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  • Euroclear Bank To Settle Transactions In The Chinese Yuan Renminbi

    Date 13/09/2010

    Euroclear Bank announces today that clients will be able to settle transactions and deposit Eurobonds and Hong Kong domestic securities denominated in the Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY, often referred to as RMB) in Euroclear Bank, the international central securities depository. The first transactions in Renminbi may be settled on 27 September.

  • Dalian Commodity Exchange: Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Trading Hits New Record Levels

    Date 13/09/2010

    Trading in LLDPE (linear low-density polyethylene) hit new record levels last week. Trading volume reached 1,256,478 contracts on Wednesday (Sep 8th), only to be surpassed again yesterday (Sep 9th) when trading volume reached 1,261,856 contracts. The previous record was set on July 15th of this year when 1,203,028 contracts were traded. LLDPE prices were down nearly 3% on Thursday, with the price of the active LLDPE contract (L1101) down CNY 305.

  • U.S. Banking Agencies Express Support For Basel Agreement

    Date 12/09/2010

    The U.S. federal banking agencies support the agreement reached at the September 12, 2010, meeting of the G-10 Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS).1  This action, in combination with the agreement reached at the July 26, 2010, meeting of GHOS, sets the stage for key regulatory changes to strengthen the capital and liquidity of internationally active banking organizations in the United States and around the world.

  • Group Of Governors And Heads Of Supervision Announces Higher Global Minimum Capital Standards

    Date 12/09/2010

    At its 12 September 2010 meeting, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, announced a substantial strengthening of existing capital requirements and fully endorsed the agreements it reached on 26 July 2010. These capital reforms, together with the introduction of a global liquidity standard, deliver on the core of the global financial reform agenda and will be presente

  • CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia: Concurring Statement Regarding The Treatment Of Petitions Seeking Grandfather Relief Pursuant To Section 723 Of The Dodd-Frank Act For Trading Activity Done In Reliance Upon Section 2(h)(1)-(2)

    Date 10/09/2010

    I concur in the Commission’s decision to presently decline to grant relief under Section 723 of the Dodd-Frank Act to persons transacting business in exempt commodities in reliance upon Sections 2(h)(1)-(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act (the “Act”). While the Commission has chosen to decline to grant relief at this time, it is not restricted from using its authority to address and provide relief to such persons in the future. In an effort to proactively ensure the smoothest possible transition o