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Winning The Economic Marathon - Speech By Mark Carney, Governor, Bank Of England

Date 23/07/2014

Speech given by Mark Carney at the Commonwealth Games Business Conference, Glasgow, on Wednesday 23 July 2014.

Speech (102KB)

Thomson Reuters Increases OTC Data Coverage Through Expanded Partnership With BGC Partners - Expanded Range Of BGC Partners Over-The-Counter Data Available Via Eikon And Elektron With New Market Data Distribution & Access Model

Date 23/07/2014

Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, and BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners" or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced a strategic agreement to expand customer access to over-the-counter (OTC) pricing data. BGC's OTC pricing data is now available to customers of Thomson Reuters Eikon, its flagship financial markets desktop, Thomson Reuters Elektron Real Time, Tick History and DataScope Select, as well as BGC's trading system. The agreement incorporates a consolidated licensing solution aligned to individual clients' business models.

CFTC Staff Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief From Electronic Reporting Requirements In The OCR Final Rule

Date 23/07/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today issued a no-action letter that provides additional time for reporting parties to comply with certain reporting requirements of the ownership and control final rule (OCR Final Rule).

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Held On 9 And 10 July 2014

Date 23/07/2014

The Governor invited the Committee to vote on the propositions that:

• Bank Rate should be maintained at 0.5%; 
• The Bank of England should maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

Lahore Stock Exchange: Eid-Ul-Fitr/Jumma-Tul-Wida Holidays

Date 23/07/2014

Lahore Stock Exchange will remain closed  from Tuesday, July 29, 2014 to Friday August 01, 2014 on account of  Eid-ul-Fitr Holidays. 

Scott O’Malia Appointed Chief Executive Officer Of International Swaps And Derivatives Association

Date 23/07/2014

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Scott O’Malia as Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, Mr. O’Malia will also serve as a director of the Association. The appointment, which is effective as of August 18, brings to ISDA an experienced leader in global derivatives policy issues with public and private sector experience.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Imposes Recruitment Ban On The Financial Group For Failing To Control Its Appointed Representatives

Date 23/07/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has used its suspension power for the first time, banning two of the Financial Group’s (the Group) subsidiaries, Financial Limited and Investments Limited, from recruiting new Appointed Representatives (ARs) and individual advisers for a period of four and a half months.

PEGAS: Half-Year Volumes More Than Double Year-On-Year

Date 23/07/2014

In the first half of 2014, a total volume of 248.4 TWh was traded on PEGAS, the natural gas platform commonly established by the European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Powernext. This represents more than double the volume traded in the same period last year (2013: 102.1 TWh). Furthermore, this volume is higher than the total volume reached in 2013 (222.6 TWh).

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Commences Criminal Prosecution Against Phillip Boakes In Relation To An Unauthorised Investment Scheme

Date 23/07/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has commenced a criminal prosecution against Phillip Harold Boakes (date of birth, 30/12/1959) of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, for 13 alleged offences relating to an unauthorised investment scheme he operated between 1 October 2004 and 4 June 2013.

London Stock Exchange Group: UnaVista Partners With Omgeo To Boost Matching Of Synthetic Equity Swaps

Date 23/07/2014

• Connection facilitates tri-party matching
• Allows customers to access multiple prime brokers globally
• Solution creates scalable and flexible platform