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Sourcing The Right Collateral Increasingly A Priority For Financial Industry In Asia, Shows Poll At Clearstream And SGX Conference

Date 22/05/2014

• Every other delegate at fifth annual Global Securities Financing Conference Asia believes there will be a shortfall of collateral in the next 12 to 24 months
• Clearstream and Singapore Exchange (SGX) collaboration will deliver collateral management solutions for Asian market
• Fifth annual Global Securities Financing Conference Asia in Singapore brings together more than 150 delegates from across the Asia-Pacific region

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Held On 7 And 8 May 2014

Date 22/05/2014

​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.

Volta Data Centres Announces Team Expansion To Strengthen Commitment To London Businesses

Date 22/05/2014

Volta, developer and operator of central London’s newest purpose-designed, carrier-neutral data centre, today announced the expansion of its team to further strengthen its commitment to providing tailored services for businesses requiring colocation in the heart of London.

EEX Sees First Coal Trades Registered After Re-Launch

Date 22/05/2014

Yesterday, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) launched its new coal initiative and registered first trades for clearing via European Commodity Clearing (ECC). The first registered transaction for delivery in June 2014 was concluded between EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and STEAG GmbH and matched by the broker GFI Group. The volume comprised 5,000 tonnes traded at a price of USD 75.35 per tonne. The total volume registered amounted to 20,000 tonnes.

Calastone Celebrates Success Of Proquote Connection With Investec Wealth & Investment

Date 22/05/2014

Calastone, the global fund transaction network, is pleased to announce the successful implementation of their Proquote connection. Calastone’s connection with Proquote, which is owned by the London Stock Exchange and provides comprehensive real-time market data coverage of the global markets with integrated trading supporting a number of exchange venues, has already seen Investec Wealth & Investment (IW&I), which is part of the Investec Group, send through over 75% of their order routing volumes via automation.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Implement Pricing Block Trading After Trading Hour

Date 22/05/2014

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) officially implemented pricing block trading after trading hour as of 19 May, 2014, on which day, two securities were involved in block trading, with a trading volume of CNY 2.8885 million.

CME Group Inc. Announces Preliminary Results From Its 2014 Annual Meeting Of Shareholders

Date 22/05/2014

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2014 annual meeting. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launched The First Exchange Traded REITs

Date 22/05/2014

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency: Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking - Licensing Rules

Date 22/05/2014

Summary

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to integrate its rules for national banks and federal savings associations relating to policies and procedures for corporate activities and transactions (licensing rules). The NPRM revises some of these rules to eliminate unnecessary requirements or further the safe and sound operation of the institutions the OCC supervises and makes other technical and conforming changes. This integration would create, to a large extent, filing parity for national banks and federal savings associations for all activities and transactions addressed in the OCC’s licensing rules. As part of this rulemaking, the OCC also is proposing amendments to update its rules for the agency’s organization and function.

CalPERS Board Approves Pension Beliefs To Guide Pension Fund Practices And Decisions - Beliefs Build Foundation For Long-Term Sustainability And Advocate For The Value Of Defined Benefit Plans

Date 22/05/2014

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration today adopted a set of Pension Beliefs that articulate the Pension Fund's views on public pension design, funding and administration.