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EBA Advises The European Commission On The Macroprudential Rules Laid Down In The CRR/CRD

Date 09/07/2014

The EBA publishes today an Opinion on the macroprudential tools laid down in the Capital Requirement Regulation (CRR) and Directive (CRDIV). The Opinion assesses whether the current rules are effective, efficient and transparent as well as the possible degrees of overlap across different macroprudential tools and the consistency of the EU framework with global standards. The Opinion also includes policy recommendations that the EU Commission should consider in its review of the macroprudential toolkit.

OCC Increases Assessments For National Banks And Federal Savings Associations With Total Assets Of More Than $40 Billion

Date 09/07/2014

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published a final rule in the Federal Register that raises assessments on national banks and federal savings associations (FSAs) with total assets over $40 billion.

LME And Autilla Announce Alliance To Provide London Silver Price

Date 09/07/2014

The London Metal Exchange (LME) and Autilla Ltd have entered into a strategic alliance to deliver the new London Silver Price. The alliance will link Autilla’s leading interbank bullion trading platform to the LME’s regulatory framework and infrastructure. 

Thomson Reuters/National Venture Capital Association: Number Of Venture Capital Funds That Raised Capital Hits Seven-Year High In Second Quarter - U.S. Firms Raise Nearly $7.5 Billion

Date 09/07/2014

U.S. venture capital firms raised $7.4 billion in new commitments from 78 funds during the second quarter of 2014, a 24 percent increase compared to the number of funds raised during the first quarter of 2014 and a 19 percent decline by dollar commitments, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).  The number of funds raised during the second quarter of 2014 increased 42 percent compared to the second quarter of last year and marks the strongest quarter for venture capital fundraising, by number of funds, since the fourth quarter of 2007 when 83 funds were raised for venture capital investments.

ITRS Group Appoints New Chief Executive Officer

Date 09/07/2014

ITRS Group Ltd, the leading global provider of performance monitoring and management technology, today announced the appointment of Guy Warren as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr Warren replaces Kevin Covington, who will remain as a Senior Advisor to ITRS.

Bloomberg Acquires RTS Realtime Systems - RTS Delivers High-Performance, Multi-Asset Trading Solutions To Enhance Speed And Geographic Reach Of Bloomberg Trading Technologies

Date 09/07/2014

Bloomberg announced today that it has acquired RTS Realtime Systems, a global provider of low-latency connectivity and trading support services. RTS provides market connectivity and trading tools for equities, futures, options, FX and fixed income trading.

Euronext Introduces Equity Options On NN Group N.V.

Date 09/07/2014

Euronext N.V. will add options on the shares of international insurance and investment management company NN Group N.V. to its highly successful range of equity option classes. The options will be available as of July 17th on the Amsterdam market of Euronext.

LSEG And Wipro Partner To Launch A Hosted Enterprise Reconciliation Utility

Date 09/07/2014

• Solution will help financial firms access a hosted environment for end-to-end reconciliation services
• Utility can significantly reduce cost of ownership for customers

Platts Launches Daily Power Price Assessments For Turkey’s Energy Market - Price Assessments Featured In New Supplement “Turkish Power Weekly”

Date 09/07/2014

Platts, a leading global provider of energy and commodities information, has introduced four new price assessments aimed at helping Turkey’s  utilities better determine power costs and bringing greater clarity to one of Europe’s burgeoning power transit hubs.

HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted Li & Fung Futures Contracts

Date 09/07/2014

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 10 July 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the adjusted Li & Fung Ltd. futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The margins are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.