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Wall Street Firms Are Turning To Social Media Analytics, Focusing On Five Specific Approaches To Mine Data, According To TABB Research

Date 24/09/2015

Social media analytics’ adoption has moved beyond an embryonic stage where primary users have been hedge funds and quant firms. Increased adoption by long-only and fundamental asset managers has focused on five specific approaches to mining data and a push for better integration into workflows as the playing field continues to expand. However, according to new TABB Group research, it’s not a question of if, but how quickly it will be adopted by a wider range of firms.
CFTC Orders Cargill de México SA De CV To Pay $500,000 For Unlawfully Executing Wash Sales On The CBOT And KCBT

Date 24/09/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against commodities trading company Cargill de México SA De CV (Cargill de México) for executing wash trades involving corn, soybean, and wheat futures contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and wheat futures contracts on the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT). The CFTC order requires that Cargill de México pay a $500,000 civil monetary penalty.
SEC Statement On Jury Verdict In Insider Trading Trial Of Ralph J. Pirtle And Morando Berrettini

Date 24/09/2015

Pirtle and Berrettini used their access to highly confidential information to illegally profit at the expense of ordinary investors who played by the rules. Today's jury verdict reaffirms our commitment to aggressively root out and prosecute insider trading schemes in order to protect the integrity of our markets.
CFTC Settles With TeraExchange LLC, A Swap Execution Facility, For Failing To Enforce Prohibitions On Wash Trading And Prearranged Trading In Bitcoin Swap

Date 24/09/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against TeraExchange LLC (Tera), a provisionally registered Swap Execution Facility (SEF), for failing to enforce its prohibition on wash trading and prearranged trading on the SEF platform. The CFTC Order requires Tera to cease and desist from future violations relating to its obligations to enforce rules on trade practices. Tera is based in Summit, New Jersey.
SEC Charges Six In Stock Fraud Scheme

Date 24/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged six men, including a father and three sons, with defrauding investors in Gerova Financial Group Ltd., whose shares once traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Dissenting Statement By CFTC Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen Regarding TeraExchange LLC

Date 24/09/2015

I believe fictitious trading deserves a penalty. Tera Exchange facilitated wash trading and prearranged trading in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act. That is why we brought this case. I fundamentally disagree with the notion that they deserve no penalty. Accordingly, I dissent.
SEC Charges Individual And Firm For Manipulative Press Release Announcing Takeover Bid

Date 24/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Michael A. Glickstein and his New York-based investment advisory firm with fraud based on a misleading press release announcing their offer to purchase a majority stake in retail bookseller Barnes & Noble.
Keynote Address Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Before The 13th Annual Forex Network Chicago 2015

Date 24/09/2015

I want to thank Julie Ros, the Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Profit & Loss Magazine and the founder of the Forex Network Conference Series. I have tremendous respect for Julie. She is one of the hardest working and most knowledgeable journalists on the subject of the global forex markets. When Julie asked me to participate in today’s conference, I immediately said yes knowing it would be a great program.
Montpellier To Host EnterNext's 6th Tech Conference

Date 24/09/2015

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), today announced that it would hold its next Tech Conference in Montpellier on 29 September. This will be the sixth regional Tech Conference, coming after similar events in Bordeaux, Nantes, Lille, Lyon and Toulouse. Dedicated to examining financing options for innovative businesses, the conference will give participants an opportunity to learn more about the tools and initiatives available to the region’s tech[1] companies, from start-ups to mid-size businesses.
ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor And Executive Director Verena Ross Extended For Second Five-Year-Term

Date 24/09/2015

The Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today decided to extend the terms of office for both the Chair, Steven Maijoor, and Executive Director, Verena Ross, for another five years. The Board based its decision on an evaluation of the work of the Chair and Executive Director over the past five years, as well as on ESMA’s requirements for the coming years. The decision to extend Steven Maijoor’s term is subject to confirmation by the European Parliament.