Market Investment

Exchanges hit back over derivatives reporting - Europe's largest stock exchanges have hit out at proposed laws to increase transparency in the region's over-the-counter derivatives markets, warning regulators they risk burdening participants with higher costs.

Tax Changes To Boost Turkish Derivatives Trade, - Çetin Ali Dönmez, chief executive of TurkDex, Turkey’s derivatives exchange, expects turnover on the exchange to rise significantly after the banking and insurance transaction tax (BSMV) and withholding tax on derivative products are scrapped this fall.

ICA Director To Resign - The artistic director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Ekow Eshun, used a soft-ball interview in Saturday's Guardian to publicly announce his resignation . Eshun has presided over a rocky five years at the ICA: though audience numbers were up, a financial crisis created by bad luck (the recession) and poor judgment (the scrapping of Beck's Futures and the abolition of the entrance fee ...

Finance and Banking - We have previously summarized the general implications of The Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act (TWSTAA) for various participants in the derivatives markets.

Empty seats challenge cricket authorities - David Bond on why Test cricket is not the draw it once was

Analysis - Warnings mount as retail ETF surge gathers pace - Worries over opacity and liquidity could temper small-time savers' enthusiasm for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) set to be boosted by a UK regulatory revamp of fees on products sold to private investors.

No Estate or Income Tax Legislation -- Yet - As of the beginning of August, Congress has not passed any of the tax legislation that has been expected.

Finance and Banking - The financial regulatory reform legislation entitled the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" (the "Dodd-Frank Act" or the "Act") was signed into law on July 21, 2010 by President Obama.