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IIGCC Urges EU Ministers To Revise The Emissions Trading Scheme

Date 18/04/2012

Ahead of a meeting of EU ministers tomorrow, April 19th, to discuss the future of the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), whose members represent EUR7.5 trillion in assets under management, urges ministers to consider changes which would ensure the continued viability of the ETS.
Opening Statement Of Commissioner Mark P. Wetjen For The CFTC Open Meeting

Date 18/04/2012

Thank you, Chairman Gensler. Thank you also to the staff for your professionalism in responding to public input and in working with my office and others to develop these definitional rulemakings which, I believe, hit the right mark in setting a foundation for the regulation of the swap markets.
Annual General Meeting Of The Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Date 18/04/2012

The annual general meeting of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange was held on Wednesday, 18 April 2012.
BrokerTec Brings World Class Trading Platform To U.S. Fixed Income Market

Date 18/04/2012

ICAP, the world's leading interdealer broker, announced that its electronic fixed income business BrokerTec has successfully launched with its customers a new trading system for its U.S. based products using a modified version of the NASDAQ OMX Genium INET system. The new system provides very low latency and high throughput, as well as built in capabilities for manual traders.
Trayport’s Hosted Clearing Link Available At Singapore Exchange

Date 18/04/2012

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide today announced that its Straight Through Processing (STP) Clearing Link supporting realtime STP for OTC cleared markets is now available at Singapore Exchange (SGX).

Montréal Exchange Achieves New Trading Volume Record On BAX™ Three-Month Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Futures

Date 18/04/2012

TMX Group Inc. today announced that Montréal Exchange achieved a new record of 302,371 contracts traded on the Three-Month Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Futures (BAX)* on April 17, 2012. This surpasses the previous record of 285,500 contracts traded that was achieved on August 4, 2011.
Luxembourg Stock Exchange: Election Of Vice-Chairman Of The Board Of Directors, Appointment Of President & CEO

Date 18/04/2012

Following the annual general meeting of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange held on 18 April 2012, the board of directors elected Jean-Claude Finck, chairman of the executive committee of Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, as its vice-chairman.
CME Group Announces The Launch Of Black Sea Wheat Futures Contract - New Physically Delivered Wheat Futures Contract First To Provide Efficient Price Discovery And Risk Management Capability For Black Sea Region

Date 18/04/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace today announced the launch of CBOT Black Sea Wheat Futures to begin trading on June 6, subject to regulatory approval. The launch of these contracts, which will be listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of the CBOT, is an extension of the MOU that was initiated by CME Group Chairman Emeritus Leo Melamed last year.
Thai Bourse, Brokerages Move To Improve Service Quality

Date 18/04/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Association of Thai Securities Companies (ASCO) will improve the quality of service available in the capital market.
ESMA Approves Credit Ratings From Argentina And Mexico For Use In The EU

Date 18/04/2012

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announces today that it considers the regulatory frameworks for credit rating agencies (CRAs) of Argentina and Mexico to be in line with European Union rules. Today’s announcement allows European financial institutions to continue using credit ratings issued in these countries for regulatory purposes after 30 April 2012.