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Deputy Governor Bank Of England Paul Tucker Requests Treasury Select Committee Hearing

Date 04/07/2012

Paul Tucker has made a request to attend a hearing with the Treasury Select Committee as soon as possible following the publication of settlement agreements by Barclays with the Financial Services Authority, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and The United States Department of Justice in relation to the attempted manipulation of LIBOR and EURIBOR. Mr Tucker is keen to give evidence to the Committee in order to clarify the position with regard to the events involving the Bank of England, including the telephone conversation with Bob Diamond on 29 October 2008.

Press Conference By Tadahiro Matsushita, Japan's Minister For Financial Services - Insider Trading - SMBC Nikko Securities

Date 04/07/2012

[Questions & Answers]

Q.

Yesterday, an executive officer of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. was arrested on charges of engaging in insider trading in violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Although criminal investigation had already been launched in this case, could you comment on it once again following the arrest?

A.

This case is very regrettable. It is just three weeks since I took office as the minister for financial services. Over this period, this case has continuously been mentioned, whether in the Diet or at press conferences. I am very interested in the background to this case. I feel great regret at a corporate governance problem like this, in which sensitive information held by a select group of people is used to generate illegal profits.

NYSE Euronext And Tradingscreen Join Forces To Give Institutional Investors Access To The European Central Order Book (ECOB) - New Concept Aggregates Orderbook Data For Bond Markets Meeting Cassiopeia Criteria

Date 04/07/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) and TradingScreen today announced a partnership to give institutional investors easier access to corporate bond markets that meet the criteria defined by the Cassiopeia Committee in April 2010. NYSE BondMatch is one such market.

New Calendar Contract Available On Powernext Gas Futures

Date 04/07/2012

Following members’ growing interest for arbitrage between Power and Gas contracts, Powernext has launched a new Calendar product, along with an additional Quarterly maturity, on its Powernext Gas Futures market segment.

EEX Trading Results In June

Date 04/07/2012

In June 2012, the total trading volume on the Natural Gas Marketof the European Energy Exchange (EEX) amounted to 3,516,998 MWh (June 2011:3,685,937 MWh). 

AIM Software Acquires ABI Informatic- Consolidation In Enterprise Data Management Industry Continues

Date 04/07/2012

AIM Software AG, a market leader in reference data management solutions, is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of a 100% interest in ABI Informatic.

EPEX SPOT / EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In June

Date 04/07/2012

In June 2012, a total volume of 28.6 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s auction and intraday markets (June 2011: 24.0 TWh).

Börse Berlin: Figures First Half Of 2012 - Correction

Date 04/07/2012

• The two market places XONTRO and Equiduct reached a total of 3.8 m trades in the first half of 2012, an increase of 2.7 % compared to the last six months of 2011(3.7 m). 
• The total turnover amounted to €22.8 bn. (€26.1 bn.), a decrease of 12.6 %.

DGCX Gold Futures Rise 111% As Exchange Sets Fourth Consecutive Monthly Volumes Record In June

Date 04/07/2012

Exchange registers 889,131 contracts in June, valued at $32.92 billion, a growth of 231% from June 2011

Thai Bourse Holds Mutual Fund Fair On July 5-8

Date 04/07/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will hold “Mutual Fund Fair @ Central World” on July 5-8 under the campaign “Move Savings to Mutual Funds” to encourage investors to diversify their portfolios and boost returns via mutual funds.