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OCC Announces Cleared Contract Volume Increased 10% In July

Date 01/08/2014

OCC announced today that total cleared contract volume reached 360,585,699 in July, a 10 percent increase from the July 2013 volume of 328,899,421 contracts. This represents the second highest July volume on record following the July 2008 volume of 366,783,829 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date cleared contract volume is up 0.26 percent from 2013 with2,477,587,106 contracts.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Defined Contribution Workplace Pensions: The Audit Of Charges And Benefits In Legacy Schemes

Date 01/08/2014

A progress update has today been published by the Independent Project Board responsible for overseeing the audit of charges and benefits in legacy defined contribution workplace pension schemes.

ESMA: MiFID II Consultation Period Closes Tonight At The Following Local Times: Midnight In Paris; -11P.M. In London - And 6P.M. In New York

Date 01/08/2014

Please note that the consultation period for the MiFID II Consultation and Discussion Papers closes tonight at the following local times:

• Midnight - Paris;
• 11p.m. - London; and
• 6p.m. - New York.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Restriction In Short Selling

Date 01/08/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it extends the prohibition of short selling in the following instrument applied on 31 July 2014 under Article 23(2) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012.  This follows a decision made by the Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM).

The Options Industry Council Announces July Options Volume Increased 9 Percent

Date 01/08/2014

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 355,432,350 total options contracts traded in July, up 9.48 percent compared to last July when 324,651,203 contracts exchanged hands. This marks the second busiest July on record behind July 2008.

Thomson Reuters/University Of Michigan: Favorable Job And Wage Growth Boost Spending

Date 01/08/2014

More rapid job creation, higher wages,and gains in household wealth have eased the financial strains on households as well as supported more favorable buying plans for vehicles and household durables. While consumers considered their current financial situation to now be in the best shape since the start of the Great Recession,those gains have not caused consumers to confidently expect a continuation of robust growth in the year ahead. Nonetheless, confidence is sufficiently high to expand consumption by an annual rate of 2.5% in 2014.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For The Week Ended 1 August 2014

Date 01/08/2014

It was a three-day trading week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Monday, 28th and Tuesday, 29th July 2014 a public holiday to mark the End of the Holy Month of Ramadan and Eid Ul Fitr celebrations.

ISDA Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: Argentine Republic Failure To Pay Credit Event

Date 01/08/2014

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a failure to pay credit event occurred in respect of the Argentine Republic.

Remarks At The 2014 Municipal Finance Conference Presented By The Bond Buyer And Brandeis International Business Schooll, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug. 1, 2014

Date 01/08/2014

Thank you, Erik [Sirri], for that kind introduction. 

Before I begin I need to take an awkward pause and provide the standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners.

MGEX Reports Best July Volume Since 2010

Date 01/08/2014

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), announces a total volume of 141,562 from July, the highest finish for the month since 2010 and a 42 percent increase over the total volume from July 2013.