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Central Securities Depository Of Iran And Swiss Iranian Investment Forum Sign MoU On Extending Mutual Cooperation

Date 12/03/2018

Central Securities Depository of Iran (CSDI) and Swiss Iranian Investment Forum (SIIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote and expand mutual cooperation on developing foreign investment in Iranian capital market and paving the way of connection to European and international financial markets and international financial institutions.

Tehran Stock Exchange Inked An Agreement With Kish FTZ

Date 12/03/2018

A memorandum of understanding was signed by TSE and Kish Free Trade Zone Organization on 11 March 2018.

European Commission: Opening Remarks By Vice-President Dombrovskis On The Capital Markets Union

Date 12/03/2018

Good morning,

I am here to talk about the Capital Markets Union. We need to accelerate its implementation, so European consumers, investors, and companies can benefit from deeper and more integrated capital markets.

This is all the more urgent, because Europe's largest financial centre is on the verge of leaving the single market. By the time Brexit happens, the pre-conditions for a true single market for capital need to be in place.

trueEX Unit To Launch Regulated Marketplace For Digital Assets - trueDigital Holdings To Initially Facilitate Institutional Forwards Trading

Date 12/03/2018

trueEX LLC (“trueEX”), plans to launch a regulated derivatives marketplace for digital assets, to deliver the confidence and transparency that institutional investors have been seeking. The initial contracts will be for bitcoin non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) settled in USD and will be listed under the “trueDigital” brand on the existing trueEX swap execution platform, pending review with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange:Good Delivery Material Price Differential For March 2018 Rubber Contract

Date 12/03/2018

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the March 2018 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

Banca Generali And Saxo Bank Sign Agreement To Offer A Unique Range Of Digital And Global Trading Services - Bg-Saxo Sim, The New Joint Entity, Will Provide Italian Clients With Access To Saxo's Innovative Technology And Expertise

Date 12/03/2018

The Board of Directors of Banca Generali has (on 9 March) approved the final agreement with Denmark’s Saxo Bank which sets up an exclusive partnership for the provision of online trading and digital services to Italian clients. The objective of the partnership, which has a duration of eight years and may be renewed upon expiry, is to offer clients, on an exclusive basis for the Italian market, access to an innovative platform for advanced trading based on Saxo Bank’s technology.

Commcise Continues US Expansion And Secures Multiple Clients In North America - Delivering Comprehensive Commission Management And Research Evaluation Solutions

Date 12/03/2018

Commcise, the award-winning provider of fully integrated end-to-end commission management, research evaluation and reporting solutions for investment management firms, is delighted to announce our continued growth in the US with the successful roll out of CommciseBUY at a number of global investment and asset management firms in North America during 2017. 

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Calculation For March Silver Futures

Date 12/03/2018

On 15 March 2018, the final settlement price for MOEX March Silver Futures (SILV-3.18) will be the LBMA Silver Price established as at 12 noon on 15 March 2018 and published at http://www.lbma.org.uk/pricing-and-statistics.

R.J. O'Brien Limited Hires Elena Patimova As Senior Vice President, Business Development

Date 12/03/2018

R.J. O'Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, announced that Elena Patimova today joined its London-based affiliate, R.J. O'Brien Limited (RJO Limited), as Senior Vice President, Business Development.

In that role, Patimova will help the firm further grow its electronic sales, clearing and voice execution business while also raising the profile of RJO in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Patimova reports to Adam Solomons, RJO Limited Chief Customer Officer, EMEA.

Solomons said: "Elena is one of the most driven, dynamic and determined professionals I have met in this business. We're thrilled to have her on board and know she will be a great addition to our team here. She has an impressive track record of accomplishments, along with an extensive knowledge of what customers want and need through her experience at London's futures exchanges, as well as on the client side."

Patimova said: "Taking on this role is a very exciting new page in my career, allowing me to reinforce my client relationship skills and apply them to the clearing and execution side of the market. At the same time, I can participate in the further development of a successful and long-standing brokerage and clearing business at R.J. O'Brien. This gives me the opportunity to cover all derivative asset classes and many different types of financial clients based in the EMEA region, using the skill set I have gained from my previous roles in the marketplace."

Patimova most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of Financial Market Sales for the London Metal Exchange (LME) until earlier this month. She joined LME in 2015 as Head of Commodity Buy-Side Sales.  She was Business Development Manager for global proprietary trading firm OSTC Ltd in the UK from 2012 to 2014.  From 2009 to 2012, Patimova was Business Development Manager, Commodity Derivatives for NYSE Liffe in London.

Prior to her work at exchanges, Patimova established expertise in Russian and emerging markets, including Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Africa, Turkey and China. From 2007 to 2009, she was Sales & Marketing Manager as well as Analyst for the Russian & CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) Markets for GFMS Ltd, now part of Thomson Reuters. Patimova began her career in Russia at the Institute of Economics, Urals branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She served as the Senior Economic Researcher in the Department of Economic Security.

Patimova earned a Bachelor of Finance and Banking degree from the Economics and Management School at Urals State Technical University in Yekaterinburg, Russia. She then received a Master of Science degree in Marketing from the Birmingham Business School of the University of Birmingham in England.

IOSCO Seeks To Protect Senior Investors From Financial Fraud, Unsuitable Investments And Other Risks

Date 12/03/2018

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions has published today a report that examines the growing vulnerability of ageing investors to financial fraud and other risks and identifies sound practices for enhancing their protection.