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NYSE Regulation Monthly Disciplinary Actions For March

Date 11/03/2009

NYSE Regulation, Inc., today announced Monthly Disciplinary Actions for March 2009.
SEC Charges Merrill Lynch For Failure To Protect Customer Order Information On "Squawk Boxes"

Date 11/03/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. with securities laws violations for having inadequate policies and procedures for controlling access to institutional customer order flow. Merrill Lynch agreed to settle the SEC’s charges and pay a $7 million penalty, among other remedies.
Summary Of FESE Member Exchanges Statistics For February 2009

Date 11/03/2009

During the month of February 2009, almost 50 million electronic order book (EOB) equity trades were carried out on FESE Members’ Exchanges with a value of 478 billion EUR. This means a 7% decrease compared to the previous month.
CME Group And CMDX Announce Licensing Agreements For Markit's CDS Indices

Date 11/03/2009

CME Group and CMDX have signed agreements with Markit, a financial information services company, to license Markit's industry-leading credit default swap indices and its Markit RED (Reference Entity Database) identifiers. All agreements with Markit are effective immediately.
HKFE Announces Margin Rates for Adjusted HSBC Futures Contracts

Date 11/03/2009

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 12 March 2009, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The margins are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

QBE Insurance Opens Office In The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 11/03/2009

QBE Insurance, one of the world’s leading insurance groups, announced today that it has received a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to open an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Settlement Organisations Partner To Automate Messaging For Euro Medium-Term Notes - DTCC, Euroclear And Clearstream Together Bring Greater Efficiency And Security To MTN Market

Date 11/03/2009

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Clearstream Banking and Euroclear Bank announced today that they are expanding the scope of the European Pre-Issuance Messaging (EPIM) system to support the growing Euro Medium-Term Note (MTN) market. EPIM will now automate the pre-issuance communication and International Security Identification Number (ISIN) allocation process for Euro MTNs.
First Hedge Fund ETF Launched In Deutsche Börse’s XTF Segment - ETF Based On Russell 2000 Index Listed In XTF Segment

Date 11/03/2009

Deutsche Börse has expanded its XTF segment offering for exchange-listed index funds. Two new ETFs were admitted to trading on the pan-European trading platform Xetra® on Wednesday. Investors now have the opportunity for the first time to invest in a hedge fund ETF issued by db-x-trackers, a Deutsche Bank subsidiary. Furthermore, they can participate in the performance of the Russell 2000 Index.
Phillip Futures Takes Patsystems Installation In Kuala Lumpur

Date 11/03/2009

Phillip Futures and Patsystems are pleased to announce that Phillip Futures has taken a full installation of the Patsystems infrastructure in Kuala Lumpur. This brings the number of Patsystems’ installations at Phillip Futures to a total of three, with existing installations in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Deutsche Börse Commodities: Xetra-Gold Enters The Austrian Market

Date 11/03/2009

The physically-backed bond Xetra-Gold, issued by Deutsche Börse Commodities GmbH, has been admitted for sale in Austria with immediate effect. Xetra-Gold (ISIN: DE000A0S9GB0) was successfully launched in Germany in December 2007, and has also been available in Luxembourg since November 2008.