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Dalian Commodity Exchange: Circular On Adjustments To Minimum Trading Margin And Price Limits And After-Hours Trading Time During The 70th Anniversary Of The Victory Of The Chinese People's War Of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression And The World Anti-Fascist War

Date 27/08/2015

According to Clause 9 of the “Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Risk Management” and after determination upon discussion, DCE will make the following adjustments to the trading margin and price limits of each product before and after the market closure during the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

U.S. HFT Case Involving Seven Exchanges And Barclays Is Dismissed

Date 26/08/2015

Barclays Plc and major U.S. stock exchanges won dismissal of investor lawsuits in which pension funds and other investors accused them of rigging markets at their expense to benefit high-frequency traders.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 26/08/2015

CalPERS Pension Benefits Generate Nearly $31 Billion In Economic Activity - Additional $25.7 Billion Invested In California

Date 26/08/2015

According to a study released today by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), retirement benefits paid by the pension fund generated $30.9 billion in economic activity.

CFTC Issues Orders Of Foreign Board Of Trade Registration To Permit Direct Access For ICE Futures Canada, Inc. And Montréal Exchange Inc.

Date 26/08/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) announced today that it has issued Orders of Registration to ICE Futures Canada, Inc. (ICEFC), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Montréal Exchange Inc. (MX), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Under their respective Orders, ICEFC and MX are permitted to provide their identified members or other participants located in the U.S. with direct access to their electronic order entry and trade matching system.

Dalian Commodity Exchange, Ningbo Commodity Exchange Launch Pilot For Switch Of Futures, Spot Warehouse Receipts

Date 26/08/2015

On August 20, during the “2015 China Coal-Coke-Steel Industry Conference (CCIC)”, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), Ningbo Commodity Exchange (NBCE) and Zhejiang International Business Group Wuliu Co., Ltd. (ZIB) signed agreement to launch the pilot of PVC warehouse receipts switch between the two exchanges, in a bid to better serve the spot enterprises. Zhu Congjiu, vice governor of Zhejiang Province, attended the signing ceremony.

REGIS-TR Approved As Registered Reporting Mechanism For REMIT

Date 26/08/2015

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) confirmed REGIS-TR’s status as Registered Reporting Mechanism (RRM) for the reporting of wholesale energy transactions. This includes orders to trade to ensure coordination and consistency in monitoring activities under the European regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT).

Euronext Announces Record Volumes

Date 26/08/2015

Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, today announced record trading volumes on its markets on 24 August 2015.

Capital Markets Malaysia Appoints Azhar Zabidi As CEO

Date 26/08/2015

Capital Markets Malaysia today announced the appointment of Azhar Zabidi as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the dedicated capital markets promotion organisation.

SIX Achieves Good Results In The First Half Of 2015 Despite Strong Swiss Franc

Date 26/08/2015

• Operating income up 0.7% to CHF 887.5 million in the first six months of 2015; adjusted for currency effects, growth reaches 6.3%
• Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) rises by 4.4% to CHF 157.7 million
• Net financial result down significantly year-on-year due to strong franc and weak capital markets (CHF 14.5 million lower)
• Group net profit amounts to CHF 127.5 million (–2.4%)