The Funding for Lending Scheme launched by the Bank of England and Her Majesty's Treasury last month is now open for drawings. The scheme is intended to encourage lending to consumers and businesses, and will allow banks and building societies to borrow UK Treasury Bills from the Bank of England at favourable rates for up to four years. View press notice in full here (links externally to HM Treasury website).

The purpose of this Election Notice is to announce an upcoming National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) election for a Small Firm NAC Member. Eligible individuals may petition to have their name included on the Small Firm NAC Member ballot using the procedure laid out in this notice. View notice in full here(links externally to FINRA website).

BATS - Proposed Rule - Amend BATS Rule 14.11, Entitled "Other Securities" CBOE - Effective Immediately - Establish a Rule Regarding Records of Written Complaints for the CBOE Stock Exchange CBOE - Effective Immediately - Amend the CBOE Stock Exchange Fees Schedule CBOE - Effective Immediately - Extension of a CBSX Clearly Erroneous Policy Pilot Program CBOE - Effective Immediately - Related to the Extension of the CBSX Individual Stock Trading Pause Pilot Program CHS - Effective Immediately - Extend the Pilot Program Relating to Individual Securities Circuit Breakers CHX - Effective

The SEC approved amendments to FINRA Rule 6433 (Minimum Quotation Size Requirements for OTC Equity Securities) to simplify the existing tier structure, facilitate the display of customer limit orders pursuant to FINRA Rule 6460 (Display of Customer Limit Orders), and expand the scope of the rule to encompass quotations displayed by non-market makers. FINRA will implement the new quotation sizes as a one-year pilot beginning on November 5, 2012, and ending on October 31, 2013, unless extended or made permanent. Cross Reference(s): FINRA Rules 6433and 6460; SEC Release 34-67208, 77 FR 37458

SEC order instituting an administrative proceeding against Mr. Lonchar pursuant to Rule 102(e) of the SEC's Rules of Practice. The acountant was accused of having "knowingly participated in two schemes to maniipulate . . . publicly reported revenues and earnings." View order in full here (links externally to SEC website).