published today, says that the use of low-touch algorithms will reach 35% in 2011, for the first time on par with high-touch sales traders.
Deutsche Börse Systems Selects Equinix As Strategic Data Centre Provider In Frankfurt - Eurex And Xetra Customers To Benefit From Enhanced Capacity And Further Reduced Latency

Date 14/07/2010

Deutsche Börse Systems, the IT division of Deutsche Börse Group, and Equinix, Inc., (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data centre services, today announced the completion of a strategic data centre services contract, which will both increase data centre capacity and improve execution times for algorithmic traders located in Frankfurt. From 2011 onwards, Equinix’s FR2 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre, will serve as the new main data centre for Deutsche Börse Group in Frankf
Opening Statement, Chairman CFTC – Technology Advisory Committee, Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

Date 14/07/2010

Today’s inaugural meeting of the CFTC – Technology Advisory Committee will address the necessity of applying appropriate risk management and best practices for high frequency and algorithmic trading.
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Opening Statement At The SEC Open Meeting

Date 14/07/2010

Good Morning. This is an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2010.
UBS AG Exchange Traded Access Security (E-TRACS) Linked To The Alerian Natural Gas Index To Begin Trading On NYSE Arca

Date 14/07/2010

NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca, today began trading the UBS AG Exchange Traded Access Security (E-TRACS) Linked to the performance of the Alerian Natural Gas Index (NYSE Arca: MLPG) due July 9, 2040. Issued by UBS AG, this exchange traded note is a senior unsecured medium-term note, which may issue a quarterly coupon during their term less the accrued fees.