Embattled stock exchange Nasdaq countered objections to its plan to compensate firms affected by the technical issues that marred Facebook’s initial public offering, saying in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week that none of the points brought up by critics of the plan was enough for the SEC to reject it.
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Add UBS to the list of financial firms that are unhappy with the $62 million settlement proposal by Nasdaq parent Nasdaq OMX Group to compensate firms affected by the technical issues that marred Facebook’s initial public offering, as it followed the lead of Citigroup in sending a long letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
While Citadel Securities may have been content with the $62 million settlement proposal by Nasdaq parent Nasdaq OMX Group to compensate firms affected by the technical issues that marred Facebook’s initial public offering, the reaction from Citigroup was quite the opposite.
The $62 million settlement proposal by Nasdaq parent Nasdaq OMX Group to compensate firms affected by the technical issues that marred Facebook’s initial public offering has at least one strong backer in Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel Securities.
As expected, Nasdaq announced its plan to compensate investors affected by the technical issues that marred Facebook’s initial public offering, upping the total that it will pay out to $62 million from its previous proposal of $40 million.
