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High Court Orders Pruthi, Anderson and Peacock To Pay £115m To The UK's Financial Services Authority

Date 29/06/2010

Following a hearing at the High Court today John Anderson, Kenneth Peacock and Kautilya Nandan Pruthi have been ordered to pay approximately £115m to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in relation to their activities in unlawfully accepting deposits without authorisation from the FSA.
Instinet BlockMatch Report Their Trades Using Markit BOAT

Date 29/06/2010

Instinet Europe Ltd is switching the reporting of all trades from its BlockMatch MTF to Markit BOAT. Since its launch in 2008 as an MTF, BlockMatch trades have always been reported immediately.
Financial Times Adds Platts OTC Iron Ore Swaps Price Assessment To Its Market Statistics Pages

Date 29/06/2010

The Financial Times Newspaper, a leading business news organization with estimated readership of more than three million people via print and online, today added a Platts price assessment of over-the-counter (OTC) iron ore swaps to its daily offering of bulk commodity statistics.
UK's Financial Services Authority And Financial Reporting Council Look To Enhance Auditors' Contribution To Prudential Regulation

Date 29/06/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) have today issued a discussion paper which considers ways of enhancing auditors' contribution to regulation.
BME: IGBM Index New Composition For The Second Half 2010 - The Index Will Comprise 119 Stocks, After Two Inclusions And Two Exclusions

Date 29/06/2010

The index will comprise 119 stocks, after two inclusions and two exclusions

UK's Financial Services Authority Fines And Bans Oil Futures Broker For Market Abuse

Date 29/06/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Steven Noel Perkins, a former oil futures broker, £72,000 for market abuse. The FSA has also banned Perkins from working in the financial services industry on the grounds that he is not a fit and proper person.
Thai Bourse Joins Alliances To Increase Alternatives For Investors

Date 29/06/2010

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has increased investment alternatives for provident fund and Government Pension Fund (GPF) members through the program “Employee’s Choice.” The SET has signed a memorandum of understanding with the GPF and Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC) to promote this program and build a long-term investment culture by encouraging the funds’ members to increase their financial sophistication and choose their own investment plans.
CESR Published A Comment Letter On EFRAG’s Draft Response On The IASB’s ED Financial Instruments: Amortised Cost And Impairment (Ref: CESR/10-713)

Date 29/06/2010

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Thai Bourse Leads Ten Listed Firms To Join Roadshow In London

Date 29/06/2010

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) joins hands with Tisco Securities Co., Ltd., and Deutsche Bank hold “DBTisco Access Thailand 2010,” leading ten listed companies to present information at the event, aiming at attracting more funds to the Thai capital market.
EDHEC-Risk Study Finds No Theoretical Or Empirical Justification For Cap-Weighted Indices

Date 29/06/2010

After the financial crisis and the accompanying falls in the stock markets, many commentators have questioned the appropriateness of tracking cap-weighted indices. These indices are particularly inefficient and, through their momentum properties, favour the emergence of speculative bubbles.