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LCH.Clearnet To Clear For Australian-Based FEX Global

Date 11/04/2013

LCH.Clearnet Ltd (LCH.Clearnet), the multi-national, multi-asset clearing house, has been granted regulatory approval by the Australian Government to clear energy, commodity and environmental derivatives listed on Australia’s Financial and Energy Exchange, FEX Global.
SGX MSCI Indonesia Index Futures Hits New Record Volumes: World’s Only Liquid Indonesia Futures - Average Daily Traded Value In March 2013 Exceeds US$13 Million

Date 11/04/2013

SGX MSCI Indonesia Index Futures which was launched in June 2012, has surpassed a cleared volume of US$2 billion within a short span of 9 months. In the month of March 2013, the average daily volume for the product exceeded 1,100 contracts, more than double the volume from 6 months ago. This marks a significant level of liquidity in the relatively new contract. Open interest reached an all-time high of more than 7,000 contracts on 22 Mar 2013.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Outcome Of Investigation Regarding Reduction In Order Validity During The March 29 Session

Date 11/04/2013

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange investigated the trading system incident it announced on April 1 and confirmed that it was caused by an error in a system maintenance program. The system was installed shortly after 16:00 JST of March 29 and resulted in a reduction in order validity for some trades. This program is being fixed and will be reinstalled after thorough retesting.
SGX Iron Ore Contracts Set Multiple Records In Q1 2013

Date 11/04/2013

SGX Iron Ore Swap contract has set a new monthly record volume of 18.5 mil mt (36,995 lots) in March 2013, surpassing the previous record of 17.7 mil mt (35,414 lots) set in September 2012. Quarterly volume for Q1 2013 set a new record of 51.5 mil mt (102,978 lots). This is a 19.6% increase over the previous record of 43.1 mil mt (86,138 lots) set in Q3 2012.
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Hosts The 31st AOSEF General Assembly

Date 11/04/2013

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) hosted the 31st General Assembly of the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation (AOSEF) in Shenzhen from April 9^th through 11^th, 2013. The General Assembly was opened by Madam Song Liping, President and CEO of SZSE. Mr. Chen Dongzheng, Chairman of SZSE, made opening remarks.

SIFMA Statements Regarding President Obama’s FY 2014 Budget Proposal

Date 10/04/2013

SIFMA today released the following set of statements from Acting President and CEO, Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. in response to various provisions contained in the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal.
Richard M. Ashton, Federal Reserve Deputy General Counsel - Independent Consultants - Before The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Protection, Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

Date 10/04/2013

Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the required use of third-party consulting firms (consultants) in Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
TMX Group Limited To hold Annual Meeting And Announce Q1 2013 Financial Results On Friday, May 10, 2013

Date 10/04/2013

On Friday, May 10, 2013, TMX Group Limited will hold its Annual and Special Meeting for shareholders in the TMX Gallery at 2:00PM EDT.
CME Group Announces Daily Volume Record In Short-Dated New Crop Corn Options - Short-Dated New Crop Options Combined Open Interest Surpasses 100k

Date 10/04/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced it reached a daily volume record for its Short-Dated New Crop Corn options on Monday, April 8. Volume reached a record 7,733 contracts for Short-Dated New Crop Corn Options, surpassing the previous record of 6,505 contracts on January 4, 2013.
Dissent By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia - Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request

Date 10/04/2013

I respectfully dissent from the fiscal year 2014 budget submission for the Commission. This submission seeks an improbable funding request of $315 M, an increase of 52 percent above the current funding level of $206.6 million as provided in the fiscal year Continuing Resolution.¹Given the vast deficit spending challenges this country is facing, I do not believe it is fiscally prudent for the Commission to make broad unsubstantiated appeals for massive budget increases without specifically identifying its mission needs and priorities.