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CPMI And IOSCO Begin Review Of CCP Stress Testing

Date 11/03/2015

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) announced today that they are undertaking a review of stress testing by central counterparties (CCPs).

FIA Inducts 13 Individuals To FIA Futures Hall Of Fame

Date 11/03/2015

Today, FIA announced the induction of 13 members into the FIA Futures Hall of Fame. They join 117 other honorees in the Hall of Fame, which was established in 2005 on the occasion of FIA’s 50th anniversary. The 13 new members were honored at an awards ceremony during the 40th annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla.

FCA And Bank Of England Review Memorandum Of Understanding For Supervision Of Markets And Market Infrastructure

Date 11/03/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE), including the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), have a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets out how they cooperate with one another in relation to the supervision of markets and market infrastructure. The Financial Services Act 2012 introduced an obligation to review this MoU annually. The FCA and the BoE committed that this review would include feedback from industry and the findings would be published, the first review was published in 2014.

Irish Stock Exchange: 10 Potential Future IPO Companies Commence The #IPOready Programme

Date 11/03/2015

• 20 CEO and CFOs taking part in #IPOready which commenced this week
• Participants include companies from the technology, food and leisure sectors

Consumer Credit And The UK Financial Conduct Authority: One Year On - Speech By Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive Of The FCA, Delivered At Money Advice Scotland, Edinburgh

Date 11/03/2015

Good morning everyone and my thanks to Money Advice Scotland for organising this morning’s event. It’s a pleasure to join you.

FSB RCG SSA Meets In Zanzibar, Tanzania

Date 11/03/2015

Today, the Bank of Tanzania hosted the seventh meeting of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for Sub-Saharan Africa in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

CME Group Announces Winners of the 12th Annual Trading Competition - 2015 Global Participation Breaks Record

Date 11/03/2015

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the winners of its 12th annual CME Group Trading Challenge.  The four-week electronic trading competition is open exclusively to teams of currently enrolled graduate and undergraduate students around the world. The students compete on a real-time professional trading platform, provided by CQG, while learning about market events by accessing live Dow Jones newsfeeds and The Hightower Report.  The competition is designed to offer students an educational and professional trading experience by giving them the chance to trade a variety of CME Group products across all major asset classes. This year brought record level participation with more than 500 teams made up of 2,000 students participating from 37 countries around the world.

The Bank Of England's Supervision Of Financial Market Infrastructures - Annual Report

Date 11/03/2015

The Bank of England’s annual report into its supervision of financial market infrastructures is published today.

DIFC Welcomes Lloyd's Of London The World's Specialist Insurance Market To Start MENA Region Operations From Dubai

Date 11/03/2015

Lloyd's, the global centre for specialist insurance and reinsurance, today announced the inauguration of its operations in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai's flagship onshore financial platform. The oldest insurance market in the world, Lloyd's brings in 327 years of experience to the DIFC and a unique business model which will further enrich the already flourishing DIFC, consolidating the latter's position as a key hub for business and finance. The office was officially opened this morning by His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of DIFC and Chairman of DIFC Authority Board of Directors and Lloyd's Chief Executive Officer Inga Beale.

Trading Technologies To Connect To Nasdaq Energy Futures - Software Provider's Link To Nasdaq Futures Platform As A Preferred Vendor Will Provide Traders More Choices For Futures And Options Based On Key Energy Benchmarks - Expands Access Across Nasdaq's Global Commodities And Fixed Income Trading Platforms

Date 11/03/2015

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, and Nasdaq today announced that TT will introduce connectivity to Nasdaq Futures (NFX), the exchange group's U.S.-based designated contract market (DCM), on day-one of trading through both its TT and X_TRADER® platforms. Through NFX, Nasdaq will expand its commodities business with futures and options on key energy benchmarks including oil, natural gas and U.S. power, which will launch in 2015.