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Thomson Reuters/University Of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment Highest In Seven Years

Date 31/10/2014

Consumer confidence posted its third consecutive monthly gain in October, rising to its highest level since July 2007. The October gain was due to improved personal finances as well as a more favorable outlook for the overall economy. Indeed, consumers reported the most favorable personal financial expectations as well as the most positive year-ahead outlook for the national economy in the past seven years. What the survey did not find was any negative impact on confidence from the global economic slowdown, military conflicts, or Ebola. None of these issues was mentioned by more than a few respondents; instead, respondents emphasized improved wage and employment prospects due to a stronger economy. Gains in holiday spending are expected to be the best in several years, benefiting from higher confidence as well as falling gas prices at the pump.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 44, 2014

Date 31/10/2014

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 44, 2014.

Mercado Alternativo de Renta Fija (MARF) Admits The First Securitised Bond Issue

Date 31/10/2014

• The manager of the Securitisation Fund is Intermoney Titulización and Auriga acts as Global Coordinator
• This new tool offered by MARF helps small-sized companies to launch low-amount issues on the market.

MNI Indicators: Chicago Business Barometer Rises To 66.2 - New Orders Rise Sharply To The Highest Since October 2013

Date 31/10/2014

The Chicago Business Barometer rose 5.7 points to a one year high of 66.2 in October, fuelled by a double digit gain in New Orders.

CFTC Staff Issues An Extension Of Time Limited, No-Action Relief To Futures Commission Merchants

Date 31/10/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight issued an extension of previously issued time-limited, no-action relief to the Futures Industry Association, its member Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), and similarly situated FCMs regarding the simultaneous recording of book entry credits upon the receipt of customer funds via a wire transfer by an FCM.

FIA General Counsel Barbara Wierzynski To Depart Role At End Of 2014 - Deputy General Counsel Allison Lurton Will Begin Serving As General Counsel In January 2015

Date 31/10/2014

Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, announced today that after 20 years as FIA’s general counsel, Barbara Wierzynski has decided to take leave of this role at the end of 2014. In her 28-year career at FIA, Barbara played a key role in the growth of the organization from a small trade association to the industry leader of today. She was instrumental in shaping nearly three decades worth of Commodity Futures Trading Commission reauthorizations, expanding FIA’s focus to global issues, and guiding the industry through several watershed events, including the Barings crisis, the downfall of Lehman and the subsequent development of the Dodd-Frank Act. She was key in the advancement of FIA’s consumer-protection recommendations in the wake of the collapse of MF Global and Peregrine, which have now been adopted by regulators.

STOXX Europe 600 Licensed To US-Based Investment Manager ALPS

Date 31/10/2014

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that the STOXX Europe 600 Index has been licensed to ALPS, a leading US-based investment management specialist, to serve as the basis for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF will be listed on NYSE Arca today.

Kx Systems Gets Expanded Investment From Shareholder First Derivatives

Date 31/10/2014

Kx Systems (Kx) announced today that long-time partner First Derivatives is now a majority shareholder in the company, raising its ownership of Kx from 20% to roughly 65%.

ASIC Update Of Employee Incentive Scheme Policy And Release Of Class Orders

Date 31/10/2014

ASIC has released an updated regulatory guide and new class orders on employee incentive schemes.

Lahore Stock Exchange Market Holiday - Yaum-E-Ashoora

Date 31/10/2014

Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) shall remain closed from Monday November 03, 2014 to Tuesday November 04, 2014 on account of  ‘Ashoora’ (9th and 10th Muharram-Ul-Harram 1436 A.H.). Lahore Stock Exchange shall reopen from Wednesday November 05, 2014.