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CQG Adds Foreign Exchange Trade Execution Through KCG Hotspot

Date 17/07/2013

Continuum and CQG, Inc. today announced the addition of foreign exchange trade execution to its services through integration with KCG Hotspot, the award-winning electronic communication network (ECN) for the institutional foreign exchange market. The connection is powered by Continuum's new Access Direct API family.

Goldman Sachs Completes Sale Of Majority Equity Stake In REDI - REDI, An Independent Financial Technology Company, To Offer Innovative Broker-Neutral, Cross-Asset Solutions To Capital Markets

Date 17/07/2013

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) today announced the sale of a majority equity interest in REDI, the technology provider for the leading REDIPlus® Execution Management System (EMS), to a consortium of investors including BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citadel and Lightyear Capital. Goldman Sachs is retaining a significant minority equity stake in the company.

ESMA Consults On Non-EU Counterparties OTC Derivatives

Date 17/07/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) aimed at implementing the provisions of the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) related to OTC derivative transactions by non-European Union (EU) counterparties in certain cases, and aimed at preventing attempts by non-EU counterparties to evade EMIR’s provisions.

NYSE Century Index Outperforming Other Broad-Based Indices As CEOs Gather For Second Annual Century Club Gathering - Index Outperformed S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 In Its First Year

Date 17/07/2013

As leading CEOs from many long-established companies convene today for the second-annual NYSE Century Club summit at the New York Stock Exchange, the year-old namesake index, which measures the performance of 348 companies that have been in business for at least 100 years, has gained 14.7% year-to-date and has a one-year performance of 25%.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke: Semiannual Monetary Policy Report To The Congress - Before The Committee On Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, Washington, D.C., July 17, 2013

Date 17/07/2013

Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. I will discuss current economic conditions and the outlook and then turn to monetary policy. I'll finish with a short summary of our ongoing work on regulatory reform.

Remarks Of US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew At The 2013 Delivering Alpha Conference Hosted By CNBC And Institutional Investor

Date 17/07/2013

I want to thank Tyler for that kind introduction, and thank you all for having me. 

I am glad to be at this year’s Delivering Alpha and to be here in New York, not far from Wall Street, the engine of America’s financial system.  

NASDAQ OMX Group Conducts Annual Election For Subsidiary Board Directors

Date 17/07/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.SM (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announces the appointment of nine directors to The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC, and NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. Boards. Directors serve a one-year term.

IOSCO Publishes Principles For Financial Benchmarks

Date 17/07/2013

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published today the final report onPrinciples for Financial Benchmarks, which provides an overarching framework of principles for benchmarks used in financial markets.

Listing Of Three iShares® ETFs On Tokyo Stock Exchange - iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF-JDR, iShares Core MSCI Emerging ETF-JDR, iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF-JDR

Date 17/07/2013

Today, BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., released that the iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF-JDR (Code: 1581), iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-JDR (Code: 1582), and iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF-JDR (Code: 1583) are listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Comment By Monetary Authority Of Singapore Spokesperson On Moody’s Banking System Outlook For Singapore Published On 15 July 2013

Date 17/07/2013

1   In response to media queries, the MAS spokesperson said that Moody’s decision to revise the ratings outlook for the Singapore banks to negative has to be viewed against a few basic facts.