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Platts Pre-Report Survey Of Analysts Results: UNICA Sugarcane Crush - Advance Estimates Suggest A 1H July Cane Crush Of 31.29 Million Mt In Brazil's Center-South - Likely 42.60% Sugar Mix For 1H July 2015: Analysts

Date 20/07/2015

• Cane crush: 31.29 million metric tons (mt)
• Cane yield (ATR*):  131.45 kilograms per metric ton
• Sugar production: 1.72 million mt
• Total ethanol production: 1.402 billion liters (ltr)
• Hydrous ethanol production:  838.6 million ltr
• Anhydrous ethanol production: 564.08 million ltr
• Sugar mix: 42.60 %
• Ethanol mix:  57.4%

Remarks By US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew At A Better Markets Event On The Fifth Anniversary Of The Dodd-Frank Act

Date 20/07/2015

Good afternoon.  Thank you, Dennis, for that kind introduction and for organizing this event.  It is a pleasure to be here with all of you today to mark the fifth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

MIK Expands In NY - Larger Office Space Is In Response To Increased Recruitment And Geographic Expansion

Date 20/07/2015

MIK Fund Solutions, a leading provider of decision support software solutions for alternative asset managers, today announced that it has moved its New York offices to a full floor at 155 East 56 St.

ISDA - Dodd-Frank Five Years On: Significant Progress And Outstanding Challenges

Date 20/07/2015

Five years on from the Dodd-Frank Act being signed into law, significant progress has been made in implementing derivatives market reforms, but a number of outstanding issues need to be resolved, according to a paper published today by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA).

SIFMA Submits Comments On Department Of Labor's Proposed Retirement Regulation

Date 20/07/2015

Today, SIFMA submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DOL) in response to its proposed retirement regulation, stressing concerns that the proposed rule will harm investors by limiting access to financial guidance, reducing choice and ultimately raising the cost of saving for retirement.

CFE, The Mexican Electrical Utility Company, Lists Its First Bond With The Irish Stock Exchange

Date 20/07/2015

Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), the Mexican state-owned electrical utility company, has listed its first debt instrument on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). This Mexican debt offering known as Cebures (Certificados Bursátiles), is denominated in Mexican Pesos (Ps) and valued at Ps 18.5bn.

EEX To Introduce Financially Settled Cap Futures On 14 September

Date 20/07/2015

EEX will extend its product suite in European power derivatives with exchange trading and trade registration for financially settled Cap Futures on 14 September 2015. With this instrument,
trading participants can trade price peaks on the German intraday market, either in order to hedge against high prices (e.g. for marketers of wind power) or secure the expected revenues from price peaks (e.g. operators of highly flexible power plants).

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Appoints Maurice Obstfeld As Economic Counsellor And Director Of The IMF’s Research Department

Date 20/07/2015

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today announced her intention to appoint Professor Maurice Obstfeld as Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF’s Research Department. Mr. Obstfeld succeeds Olivier Blanchard whose retirement was announced previously. He is expected to begin his work at the Fund on September 8, 2015.

CFTC Extends Designation Of DTCC-SWIFT As LEI Provider

Date 20/07/2015

Statement By The IMF On Greece - Greece Has Repaid Arrears To The IMF

Date 20/07/2015

Mr. Gerry Rice, Director of Communications at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today:

“I can confirm that Greece today repaid the totality of its arrears to the IMF, equivalent to SDR 1.6 billion (about EUR 2.0 billion). Greece is therefore no longer in arrears to the IMF."