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TMX Group CEO Lou Eccleston To Present At The Sandler O’Neill Global Exchange And Brokerage Conference

Date 02/06/2015

TMX Group CEO Lou Eccleston will present at the 2015 Sandler O'Neill Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference on June 4, 2015 in New York.

Option Contracts On S&P 500 Futures Start Trading On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 02/06/2015

BM&FBOVESPA is making Option contracts on the S&P 500 futures contract available for trading as of June 01, via the BM&FBOVESPA PUMA Trading System. This is yet another product resulting from the strategic partnership with CME Group to cross list products with exposure to the global market. The contract’s ticker is ISP and the first authorized contract month is the option expiring in July 2015. BM&FBOVESPA will establish and announce the series’ strike prices in index points.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €84.3 Bn. In May, Up 17% Year On Year

Date 02/06/2015

The best month of May in 5 years 

• The equity trading volume to the end of May was up 27%
• In May the ETF trading volume doubled from the same month in 2014
• The trading volume in the Warrants and Certificates market to the end of May was up 46% year-on-year
• The trading volume in the Derivatives market in May was up 10% from the previous month
• Corporate Debt trading in May was €57.7 billion and the volume of issues grows 84% in the first five months

SSIF Vienna Investment Trust S.A. Is The First Sibex Member That Participates In Χνετ Network Services

Date 02/06/2015

Athens Exchange welcomes SSIF VIENNA INVESTMENT TRUST S.A., the first Romanian ISF who participates in the XNET Network Services, in the context of cooperation between ATHEX Group and SIBEX - Sibiu Stock Exchange.

EBA Assesses Regulatory Equivalence Of Third Countries

Date 02/06/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a questionnaire to guide its assessment of non-EU countries' equivalence with the EU prudential supervision and regulatory requirements specified in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and Directive (CRD). The questionnaire, which will be sent to a selected number of countries in different rounds, will facilitate the collection of data and allow the EBA to provide technical advice on the supervisory regimes of these non-EU countries, as mandated by the European Commission.

APGMI To Hold EGM For Delisting From GXG

Date 02/06/2015

Asia Pacific Gold Mining Investment Lt (APGMI) is today confirming that it will immediately seek to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and pass a resolution for the delisting of the company from the GXG stock exchange. The EGM is planned to be held in New Brunswick near the end of June 2015 and shareholders will be informed of exact date, time and location via physical mail.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Eight Convicted For Role In Unauthorised Collective Investment Scheme

Date 02/06/2015

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Scott Crawley, Dale Walker, Daniel Forsyth, Brendan Daley, Aaron Petrou, Ross Peters, Adam Hawkins, and Ricky Mitchie have been convicted for their parts in the operation of an unauthorised collective investment scheme which led to 110 investors losing over £4.3 million.

Keynote Address Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Before The Cato Summit On Financial Regulation - The New Mediocre Is Not Good Enough, June 2, 2015

Date 02/06/2015

Introduction

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for your warm welcome.

Before I begin, let me say that my remarks reflect my own views and are not necessarily the views of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), my fellow CFTC commissioners or of the CFTC staff.

I thank Mark Calabria and the Cato Institute for inviting me to speak today. It is an honor to address this esteemed organization that I greatly admire.

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At The Center For Strategic And International Studies, Washington, D.C., June 2, 2015, The U.S. Economic Outlook And Implications For Monetary Policy

Date 02/06/2015

This spring marks the end of the Federal Reserve's calendar-based forward guidance and the return to full data dependency in the setting of the federal funds rate. So it is notable that just as policymaking is becoming more anchored in meeting-by-meeting assessments of the data, the data are presenting a mixed picture that lends itself to materially different readings.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen Before The Market Risk Advisory Committee

Date 02/06/2015

Welcome to the second meeting of the Market Risk Advisory Committee, of which I serve as Sponsor. I would like to first thank the Chairman and my fellow commissioners for being here today; it has been great working with you on these issues. I would also like to extend a thank you to our MRAC members for bringing your passion and expertise to these important issues. Thank you as well to the staff of the Division of Clearing and Risk, Division of Market Oversight, Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, and Office of the Chief Economist for providing the technical support for these meetings. And thank you to the logistical staff, who worked behind the scenes to put this meeting together.