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Platts Voted Number One Out Of Ten Data & Market Information Providers - Platts Ranks #1 in Market Data ‘Quality And Usefulness’ In 2015 Energy Risk Magazine Rankings - Takes 2nd Place In Both ‘Broadest Product Coverage’ And ‘Ease Of Use’ Categories

Date 24/06/2015

Platts, a leading global provider of energy, metals, petrochemicals and agriculture information, topped the list of data and market information providers in quality and usefulness of  data, according to the 2015 Energy Risk Magazine Software Rankings.

Thomson Reuters Second-Quarter 2015 Earnings Announcement And Webcast Scheduled For Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - Conference Call And Webcast Scheduled For 8:30 A.M. EDT

Date 24/06/2015

Thomson Reuters (NYSE, TSX: TRI), the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today that its second-quarter 2015 earnings will be issued via news release on Wednesday, July 29, 2015.

SIFMA Recommends Full Market Close On July 3 In Observance Of The Independence Day Holiday

Date 24/06/2015

SIFMA has confirmed its previous recommendation for a full market close on Friday, July 3 (observed), for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan in observance of the U.S. Independence Day Holiday. However, SIFMA notes that a number of primary dealers intend to provide limited staffing on funding desks on Friday, July 3, in order to accommodate any potential open-market operations by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 24/06/2015

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

US Department Of Justice: Alleged Mastermind Of Global Cybercrime Campaigns Extradited To The United States To Face Charges

Date 24/06/2015

Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in a Brooklyn, New York federal court charging Ercan Findikoglu, a Turkish citizen also known as “Segate,” with organizing three worldwide cyberattacks that inflicted $55 million in losses on the global financial system in a matter of hours.  The defendant’s organization used sophisticated intrusion techniques to hack into the systems of global financial institutions, steal prepaid debit card data and eliminate withdrawal limits.  The stolen card data was then disseminated worldwide and used in making fraudulent ATM withdrawals on a massive scale across the globe.  The charges announced today follow charges previously brought against other members of the organization, including members of a New York City cell charged in May 2013 in connection with their roles in two of the attacks.  The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned at 11 a.m. today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom at the U.S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York.

SIFMA President And CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. Remarks For The ASIFMA/SIFMA China Summit

Date 24/06/2015

Good morning. I am Ken Bentsen, president and CEO of SIFMA and CEO of the Global Financial Markets Association. I want to thank you all for joining us at the SIFMA Conference Center today as we discuss recent key market developments in China. SIFMA is pleased to be co-hosting this event with our sister trade association based in Hong Kong, the Asia Securities and Financial Markets Association or ASIFMA. With our colleagues we have developed a very strong program today, including our two distinguished keynote speakers here today: Clement C. M. Leung, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA and Richard Tang, CEO of ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management Co., Ltd. Thank you for your sharing your views with us.

Invitation Letter By President Donald Tusk To The Members Of The European Council

Date 24/06/2015

It is my pleasure to invite you to the next European Council meeting on 25-26 June 2015.

Our meeting will start as usual by an exchange of views with the President of the European Parliament. At this occasion, and also in the presence of the Presidents of the European Central Bank and of the Euro Group, the President of the Commission will present the report on better economic governance in the euro area.

Keynote Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen Before The Quadrilateral Meeting At The European Central Bank (Frankfurt, Germany)

Date 24/06/2015

Thank you for the introduction and good evening everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here in Frankfurt to speak to market participants, regulators and observers on this side of the Atlantic. We all share one global market in finance these days, and that market cuts across a broad landscape of different commercial, regulatory, and political systems.

Office Of Financial Research Update: Assessment Of Threats To Financial Stability

Date 24/06/2015

The OFR released today an update to its assessment of threats to financial stability, concluding that overall risks to financial stability remain moderate. This assessment was informed by updates to the OFR's Financial Stability Monitor and the monitor’s underlying data. The monitor is a tool the OFR developed to display a high-level summary of five areas of risk. By looking at vulnerabilities across the financial system, the monitor can help identify potential threats in the financial system wherever they arise.

Platts: Continental Power Plummeted In May As German Renewables Dominated - Natural Gas Prices Weakened But Dutch Quota Offered Support

Date 24/06/2015

German day-ahead electricity prices averaged €25.30 per megawatt hour (MWh) in May, their lowest monthly average in 12 years as wind, solar and hydro combined to crash the prompt market, according to data released by Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information.