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SIFMA AMG Submits Comments To OECD On Treaty Benefits For Investors In Non-CIV Funds

Date 22/04/2016

Today, SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) submitted a comment letter to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in response to questions included in its recent consultation document on the treaty entitlement of non-CIV funds. 

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Presentation From Deputy Assistant Secretary Patrick Pinschmidt To The Financial Stability Oversight Council On Asset Management.

Date 22/04/2016

Statement By U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew On Argentina’s Debt Repayment And Return To Global Capital Markets

Date 22/04/2016

Argentina’s successful bond issuance and final settlement of the vast majority of the claims of its holdout creditors is a testament to the sea change in policy under President Macri and, as President Obama noted in Buenos Aires, the product of Argentina’s new direction and the willingness of different political parties to work together.

ISDA EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: Norske Skogindustrier ASA Restructuring Credit Event

Date 22/04/2016

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a restructuring credit event occurred in respect of Norske Skogindustrier ASA.

SIFMA Submits Comments On Treasury Market Structure

Date 22/04/2016

In comment letters filed today in response to the U.S. Treasury Department's request for information on the evolution of the Treasury market structure, SIFMA together with the American Bankers Association, and separately the Asset Management Group at SIFMA (SIFMA AMG), urges Treasury to recognize the uniqueness, importance and diversity of the Treasury market as it considers proposed rulemaking.  

Bats Global Markets, Inc. To Hold First Quarter, 2016 Earnings Conference Call Thursday May 5

Date 22/04/2016

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (BATS: BATS) scheduled its first quarter 2016 earnings conference call for Thursday, May 5, at 5 p.m. ET, following its publication of an earnings press release after the 4 p.m. ET market close.

CalPERS CEO Speaks At United Nations In Honor Of The Signing Of The Paris Climate Change Agreement - Anne Stausboll Says Agreement Can Lead To New Investments In Clean Tech

Date 22/04/2016

Speaking at the United Nations today, Anne Stausboll, CEO of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), told dignitaries from around the world that the Paris Agreement on climate change has opened the door for global investment in clean technology innovations that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Bats Global Markets, Inc. Announces Closing Of Initial Public Offering And Full Exercise Of Option To Purchase Additional Shares

Date 22/04/2016

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (BATS: BATS), a leading global operator of exchanges and services for financial markets, announced the closing of its initial public offering of 15,295,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $19.00 per share. The total includes 1,995,000 additional shares of common stock sold upon the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares.

EEX: Daily Volume On The Power Derivatives Market Exceeds 30 TWh For The First Time

Date 22/04/2016

On 21 April, trading volumes on the EEX power derivatives market amounted to 30,221,161 MWh. Therefore, for the first time, more than 30 TWh were traded on one day. The German market (Phelix) contributed 18.9 TWh to the total volume. The previous record was achieved on 21 January 2016 with a volume of 27,136,561 MWh.

MGEX Posts Pair Of Top 20 Daily Volume Records

Date 22/04/2016

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), recorded a pair of top 20 daily volume records on Thursday, including the 11th-best total daily volume in its history, finishing the day at 19,274 contracts traded.