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DnB NOR Markets Selects Fidessa's Sell-Side Trading Platform

Date 14/10/2010

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA), provider of high performance trading, market data and global connectivity solutions for the buy-side and sell-side, has today announced that DnB NOR Markets, the investment banking arm of Norway's largest financial services group, has selected its Software as a Service (SaaS) sell-side trading platform to support its global trading operations.
Fondsfinans Selects Direct Market Access And Proprietary Trading Solutions From Orc Software

Date 14/10/2010

Orc Software (SSE: ORC), a leading provider of technology and services for the global financial industry, today announced that Fondsfinans ASA, an Oslo-based investment firm, has selected Orc XG as their direct market access platform. In addition, Fondsfinans will use Orc Trading for its proprietary trading and market making operations. The order was booked in Q3, 2010, and the contract is based on Orc's licensing subscription model.
Warsaw Stock Exchange (“WSE”) Today Announces The Publication Of Its Prospectus

Date 14/10/2010

Polish individual investors may subscribe for WSE shares between 18 and 27 October 2010 Up to 26,786,530 Series B ordinary bearer shares will be allocated to individual and institutional investors The shares are expected to debut on 9 November 2010
Thai Bourse To Reduce Thailand’s Inequalities Through Capital Market Academy Project

Date 14/10/2010

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) received approval from the SET Foundation’s Committee to provide financial support for the Capital Market Academy (CMA)’s project “CMA power to reduce societal inequality.” The project is to support the quality of life of Thais in ten underdeveloped provinces. CMA students, who are leaders in Thai public and private sectors, will run the project in the chosen provinces. Each selected province will receive THB 1 million, totaling THB10 million (approx. USD3
ICICI Bank Signs Up As Special Clearing Member Of SMX - ICICI Bank Singapore Is The First Indian Bank Branch Which Will Clear And Settle Futures Contracts In Singapore.

Date 14/10/2010

Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), the first pan-Asian multi-product commodity and currency derivatives exchange, today announced that Singapore branch of ICICI Bank (“ICICI Bank”), India?s second largest bank has come on board as a Special Clearing Member (SCM) of the Exchange. It is the first time that an Indian bank?s branch in Singapore is clearing and settling futures contracts for an exchange based in Singapore. This is in addition to ICICI Bank?s previous appointment as Settlement ba

Speech By SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes: Statement At Open Meeting To Propose Rules Regarding Ownership Limitations And Governance Requirements For Security-Based Swap Clearing Agencies, Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities, And National Securities

Date 13/10/2010

Thank you, Chairman Schapiro. The proposal before us would subject security-based swap clearing agencies, security-based swap execution facilities, and security-based swap exchanges to certain governance requirements and ownership limitations. The proposal reflects the Commission's attempt to mitigate certain conflicts of interest in accordance with Section 765 of the Dodd-Frank Act and is but one of many regulatory steps the Commission is charged with taking in crafting a regula
Ibovespa Options Exercise Turns Over BRL1.532 Billion On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 13/10/2010

The exercise of Ibovespa Index (Ibovespa) options turned over BRL 1,532,960,000.00 on Wednesday, with 23,200 contracts traded. Only call options were exercised: The series at 70,000 points turned over R$ 538.3 million in call options; The series at 66,000 points turned over R$343.2 million in call options; The series at 68,000 points turned over R$308 million in call options; The series at 69,000 points turned over R$109 million in call options; The series
Speech By SEC Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey: Statement At SEC Open Meeting Regarding Proposing Release On Issuer Review Of Assets In Offerings Of Asset-Backed Securities

Date 13/10/2010

I join the Chairman in thanking the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance for its work on the Proposing Release before us today. I would also like to thank the other Divisions and Offices that contributed to the release, and I am pleased to support it.
BM&FBOVESPA Reaches All-Time Record Number Of Trades In Bovespa Segment

Date 13/10/2010

The BM&FBOVESPA Bovespa segment reached a record high of 800,223 trades on Wednesday, including regular trading and the After Market. The previous record was of 662,406 trades, on September 23, 2010.
Speech By SEC Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey: Statement At SEC Open Meeting Regarding Conflicts Of Interest Rules For Clearing Agencies

Date 13/10/2010

Thank you, Chairman Schapiro. First, I want to also take the opportunity to thank the staff, and particularly Robert Cook and his team in the Division of Trading and Markets, for their tireless efforts on this release. You have been given a difficult task, to craft a statutorily mandated and critically important proposed rule on an extremely tight timeframe, and to consider complex issues, many of them of first impression, and to weigh often conflicting interests in doing so. I appreciate