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Stock Exchange Leaders To Meet In Taipei For The ‘Asian Exchange Forum’ - Forum Hosted By The Taiwan Stock Exchange To Encourage More Cooperation And International Links Between Stock Exchanges

Date 21/07/2015

Leaders from eleven stock exchanges from across the Asia-Pacific region will gather at the inaugural ‘Asian Exchange Forum’ on Friday, 24 July 2015 in Taipei, hosted by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE).

Bright Smart Joins SGX As Derivatives Trading Member

Date 21/07/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome Hong Kong-based Bright Smart Futures and Commodities Company Limited (Bright Smart) to its derivatives market as a trading membe

SIFMA Statement On The Capital Surcharge For Systemically Important Banks

Date 21/07/2015

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., president and CEO, after the Federal Reserve issued its capital surcharge rule for systemically important banks:

“Upon first review, we are disappointed that the final rule does not sufficiently address a number of concerns expressed in our comment letter and therefore is likely to unnecessarily constrict the ability of financial institutions to lend, facilitate capital formation and drive economic growth."

Platts Pre-Report Survey Of Analysts Results: UNICA Sugarcane Crush - Advance Estimates Suggest A 1H July Cane Crush Of 31.29 Million Mt In Brazil's Center-South - Likely 42.60% Sugar Mix For 1H July 2015: Analysts

Date 20/07/2015

• Cane crush: 31.29 million metric tons (mt)
• Cane yield (ATR*):  131.45 kilograms per metric ton
• Sugar production: 1.72 million mt
• Total ethanol production: 1.402 billion liters (ltr)
• Hydrous ethanol production:  838.6 million ltr
• Anhydrous ethanol production: 564.08 million ltr
• Sugar mix: 42.60 %
• Ethanol mix:  57.4%

Remarks By US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew At A Better Markets Event On The Fifth Anniversary Of The Dodd-Frank Act

Date 20/07/2015

Good afternoon.  Thank you, Dennis, for that kind introduction and for organizing this event.  It is a pleasure to be here with all of you today to mark the fifth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

MIK Expands In NY - Larger Office Space Is In Response To Increased Recruitment And Geographic Expansion

Date 20/07/2015

MIK Fund Solutions, a leading provider of decision support software solutions for alternative asset managers, today announced that it has moved its New York offices to a full floor at 155 East 56 St.

ISDA - Dodd-Frank Five Years On: Significant Progress And Outstanding Challenges

Date 20/07/2015

Five years on from the Dodd-Frank Act being signed into law, significant progress has been made in implementing derivatives market reforms, but a number of outstanding issues need to be resolved, according to a paper published today by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA).

SIFMA Submits Comments On Department Of Labor's Proposed Retirement Regulation

Date 20/07/2015

Today, SIFMA submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DOL) in response to its proposed retirement regulation, stressing concerns that the proposed rule will harm investors by limiting access to financial guidance, reducing choice and ultimately raising the cost of saving for retirement.

CFE, The Mexican Electrical Utility Company, Lists Its First Bond With The Irish Stock Exchange

Date 20/07/2015

Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), the Mexican state-owned electrical utility company, has listed its first debt instrument on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). This Mexican debt offering known as Cebures (Certificados Bursátiles), is denominated in Mexican Pesos (Ps) and valued at Ps 18.5bn.

EEX To Introduce Financially Settled Cap Futures On 14 September

Date 20/07/2015

EEX will extend its product suite in European power derivatives with exchange trading and trade registration for financially settled Cap Futures on 14 September 2015. With this instrument,
trading participants can trade price peaks on the German intraday market, either in order to hedge against high prices (e.g. for marketers of wind power) or secure the expected revenues from price peaks (e.g. operators of highly flexible power plants).