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UK's Payment Systems Regulator Appoints Ofgem’s Hannah Nixon As Managing Director

Date 13/05/2014

The newly created Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) today appointed Hannah Nixon as its first Managing Director.

Testimony Of Vincent McGonagle, Director Of The Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry

Date 13/05/2014

Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Cochran and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Vincent McGonagle and I am the Director of the Division of Market Oversight at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission). I am pleased to appear before the Committee to provide an overview of the CFTC’s Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading Environments (Concept Release). The Concept Release reflects the Commission’s ongoing commitment to the safety and soundness of U.S. derivatives markets in times of technological change, including automated and high-frequency trading (HFT).

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange, TMX Select And Alpha Closed For Victoria Day

Date 13/05/2014

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange, TMX Select and Alpha will be closed on Monday, May 19, 2014 for the Victoria Day holiday. NGX will remain open for regular trading.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report April 2014

Date 13/05/2014

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 213 at the end of April 2014. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 24 at the end of the month.

First ETF To Track FTSE Italia Mid Cap Index

Date 13/05/2014

• Lyxor Asset Management launches new ETF 
• Fund will track 60 Italian mid cap companies 
• $5bn USD in ETFs are now benchmarked to the FTSE Italia Index Series

Gas: ACER Extends The Deadline For Its Public Consultation On The Potential For Framework Guidelines On Rules For Trading

Date 13/05/2014

Since 14 April 2014 the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is running a public consultation on the preliminary scoping on potential Framework Guidelines on “Rules for Trading”. 

EPEX SPOT SE: South-Western And North-Western Europe Day-Ahead Markets Successfully Coupled - A Significant Step Towards An Integrated European Power Market

Date 13/05/2014

In a landmark move towards an integrated European power market, the full coupling of the South-Western Europe (SWE) day-ahead markets was successfully launched today. As a result, the SWE and North-Western Europe (NWE) projects, stretching from Portugal to Finland, now operate under a common day-ahead power price calculation using the Price Coupling of Regions (PCR) solution.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Cheque Centre Stops Selling Single Repayment Payday Loans And Agrees To Change Business Model To Meet FCA’s Tougher Consumer Protection Requirements

Date 13/05/2014

A major UK payday lender has exited the single instalment payday loan market (i.e. loans that must be repaid in one lump sum) and promised to change the way it offers loans and treats customers struggling to repay their debts, following an agreement with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Scots Firm Takes Bite Out Of Big Apple To Become World's Largest Low Latency Cloud Provider For Automated Forex Trading

Date 13/05/2014

• BeeksFX VPS buys New York-based Gallant VPS for undisclosed seven-figure sum 
• Company – which gives individuals a level playing field with institutional investors – plans to continue rapid expansion

Deutsche Börse Offers Full Transparency For Leading Eurex Benchmark Futures

Date 13/05/2014

Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services has launched Eurex Order by Order, a new information product that makes available the entire Eurex order book for benchmark futures for the first time. Eurex Exchange, owned by Deutsche Börse, is a leading international derivatives marketplace that offers more than 1,900 products across a growing range of asset classes. Overall trading volume in 2013 totaled 1.6 billion contracts.