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CME Group Announces The Launch Of Clearing Services For Iron Ore Swap Futures

Date 21/06/2010

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of trading and clearing services for iron ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) swap futures, reflecting changing dynamics in the global ferrous industry. Trading will be available on the New York trading floor. Clearing services will be available through CME ClearPort®, a set of flexible clearing services open to over-the-counter (OTC) market participants to substantially mitigate counterparty risk and
SEC Charges N.Y.-Based Investment Adviser With Fraudulent Management Of CDOs Tied To Mortgage-Backed Securities

Date 21/06/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New York-based investment adviser and three of his affiliated firms with fraudulently managing investment products tied to the mortgage markets as they came under pressure in 2007.
Options Industry Council Launches New Language Of Options Course

Date 21/06/2010

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today the addition of a new Language of Options class to its extensive line of online educational offerings. This new course is a beginner’s guide to basic options terminology or the "language of options" and is now available on OIC’s website.
FTSE/ATHEX Index Series Ground Rule Changes

Date 21/06/2010

The FTSE/ATHEX Indices Advisory Committee at its last meeting, taking into consideration that the implementation date for review changes often falls mid-week, resulting in operational strain, decided to change the Index Ground Rules to enable the implementation of the review changes to take place over a weekend.
Singapore Exchange Welcomes Treasury China Trust

Date 21/06/2010

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today that Treasury China Trust (TCT) has commenced trading on its Mainboard, under the ticker symbol TCT.

UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Vantage £700,000 For Failing To Prevent An Individual From Performing A Significant Influence Function Without FSA Approval

Date 21/06/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Vantage Capital Markets LLP (Vantage) £700,000 for failing to prevent Daniel Hassell from performing a function without obtaining the FSA's approval, for more than four years.
RTS Indices Weekly Review

Date 21/06/2010

Weekly review: June 7 - 11, 2010 (pdf, 239 Кб)
Securities Technology Analysis Center Releases New Market Data Benchmark With Results From Kx And Oracle

Date 21/06/2010

The Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC®) today released STAC-M3TM Benchmark results for a solution from Kx Systems and Oracle Corporation. STAC-M3 provides a common measuring methodology for solutions that manage large timeseries datasets (tick databases). The measurement standard is currently a community proposal developed by the STAC Benchmark Council, comprised of trading organizations and vendors. The Council de
Unified Settlement Of FORTS And RTS Standard: 2nd Stage Of Implementation Completed

Date 21/06/2010

On June 17, 2010 options and single stock futures were settled through unified settlement technology implemented on FORTS and RTS Standard. On June 9, 2010 front-month options and futures on individual stocks expired and were settled into relevant positions on RTS Standard. Market participants made and took physical delivery on these positions on June 17, 2010.
Preqin: Investor Pressure Leads To Concessions In PE Fund Terms & Conditions - 81% Of Investors See Negotiating Power Move In Their Favor Over Past Year;Significant Drops In Management Fees For Newest Funds

Date 21/06/2010

Private equity fund terms and conditions have drawn a lot of attention from institutional investors in the past year following the 2009 release of the ILPA Private Equity Principles, which set out a series of preferred terms. In order to assess current investor attitudes to fund terms, Preqin surveyed 50 prominent institutional investors in private equity funds during May 2010.