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SFO Investigation Into Liquidity Auctions Held By The Bank Of England: Kinetic Partners Comment

Date 05/03/2015

Simon Appleton, Director of Regulatory Consulting  at Kinetic Partners, a division of Duff & Phelps comments on the news that The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating liquidity auctions held by the Bank of England during the financial crisis:

“The integrity of all markets -equities, credit, interest rates, commodities and FX - is of paramount importance to the restoration of confidence in the UK financial system. This investigation, as well as the ever increasing transparency of these markets through the introduction of tighter regulation (EMIR, MiFIR and MAR), should, over time, go a long way to restoring that confidence."

ESMA And RBA Conclude MoU On Access To Data Held In Trade Repositories

Date 05/03/2015

he European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)that will allow RBA to have access to data held in European Trade repositories according to its mandate.

BME: AIAF Admits To Trading An Issue By Canal De Isabel II For 500 Million Euros - It Combines English And Spanish Legislation

Date 05/03/2015

AIAF, BME’s Corporate Debt Market, has admitted to trading a new unsecured bond issue by Canal de Isabel II, to the value of 500 million euros, which combines English and Spanish Laws.

Palestine Securities Exchange Monthly Investor Newsletter- February 2015

Date 05/03/2015

Please click  here to download Palestine Securities Exchange's monthly investor newsletter for February 2015.

Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 Billion

Date 05/03/2015

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

Intercontinental Exchange Sets May 5 For First Quarter 2015 Earnings Announcement

Date 05/03/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, will announce first quarter 2015 financial results on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. An earnings press release will be issued prior to the earnings conference call, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET.

JSE Delivers Strong 2014 Financial Results

Date 05/03/2015

The JSE delivered a strong financial performance for 2014 driven by pleasing revenue growth in core areas of our business.

CFTC Staff Postpones Today’s Scheduled Public Roundtable

Date 05/03/2015

UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Is Investigating Bank Of England Liquidity Auctions

Date 05/03/2015

The SFO can confirm it is investigating material referred to it by the Bank of England concerning liquidity auctions during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008.

BATS Global Markets February 2015 Update: Reports 8.2% U.S. Options Market Share, 20.7% U.S. Equities Market Share, 23.7% European Equities Market Share - Company Also Announced Chris Concannon To Become CEO, Joe Ratterman Chairman

Date 05/03/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reported February volume, market share, and monthly highlights including its second best month on record for U.S. Options market share, which was 8.2%, up from 3.6% one year ago.