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CFTC Charges Virginia Resident Ronald W. Smith, Jr., Doing Business As Safeguard 3030 Investment Club, In Forex Fraud Scheme - Smith Allegedly Misappropriated Approximately $800,000 - Court Orders Defendants’ Assets Frozen

Date 26/02/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today charged Ronald W. Smith, Jr., of Vansant, Va., doing business as Safeguard 3030 Investment Club, with operating a Ponzi scheme involving the fraudulent solicitation of at least $800,000 from at least 34 customers in connection with off-exchange foreign currency (forex) trading. The CFTC complaint also charges the defendant with misappropriating approximately $800,000 of customer funds for personal use and to pay out purp
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 26/02/2010

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, February 26, 2010: GuestLogix Inc. (TSXVN:GXI) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to TSX where it will trade under the same ticker symbol.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Stoxx Eastern Europe 50 And Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Indices - Results Of Regular Semi-Annual Review Of The Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index To Be Effective On March 22, 2010

Date 26/02/2010

STOXX Limited, the leading provider of European equity indices, today announced the results of the first of the two regular semi-annual reviews of the Dow Jones STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index, as well as changes to the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indices.
SIFMA Statement On Labor Department’s New Proposed Rule On Investment Advice For 401(k) And IRA Participants

Date 26/02/2010

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today released the following statement from Elizabeth Varley, managing director, government affairs in response to the Department of Labor introducing a new proposed rule on the availability of investment advice to participants in 401(k)-type plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2009

Date 26/02/2010

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released preliminary data from a survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at end-June 2009 at (http://www.treas.gov/tic/fpis.html). A revised table on Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities, where estimates through end-December 2009 are based in part on survey data, is also available at (http://www.treas.gov/tic/tic

SIFMA Files U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief In Morrison v. National Australia Bank

Date 26/02/2010

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Morrison v. National Australia Bank. SIFMA’s brief was joined by a preeminent group of business organizations including: the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Council for International Business, the Association Française des Entreprises Privées, and the GC100.
Oil Market Transparency: A Preventative Measure For Extreme Volatility - Remarks By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia Before IEA/IEEJ Forum On Global Oil Market Challenges, Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2010

Date 26/02/2010

It was 26 years ago that I first visited Japan as a student. When I landed in Osaka, I had a walkman and a skateboard. I was an 18-year-old kid from an automotive town in Michigan. I would be lying if I told you that I had visions of becoming a CFTC Commissioner with a goal of improved transparency in the derivatives markets.
NYSE Euronext Rolls Out Execution Cost Management Tool For Floor Brokers - New Service Provides In-Depth Management And Analysis Capability

Date 26/02/2010

NYSE Euronext (NYX) has partnered with William Ryan Group, Inc., to provide New York Stock Exchange floor brokers with a new technology platform that will allow them to effectively manage and analyze their transaction activity.
CME Group Appoints Linda Dallas Rich As Managing Director, Government Relations

Date 26/02/2010

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it has appointed Linda Dallas Rich as Managing Director, Government Relations, effective March 22.
European Commission: Public Consultation On The Capital Requirements Directive ('CRD IV')

Date 26/02/2010

General How do the suggested measures fit with the ongoing work of the Commission to strengthen the regulatory framework for EU banks and investment firms to prevent the recurrence of financial crises? The suggested measures, which form an integral part of the Commission's response to the financial crisis, will be the third set of amendments to the Capital Requirements Directive ('CRD IV').