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Trading In The BM&F Segment At BM&FBOVESPA To Become Fully Electronic As Of July 1 - Open Outcry Trading Floor Will Undergo Redesign And Be Open For Public Visitation

Date 30/06/2009

As of July 1, 2009, all BM&FBOVESPA transactions involving derivatives contracts based on financial assets and commodities in the BM&F segment will be carried out exclusively in the Exchange´s electronic trading system, which already accounted for over 98% of the 22 million contracts traded in that segment in June. The last open outcry floor session will close today at 5:15 p.m., followed by a ceremony to honor the professionals who worked at the floor.
Markit Completes Acquisition Of TZ1 Registry

Date 30/06/2009

Markit, a financial information services company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the TZ1 Registry, one of the leading voluntary environmental registries which lists the majority of the world’s voluntary carbon and ecosystem standards. The business will now be known as Markit Environmental Registry.
Neelie Kroes European Commissioner for Competition Did government interventions help in the crisis? Address at International Banking Conference of British Bankers Association London, 30 June 2009

Date 30/06/2009

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FINRA Fines ICAP $2.8 Million, Fines And Suspends Former Broker For Improper Communications With Other Interdealer Brokers About Customers' Brokerage Rate Negotiations In Wholesale CDS Market

Date 30/06/2009

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined ICAP Corporates LLC, of Jersey City, $2.8 million and sanctioned a former broker for numerous improper communications with other interdealer brokerage firms about customers' proposed brokerage rate reductions in the wholesale credit default swap (CDS) market.
SEC: New York-Based Firm And Brokers Charged With Fraudulent Sales Of Variable Annuities - Sales Pitches Followed "Free-Lunch" Seminars For Florida Senior Citizens

Date 30/06/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today instituted an enforcement action against a Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based firm and several representatives and supervisors for their alleged roles in fraudulent and unsuitable sales of variable annuities to senior citizens who were lured through free-lunch seminars at restaurants in south Florida.

UK's Financial Services Authority: Update on Keydata Investment Services Ltd

Date 30/06/2009

On 8 June the Financial Services Authority (FSA) applied to have Keydata Investment Services Ltd (Keydata) placed into administration on the grounds that it was insolvent.
FINRA Takes Sweeping Action To Protect Muni Bond Investors - Regulator Issues Investor Alert, Regulatory Notice, Launches Industry Sweeps

Date 30/06/2009

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has launched a comprehensive initiative to survey retail sales practices in the municipal securities market, promote investor protection in that market and give retail investors online tools and information that will help them make informed investment decisions when trading in that market.
FESE: European Exchanges Introduce Harmonised Tick Size Regimes In Europe

Date 30/06/2009

Since March 2009, FESE has been in negotiations with LIBA and some MTFs to harmonise the tick size regimes in Europe (which currently stand at approximately 25 across the EU) in the interest of achieving benefits to the markets, users and investors by simplifying the complexity and number of regimes in place.
London Stock Exchange Aims North

Date 30/06/2009

Xavier Rolet, London Stock Exchange’s Chief Executive, is today hosting a roundtable in Manchester, bringing together AIM companies and advisers from the region with senior management from the Exchange. Xavier will then meet with Epistem plc, an AIM biotechnology company, at their laboratories in Manchester, before joining the North West Regional Advisory Group.
RTS Board: June 22 – June 26, 2009

Date 30/06/2009

For the week of June 22 – June 26, 2009, 60 trades were executed. The total trading volume on RTS Board equaled USD0.79 million. The following stocks were in the highest demand: