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BM&FBOVESPA: Record Trading Through DMA On The GTS

Date 26/01/2009

On January 22, 2009, BM&FBOVESPA set a new record by trading 151,000 contracts in 5,796 trades that were carried out through Direct Market Access (DMA) on its electronic derivatives trading platform, the Global Trading System (GTS). This record number of DMA trades represented 9% of the total number of contracts traded and 15% of the total number of trades that were carried out on that day.
European Commission Sets Out Steps To Clarify The Responsibilities Of UCITS Depositaries

Date 26/01/2009

(see MEMO/09/27) The UCITS regulatory framework has proved very resilient during the current crisis. However, the depositaries of 4 UCITS funds (from a population of 30'000 funds) entrusted fund assets, worth 1.6bn€ to Madoff entities and those assets have not yet been recovered. On the 12th<
Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Publishes Its 2008 Report On Credit Rating Agencies

Date 26/01/2009

The AMF is publishing its fifth annual report on credit rating agencies (CRAs), covering 2007 and the first nine months of 2008. The report is being released in an international context marked by major financial turmoil in the aftermath of the subprime crisis, which erupted in summer 2007. For several years the AMF has been calling for changes in the way that CRAs are supervised, and recent developments confirm the appropria
CFTC’s Division Of Clearing And Intermediary Oversight Provides Annual Report Guidance To Commodity Pool Operators

Date 26/01/2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight issued its annual guidance letter to registered commodity pool operators (CPOs). The letter is intended to assist CPOs, and their public accountants, in complying with the Commission’s regulations on the preparation and filing of commodity pool annual financial reports.
NYSE Euronext And BIDS Trading Receive SEC Approval To Launch The New York Block Exchange - Innovative Joint Venture To Re-Aggregate Block Trading Liquidity

Date 26/01/2009

NYSE Euronext and BIDS Holdings, L.P. today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved their joint filing to launch the New York Block Exchange (NYBX) on January 29, 2009. Designed to improve execution quality and access to block trading liquidity, NYBX is a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies and it will operate as a facility of the NYSE.

BATS Europe Unveils Market Share Display - Low Latency Trading Platform Offers Free Near Real-Time Notional Value And Volume Market Share Data Via www.batstrading.co.uk

Date 26/01/2009

BATS Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BATS Global Markets, today announced a pan-European market share display available free via its public Web site.
Financial Markets: European Commission Adopts Measures To Strengthen Supervisory Committees And Standard-Setting Bodies For Accounting And Auditing

Date 26/01/2009

The European Commission has adopted a set of decisions to strengthen the supervisory framework for EU financial markets, in order to improve supervisory cooperation and convergence between Member States and to reinforce financial stability. Under the new rules, the three committees that supervise, respectively, the securities[1], banking[2] and
January 2009 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes

Date 26/01/2009

The Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index was down -3.42% for the month of January. The Dow Jones-AIG Single Commodity Indexes for Tin, Lead and Sugar had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 15.49%, 11.59%, and 7.54%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Natural Gas, Aluminum and Wheat, which were down -20.58%, -13.51%, and -4.58% respectively, in January.
Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Xchange Weekly – January 26, 2009

Date 26/01/2009

Click here to download the Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Xchange weekly update for January 26.
Turquoise Announces Enhanced Rebate Programme - Set To Attract Additional Liquidity With Most Efficient Tariffs Among European Equity Trading Venues

Date 26/01/2009

Turquoise, the independent pan-European equity trading platform backed by nine leading banks, today announced that its pan-European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) will establish a new price structure beginning 2 February 2009. The new structure applies to Turquoise’s integrated market segment, which now accounts for over 6% of trading across more than 300 of Europe’s most liquid stocks.