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CME Group Volume Averaged 15.8 Million Contracts Per Day In February 2015, Up 13 Percent From February 2014

Date 03/03/2015

• Delivered highest February average daily volume ever
• Reached record energy average daily volume of 2.4 million contracts; bolstered by records in WTI crude oil, Brent crude oil, and heating oil
• Increased interest rate average daily volume 27 percent

Bank Of England: Confronting The Challenges Of Tomorrow’s World - Speech Given By Paul Fisher, Deputy Head Of The Prudential Regulation Authority And Executive Director, Insurance Supervision

Date 03/03/2015

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. As many of you will know I have been covering as Executive Director of Insurance, in addition to my responsibilities as Deputy Head of the PRA, since August last year whilst a search was made for a permanent appointment. At long last I will be passing the baton over to Sam Woods at Easter. So this is likely to be my final speech made as Insurance Director.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Eleventh Meeting Of The Study Group On Payments And Transaction Banking Of The Financial System Council

Date 03/03/2015

The Study Group on Payments and Transaction Banking of the Financial System Council will hold its eleventh meeting on 24 March, 2015 as follows.

The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the seats for the public are limited. We appreciate your understanding.

The materials and minutes are to be publicized on the FSA Homepage after the meeting.

Moscow Exchange Launches USD/CAD And USD/TRL Futures

Date 03/03/2015

From 3 March, Moscow Exchange has started trading in futures contracts on U.S. Dollar-Canadian Dollar and U.S. Dollar-Turkish Lira currency pairs.

ICAP Electronic Broking Volumes – February 2015

Date 03/03/2015

ICAP Electronic Broking Volumes – February 2015  

Boerse Stuttgart Generates Turnover Of Around EUR 8.6 Billion In February - Trading Volume Up On February 2014 - Brisk Trading In Corporate Bonds

Date 03/03/2015

According to its order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart amounted to around EUR 8.6 billion in February 2015. This meant the trading volume was down in comparison with January, when turnover was particularly high, but up by almost 7 percent year on year.

A Strong And Stable Banking System At The Heart Of Europe’s Recovery – Speech By Jonathan Hill - Member Of The European Commission, Responsible For Financial Stability, Financial Services And Capital Markets Union - 6th Convention On Cooperative Banks In Europe

Date 03/03/2015

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for inviting me here today. The top priority of the new Commission is jobs and growth so of course I was keen to meet representatives of a sector which has such an important contribution to make that to that agenda.

I know you have a long history which can be traced back to the Italian merchant bankers of Siena, Venice and Florence. Their financial savvy allowed commerce and trade to flourish, providing the economic fuel for the Renaissance. Over five hundred years later, cooperative banks, with your close links to businesses and local communities are keeping this heritage alive.

ASEAN Capital Markets Forum Facilitates Cross Border Fund Raising And Investments - ASEAN To Implement A Streamlined Review Framework For Common Prospectus; Five Qualifying Asean Funds Approved

Date 03/03/2015

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) announced today that the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Thailand and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Streamlined Review Framework for the ASEAN Common Prospectus.

World Federation Of Exchanges: Strong Increase Of Equity Trading Volumes (+17.4%) In 2014

Date 03/03/2015

Today, the World Federation of Exchanges Ltd. released its Annual Statistics Market Highlights report. The main trends for 2014 were:

• The value of share trading rose 17.4% worldwide to 81 trillion USD from 2013.
• The number of trades rose 23.7% from 2013; the average value of trades continued to decrease.
• A continuing good performance of equity markets as Global Market Capitalization rose 4.3% to 68 trillion USD from 2013.
• Good performance of IPO markets and investment flows. The number of IPOs rose 24.3% from 2013 to 1421. Total investment flows in USD increased 22.6% from 2013 to 894 billion USD.
• Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) volumes rose 2.8% from 2013, mainly driven by commodity derivatives.

Celer Technologies Embeds Azul Zing For Next Generation Java-Based Trading Platform - Zing Optimized Platform Delivers Flexibility And Consistent Low Latency To Meet Trading Firms’ Dynamic Business Needs

Date 03/03/2015

Azul Systems, the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, and Celer Technologies, a leader in adaptable high performance financial markets trading platforms, today announced a partnership that allows Celer’s customers to leverage the power of Zing®, Azul’s Java Virtual Machine (JVM) designed for systems that require consistent low latency and high throughput. By integrating Zing into Celer’s platform, their next-generation, Big Data trading solution is able to leverage a Java runtime that delivers consistent low latency for all their trading modules – from trade implementation to execution, from clearing to client reporting and from risk management to compliance monitoring. Together, Celer Technologies and Azul Zing deliver a competitive advantage to trading firms, giving them the ability to completely customize the application, analyze large amounts of data in real time to find the best opportunities and enjoy market leading trade execution.