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NYSE Euronext And APX To Establish NYSE Blue, A Joint Venture Targeting Global Environmental Markets
NYSE Euronext will contribute its ownership in BlueNext in return for a majority interest in the joint venture;
APX, a leading provider of operational infrastructure and services for the environmental and energy markets, will contribute its business in return for a minority interest in the venture;
NYSE Blue will focus on environmental and sustainable energy initiatives, and will further NYSE Euronext’s efforts to increase its presence in environmental markets globally while attracting new partners and customers.
September 7, 2010-- NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced plans to create NYSE Blue™, , a joint venture that will focus exclusively on environmental and sustainable energy markets.
NYSE Blue will include NYSE Euronext’s existing investment in BlueNext, the world’s leading spot market in carbon credits, and APX, Inc., a leading provider of regulatory infrastructure and services for the environmental and sustainable energy markets. NYSE Euronext will be a majority owner of NYSE Blue and will consolidate its results. Shareholders of APX, which include Goldman Sachs, MissionPoint Capital Partners, and ONSET Ventures, will take a minority stake in NYSE Blue in return for their shares in APX. Subject to customary closing conditions, including APX shareholder approval and regulatory approvals, the APX transaction is expected to close by the end of 2010.
NYSE Blue will provide a broad offering of services and solutions including integrated pre-trade and post-trade platforms, environmental registry services, a front-end solution for accessing the markets and managing environmental portfolios, environmental markets reference data, and the BlueNext trading platform. NYSE Blue will expand globally with a focus on North America and Asia. Upon closing of the transaction, Brian Storms, Chairman and CEO of APX, will become CEO of NYSE Blue.
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Source: NYSE Euronext
SEC Sets Field Hearings on State of Municipal Securities Markets
First Hearing Scheduled for San Francisco September 21
September 7, 2010--The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will launch a series of field hearings to examine the municipal securities markets, starting in San Francisco on September 21. Topics will include disclosure and transparency, credit ratings, and internal controls.
Among participants will be California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Washington State Treasurer James McIntire, and Stanley Keller, Independent Consultant and Monitor of the City of San Diego. A panel of investors, both individuals and institutions, will also share their experiences in this market.
"Today's investors hold about $2.8 trillion of municipal debt," SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro noted. "This is a critical market that touches every aspect of our lives, from the water that we drink to the roads upon which we drive. But for the market to continue to serve our communities, investors in municipal securities must be confident that they are getting the information necessary for knowledgeable decisions, at the time and in a form that they need it."
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Source: SEC.gov
Teucrium files with the SEC
September 7, 2010--Teucrium Commodity Trust has filed a Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 for
Teucrium Natural Gas Fund
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Source: SEC.gov
Teucrium files with the SEC
September 7, 2010-Teucrium Commodity Trust has filed a Amendment No. 1
to Form S-1 for
Teucrium WTI Crude Oil Fund.
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Source: SEC.gov
Vanguard files with the SEC
September 7, 2010-Vanguard has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund - ETF Shares (VOOV)
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund - ETF Shares (VOOG)
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund - ETF Shares (IVOO)
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund - ETF Shares (IVOV)
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund - ETF Shares (IVOG)
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund - ETF Shares (VIOO)
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund - ETF Shares (VIOV)
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund - ETF Shares (VIOG)
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Source: SEC.gov
Vanguard files with the SEC
September 7, 2010--Vanguard has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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Source: SEC.gov
SEC signals shake-up of equity market rules
September 7, 2010--A wide-ranging overhaul of the rules governing equity markets, including tougher controls on high-frequency traders, is being weighed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the wake of the May 6 “flash crash”, the agency’s head said.
Mary Schapiro, SEC chairman, on Tuesday sent the clearest signal yet that the regulators intended to shake up the rules governing market participants’ obligations, which pre-date the rapid growth of high-frequency trading. Requirements for high-frequency traders to maintain liquidity in stocks and to avoid aggressively driving prices down are being considered, along with curbs on “quote stuffing” and revised controls to weed out aberrant orders, she said.
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Source: FT.com
CFTC, SEC to Host Public Roundtable to Discuss Swap Data, Swap Data Repositories and Real Time Reporting
September 7, 2010--Staff from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold a public roundtable on September 14, 2010, to discuss issues related to swap data repository (SDR) registration, functions and responsibilities, the mechanics of data reporting, models for real time public reporting and the effect of transparency on liquidity of block trades and large transaction sizes.
The roundtable will assist both agencies in the rulemaking process to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
The roundtable will be held in the Lobby Level Hearing Room at the CFTC’s Headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington DC. The discussion will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public also may listen by telephone and should be prepared to provide their first name, last name and affiliation.
U.S./Canada Toll-Free: (866) 312-4390
International Toll: (404) 537-3379
Conference ID: 98801653
A transcript of the public roundtable discussion will be published on the CFTC’s website. Members of the public wishing to submit their views on the topics addressed at the roundtable may e-mail their submissions to the e-mail addresses provided on the CFTC’s website on the Swap Data Repositories Registration Standards and Core Principle Rulemaking page, Interpretation & Guidance page, Data Recordkeeping & Reporting Requirements page or Real Time Reporting page, or through the comment form or e-mail address for roundtable comments provided on the SEC website.
All submissions provided to either the CFTC or the SEC in any electronic form or on paper will be published on the website of the respective agencies, without review and without removal of personally identifying information.
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Source: CFTC.gov
CFTC to Publish All Outside Meetings Regarding Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
September 7, 2010--Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler today announced that the agency will begin publishing a list of all meetings that either he or Commission staff has with outside organizations regarding the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
“The CFTC is committed to promoting both market and agency transparency,” Chairman Gensler said. “As we implement the Dodd-Frank Act, we will make meetings that we have with outside organizations regarding the rule-writing process public. We also will continue publishing materials provided to the Commission by outside organizations. This commitment to open government will help promote the integrity of the rule-writing process.”
The list will be available in the “OTC Derivatives” section of the cftc.gov website, at http://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/OTCDerivatives/otc_meetings.html.
Source: CFTC.gov
MSCI unveils new ESG indices and branding: exclusive
Index giant launches two environmental benchmarks.
September 6, 2010--MSCI, the US index giant, is to unveil a suite of ESG indices including specialist environmental benchmarks under a newly branded division, MSCI ESG Research, following its acquisition in March of RiskMetrics Group (RMG), Responsible-Investor.com can reveal. The benchmark series will be rolled out publicly from September 7 after being shown to clients last week.
It includes two new environmental benchmarks; a pure play Global Environmental Index covering companies with more than 50% of revenues from environmental technologies, and the MSCI Global Climate Index of 100 larger companies considered as leaders on environmental business. MSCI has now also transitioned over the KLD index family it bought via the RMG purchase. It gives it three main lines of sustainability indices: MSCI ESG indices that are calculated on a best-in-class basis from the broader MSCI Global Investable Market Indices, a series of ‘Values-based’ indices including the KLD 400 Social Index, and the new Environmental indices.
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Source: Responsible Investor
