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US Treasury And Commerce Announce Further Amendments To The Cuba Sanctions Regulations - Amendments Further Implement President Obama’s Policy Related To Easing Of Sanctions On Cuba

Date 26/01/2016

Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) are announcing new amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), respectively.  These amendments further implement the new direction toward Cuba that President Obama laid out in December 2014.  The changes will take effect on January 27, 2016, when the regulations are published in the Federal Register.  The new amendments are outlined below.

SEC: Directors Forum 2016 Keynote Address - Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division Of Enforcement

Date 26/01/2016

Good evening and thank you for that very kind introduction.  It’s a pleasure to speak with you all today.  Before I start, I must give our standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or its staff.[1]

Moscow Exchange To Streamline Equity Market Liquidity Support Program

Date 26/01/2016

Moscow Exchange is making changes to the liquidity support program for its Equity Market from 1 February 2016 to incentivize market makers and attract new participants.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Senior Management Promotions

Date 26/01/2016

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges, clearing houses and data services, announced the following leadership appointments effective Monday, February 1, 2016, each of which will report directly to ICE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey C. Sprecher.

The Joint Board Of Appeal Of The ESAs Decides On Kluge, Belyaev, Radio Elektroniks OÜ And Dyakov Appeal Against The EBA

Date 26/01/2016

The Joint Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and European Securities and Markets Authority) published today its decision in an appeal brought by four appellants, Andrus Kluge, Boris Belyaev, Radio Elektroniks OÜ and Timur Dyakov, against a decision of the European Banking Authority (EBA). 

Euronext Launches Sugar Contract - A Hedging Solution For European Sugar

Date 26/01/2016

Euronext today announced that it will be launching a new Sugar commodities futures contract in the autumn of 2016, subject to regulatory approval.  Aimed at all the actors of the European Union Sugar ecosystem, the contract will allow the industry to hedge its positions against price fluctuations and anticipate future price movements, just as the Sugar quotas expire in the European market.  

PEGAS Achieves Record Results In 2015 - Volume Increases By 81 % To 1,025 TWh

Date 26/01/2016

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, recorded its best annual traded volume to date with a total of 1,024.8 TWh traded in 2015. This accounts for an increase of 81% compared to 2014 (567.2 TWh). This upsurge was achieved across all PEGAS market segments. 

Solactive Launches Low Carbon Index Family - A Smart Way For Investor To Take Action On Climate Change

Date 26/01/2016

Solactive AG in collaboration with South Pole Group has launched a low-carbon equity index family. The low-carbon index family will cover global and regional exposures to carbon, and aside from the liquid benchmark, offer a smart beta version for investors focusing on income generation.

Tradeweb's 2015: A Year In Market Milestones

Date 26/01/2016

2015 will go down in history as a milestone year for global financial markets. Consider the list of monumental, one-of-a-kind market events, which reads like the résumé of an outrageous political candidate known for their liberal use of superlatives:

• Record low yields in German 10-year Bunds
• Largest one-day increase in Greek government bond yields on Tradeweb
• Widest 10-year U.S. Treasury swap spreads in history
• Highest yields in over 5 years for short-term U.S. Treasury notes

Thailand Futures Exchange Ready For First Agricultural Trading “RSS3 Futures” On Feb 15, 2016

Date 26/01/2016

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) - under the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, has planned to launch its first agricultural derivatives product ‘RSS3 Futures’, ribbed smoked rubber sheet futures, on February 15 2016, after the exchange had merged with The Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET), with an aim to internationalize agricultural futures trading in order to drive Thai economy. Furthermore, TFEX would also welcome two brokers from the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET) to join TFEX.