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FSB Chair Co-Authors Article On Correspondent Banking And Financial Inclusion - Keep Finance Safe But Do Not Shut Out The Vulnerable

Date 04/06/2015

This article appeared in the Financial Times (print edition of 3 June 2015) http://on.ft.com/1KKpryp

Even a global financial institution cannot have operations in every city, town and village. Hence the need for “correspondent banking”, which allows a local bank to give its customers access to a faraway institution’s services, such as currency exchange or sending money to an account abroad. This is an important service, and in many developing economies it is more than that: an indispensable link to the international banking system.

Nasdaq To Provide Clearing Choice In Nordic Cash Equity Markets

Date 04/06/2015

Nasdaq today announces it will provide a choice of CCP providers in Nordic cash equities for its members on Nasdaq exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen.

SIX Provides Further Choice In Clearing

Date 04/06/2015

SIX will extend clearing choice for participants in the Swiss market and enhance geographical product coverage into the Nordic markets.

Moscow Exchange: The Additional Trading Session Starts Later On 11, 15 And 16 June 2015

Date 04/06/2015

Please note that the Derivatives Market evening trading session will begin five minutes later, i.e. at 7:05 pm MSK, on 11, 15 and 16 June 2015, as these are the last trading days for options contracts (in accordance with clause 7.2 of the Rules of organized trading for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market).

Risk Focus And DTCC Collaborate Ahead Of ESMA Level 2 Trade Validation Deadline

Date 04/06/2015

Risk Focus announced that The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp (DTCC) will leverage the Validate.Trade engine internally to enhance its pre-UAT testing for its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service, leading up to the October 2015 implementation of the ESMA Level 2 rules.

HKEx To Host Its Second RMB FIC Conference On 11 June

Date 04/06/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is hosting its second annual renminbi (RMB) fixed income and currency (FIC) conference on Thursday, 11 June 2015 in Hong Kong as it looks to build on the momentum of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, its ground-breaking mutual market access programme with Mainland China.

EEX And EPEX SPOT Approved As Pre-Registered RRM - EEX Group To Offer REMIT Data Reporting Services

Date 04/06/2015

European Energy Exchange (EEX) and EPEX SPOT have been approved as pre-registered reporting mechanisms (RRMs) by the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). The authorisation as an RRM is a prerequisite for offering data reporting services in the context of the Regulation on Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT). ACER published the list of RRMs on 3 June 2015.

Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 Billion

Date 04/06/2015

he Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting on 3 June voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%.  The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

SGX: No Changes To Straits Times Index After Quarterly Review

Date 04/06/2015

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE Russell announce today that constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) will remain unchanged following the conclusion of its quarterly review.

ICE Trade Vault Europe Approved By ESMA As Trade Repository For FX Derivatives

Date 04/06/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) approved ICE Trade Vault Europe Limited (ICE Trade Vault Europe) to extend its Trade Repository registration for the reporting of foreign-exchange (FX) derivatives trade data. The approval meets requirements of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). ICE Trade Vault Europe will assume the collection of FX derivatives data, which includes futures, options and forwards, with immediate effect.