BlackRock buys Helix for undisclosed amount (AP)
Investment manager BlackRock said Tuesday that it bought Helix Financial Group LLC, a commercial real estate advisory firm, for an undisclosed amount. us.rd.yahoo.com |
ICE Reports Record January Futures ADV, up 23%; Record ADV at ICE Futures Europe; Over $5 Trillion Cleared in CDS (PR Newswire)
IntercontinentalExchange , a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter markets, reported strong volume growth for its futures business in the first month of 2010. us.rd.yahoo.com |
ICE Trust Buy-side CDS Clearing Exceeds $1 Billion; Nomura Joins as New Clearing Member; Global CDS Initiatives Update (PR Newswire)
IntercontinentalExchange® , a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter markets, announced a new milestone for credit default swap clearing, the addition of a new member and updated timelines.  ICE Trust U.S. , the leading clearing house for CDS, has cleared over $1 billion in cumulative gross notional value for buy-side customers.  Through the week ended May 28, 2010, ICE cleared over $9 trillion in gross notional value of CDS, including $5.7 trillion through ICE Trust and $3.3 trillion through ICE Clear Europe. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Abolish the SEC? (at Fortune)
The commission is making strides towards fixing its problems. But its mere existence provides a false sense of security to investors. us.rd.yahoo.com |
SouthPeak Introduces Dementium II to Japan (Business Wire)
MIDLOTHIAN, Va.----Leading videogame publisher, SouthPeak Interactive Corporation , today announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Japanese video game publisher Intergrow Inc. to publish award-winning developer Renegade Kid’s survival horror title Dementium II on Nintendo DS™ in Japan. us.rd.yahoo.com |