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Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam Before The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s International Regulators Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida

Date 14/03/2018

Introduction

Thank you for the kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be with you today. Before I begin, just a quick housekeeping note that the views contained in this speech are my own and do not represent the views of the Commission. Before I dive into the main topic of my remarks this afternoon, I want to spend some time sharing some key points from my first six months at the CFTC, and my vision for the next six months and beyond.

CurveGlobal Launches Jump Ball, A Customer Partnership Programme

Date 14/03/2018

• CurveGlobal launches Jump Ball, innovative customer incentive programme
• Up to 10% CurveGlobal equity capital to be awarded to participants via Jump Ball programme
• Programme to run for six consecutive quarters; starting from 3 April 2018
• Growing momentum behind CurveGlobal platform - offering genuine choice and liquidity to the futures market

EFSF Taps 2021 Bond For €1 Billion In Auction

Date 14/03/2018

The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) today conducted a tap of its 0.1% 5-year bond maturing on 19 January 2021 through an auction. The deal raised €999.90 million, bringing the total size of the bond to €3,999.90 million (nearly €4 billion).

Keynote Address Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo Before FIA Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida

Date 14/03/2018

Thank you. Good morning. Thank you, Walt. It is great to be here at FIA’s 43rd International Futures Industry Conference. It is certainly the one annual event that brings together all participants in the global derivatives markets.

European Commission: Remarks By Valdis Dombrovskis At The Press Conference On Reducing Risk In The Banking Union: Commission Presents Measures To Accelerate The Reduction Of Non-Performing Loans In The Banking Sector

Date 14/03/2018

Good afternoon. Today the Commission is putting on the table of co-legislators yet another set of proposals to reduce risks in the Banking sector. This time, we are targeting non-performing loans.

Borsa İstanbul's Opening-Bell Rang For The “Global Money Week”, Organized With The Theme “Money Matters” This Year

Date 14/03/2018

Borsa İstanbul Executive Vice President Muhittin Esen, Financial Literacy and Inclusion Association (FODER) Founder Chairman Özlem Denizmen, FODER Vice Chairman Attila Köksal, Board Directors and numerous high school students participated in the opening-bell ceremony.

CubeLogic Achieves ISO 27001:2013 Certification

Date 14/03/2018

CubeLogic, a leader in Business Intelligence products and services for risk management in the energy, commodity, and financial markets, today announced that it has achieved ISO 27001:2013 certification following an extensive independent audit of their systems and processes.

Bitfinex Adopts Trade Surveillance Platform From Cinnober’s Subsidiary Irisium - Leading Cryptocurrency Exchange And Irisium Collaborate To Improve Digital Asset Market Integrity

Date 14/03/2018

Irisium Ltd (formerly known as Ancoa Software Ltd), a leading provider of market surveillance and analytical software for financial organisations, has today announced that Bitfinex is to integrate the Irisium Surveillance platform on their exchange. 

FXCM Group Launches REST API And Python Wrapper; Adding To Its Suite Of Tools For Algo Traders

Date 14/03/2018

FXCM Group, LLC ("FXCM Group" or “FXCM”), a leading international provider of online foreign exchange trading, CFD trading, spread betting and related services, announced today the expansion of their suite of API offerings with the launch of its REST API and Python Wrapper.

Abacus Group Adds Hybrid Cloud Option To Its IT-As-A-Service Solution For Alternative Investment Firms

Date 14/03/2018

Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions for alternative investment firms, today announced a fully integrated email hosting option via Microsoft Office 365 is now available within its flagship AbacusFLEXä product, adding a hybrid cloud option to its private cloud platform.