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Board Of Governors Of The US Federal Reserve System And Department Of The Treasury

Date 17/08/2009

The Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury Department on Monday announced that they approved an extension to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) and that, at this time, they do not anticipate any further additions to the types of collateral that are eligible for the facility.
FIF Capacity Statistics For July 2009: NEW RECORD PEAKS Over 1 Second For Deutsche Börse, OPRA, CTS, CME FIX/FAST, NASDAQ’s ITTO, BONO And DAP, BATS PITCH, TOP And PITCH Europe

Date 17/08/2009

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that derivatives feeds and European feeds were particularly busy in July with SIAC’s OPRA up 16% at 1,110,642 messages per second (mps) and Deutsche Börse’s Scoach hitting a 73,179 mps, up 22%.
RTS Board: August 10 – August 14, 2009

Date 17/08/2009

For the week of August 10 – August 14, 2009, 62 trades were executed. The total trading volume on RTS Board equaled USD1.2 million. The following stocks were in the highest demand:
New York Attorney General Cuomo Brings Martin Act Fraud Case Against Charles Schwab & Co. For Fraudulent Sales Of Auction Rate Securities - Schwab Touted Fixed Income Expertise Even Though Brokers Were Not Trained And Did Not Understand Auction Rate Secu

Date 17/08/2009

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today filed a lawsuit against Charles Schwab & Co. (“Schwab”) charging the discount brokerage firm for falsely representing auction rate securities as liquid, short-term investments without discussing the risks. These representations gave investors a false sense of security that their investments would always be liquid when auction rate securities, in fact, faced significant, inherent liquidity risks.
SIFMA And ASF Applaud Decision To Extend TALF

Date 17/08/2009

Statement from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the American Securitization Forum (ASF) on the decision announced today by the Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury Department to extend the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) into next year: “TALF has played a vital role in restarting the securitization markets, which fund a substantial portion of consumer and business credit. The industry applauds the decision announced today by t

SEC Seeks Comment On Alternative Uptick Rule

Date 17/08/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is seeking public comment on an alternative approach to short selling price test restrictions that may be more effective and easier to implement than previously proposed price test restrictions currently under consideration.
EuroCCP To Launch Clearing And Settlement Services For Depositary Receipts

Date 17/08/2009

European Central Counterparty Limited (EuroCCP) today announced it is launching clearing and settlement services for Depositary Receipts. The new services, scheduled to go live this Autumn, subject to regulatory review and approval, will provide clearing and settlement for approximately 50 of the most heavily traded listed Depositary Receipts.
FORTS Weekly Trading Results: August 10 – August 14, 2009

Date 17/08/2009

For the week of August 10 – August 14, 2009 the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 305.1 billion roubles or 10.2 million contracts, including 70.7 billion roubles during the evening trading session. The total open interest as of the last day of the week, August 14, 2009 reached 107.2 billion roubles or 6.4 million contracts.
Pipeline Unveils The PowerPlus Client Commission Arrangement

Date 17/08/2009

Pipeline Trading Systems, a global leader in Block Execution Systems for institutions, today announced the introduction of the PowerPlus(TM) Client Commission Arrangement (CCA). PowerPlus is a comprehensive web-based CCA management system that will allow Pipeline clients in the U.S. to easily access their CCA credits and direct payments for research and other safe harbor eligible services.
RTS Stock Market Weekly Trading Results: August 10 – August 14, 2009

Date 17/08/2009

Over the week of August 10 – August 14, 2009, the RTS Index went down by 1.87% to reach 1,059.92 points (1,080.08 points as of August 7, 2009). Most of the negative impact on the Index dynamics was related to the falling prices for Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) (minus 9.75 points), ordinary shares of ??? "LUKOIL" (LKOH) (minus 9.31 points) and ordinary shares of OJSC "OC "Rosneft" (ROSN) (minus 4.91 points).