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Int'l Customer Trades At TOCOM Records Highest Volume Of 2,677,075 Contracts For February

Date 18/03/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc announced today that the February 2016 monthly volume of customer trades (combined buy and sell sides) originating overseas was 2,677,075 contracts, recording a new high at TOCOM. It accounts for 50.1 percent of the total trades of 5,348,160 contracts. The ratio surpassed the 50 percent mark for the second consecutive month.

Previously, the highest monthly volume of international customer trades was 2,486,232 contracts recorded in January 2016. The ratio against total trades made a record high at 50.8 percent.

ICE Benchmark Administration Publishes Roadmap For ICE LIBOR

Date 18/03/2016

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today that ICE Benchmark Administration(“IBA”) has published its Roadmap for the evolution of ICE LIBOR (“LIBOR”).

EEX New Participant: Nexus Energia S.A.

Date 17/03/2016

Nexus Energia S.A. has additionally been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures/Options, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Spanish Financial Power Futures/Options, French Financial Power Futures/Options, Italian Financial Power Futures/Options and Swiss Financial Power Futures.

CalPERS Signs Japan's Institutional Investor Stewardship Code Promoting Corporate Engagement

Date 17/03/2016

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced it is a signatory and supporter of Japan's stewardship code, formally titled the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (the Code), which aims to enhance long-term return for investors through constructive engagement and dialogue with the publicly traded Japanese companies in its portfolio.

EEX New Participant: Gunvor International B.V.

Date 17/03/2016

Gunvor International B.V. has additionally been admitted to exchange trading for Dutch Power Futures.

Ronen Horowitz Joins TASE Management As A Senior VP,CIO And Head Of Operations

Date 17/03/2016

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Announces New Senior Executives

Date 17/03/2016

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry today announced Grace Dailey will become Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy and Chief National Bank Examiner and Grovetta Gardineer will fill the newly created position of Senior Deputy Comptroller for Compliance and Community Affairs.

Finansinspektionen - Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority: Terrorism Financing

Date 17/03/2016

The national risk assessment regarding the financing of terrorism that was published in June 2014 identified a need to increase knowledge and awareness about the financing of terrorism. In an effort to become more knowledgeable, Finansinspektionen commissioned a report from the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies (CATS) on the threat of terrorism financing and experiences of counteractive measures in other countries.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters For New Bonds

Date 17/03/2016

New bonds will be accepted to margin trading starting from March 18, 2016. From this date on, the following risk parameters will be applied:

FIA Inducts Former House Speaker John Boehner Into The Futures Hall Of Fame

Date 17/03/2016

John Boehner, Speaker of the House from 2011 to 2015, was inducted into the Futures Hall of Fame yesterday at the 41st annual FIA International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida.