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PEGAS: New Monthly Record In February - Strong PEGAS Futures Driven By TTF Futures

Date 04/03/2015

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, announced that a total volume of 79.9 TWh was traded in February 2015. This is an increase of 140% compared to the previous year (February 2014: 32.9 TWh) and represents the highest monthly volume ever traded on the PEGAS markets. The previous record was set in January 2015 with 72.1 TWh.

Volante Technologies Supports SWIFT Standards Release 2015 - Enabling Support For Enhanced Sanctions Screening In Payments Messages

Date 04/03/2015

Volante Technologies, a global leader in the provision of software for the integration, validation and processing of financial messages and data, today announced the release and support of the latest SWIFT Standards Release 2015 update.  Volante has supported SWIFT standards for over a decade and is considered to be a trusted SWIFT messaging vendor.

FSB And IOSCO Propose Assessment Methodologies For Identifying Non-Bank Non-Insurer Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions

Date 04/03/2015

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) are publishing today for second public consultation Assessment Methodologies for Identifying Non-Bank Non-Insurer Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions (NBNI G-SIFIs). The proposed methodologies for identifying NBNI G-SIFIs complement the methodologies for identifying G-SIFIs that currently cover banks and insurers, and take into account responses received on the first consultative document issued on 8 January 2014.

ECB Takes Note Of General Court Judgment On Location Policy For CCPs

Date 04/03/2015

• The ECB takes note of the judgment of the General Court on the location policy for CCPs established in its Oversight Policy Framework

• The ECB will carefully examine the judgment and decide on its future actions

• The ECB has been and remains fully committed to enhancing cooperation amongst authorities for CCPs with significant cross-border systemic risk implications

TABB Group Analyzes Current State Of SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) in First Of Three-Part Research Series - Final Selection Of Six CAT Bidders By 10 Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) Now Expected No Sooner than Early 2016

Date 04/03/2015

In the first of a comprehensive, three-part research series published today, TABB Group analyzes the current state of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) selection process, mandated two years after the Flash Crash by the SEC in July 2012 through Rule 613. 

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report For February 2015

Date 04/03/2015

Click here to download Ljubljana Stock Exchange's monthly report.

FSB RCG Asia Meets In Bohol, Philippines

Date 04/03/2015

Today, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (central bank of the Philippines) hosted the eighth meeting of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group for Asia in Bohol, Philippines.

TheCityUK Responds To ECJ Ruling On Clearing Houses

Date 04/03/2015

Chris Cummings, Chief Executive of TheCityUK said:

“The UK Government was right to bring a legal challenge against the ECB’s policy to bring euro clearing houses into the Eurozone. The ability to bring these challenges is a legitimate option for all Member States and demonstrates the strength of the system. Given London, as Europe’s financial centre, clears more euro-denominated transactions than anywhere in the EU, today’s ruling by the ECJ is a good outcome for Europe.

The General Court Annuls The Eurosystem Oversight Policy Framework Published By The ECB, Which Requires Central Counterparties To Be Located In The Eurozone - The ECB Does Not Have The Competence Necessary To Impose Such A Requirement On Central Counterparties Involved In The Clearing Of Securities

Date 04/03/2015

The Eurosystem comprises the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks ofthe Member States that have adopted the euro as a common currency. On 5 July 2011, the ECB published on its website the Eurosystem Oversight Policy Framework, which describes the Eurosystem’s role in the oversight of ‘payment, clearing and settlement systems’. According to the ECB, the oversight of those systems and that infrastructure as a whole stems from the task assigned to it by the FEU Treaty of promoting the smooth operation of payment systems and from Article 22 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the ECB, which provides that ‘the ECB may make regulations, to ensure efficient and sound clearing and payment systems within the Union and with other countries’.

SGX Sees Volume Growth Year-On-Year In February

Date 04/03/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported year-on-year growth in trading volumes and market activities for February.  Volumes were down month-on-month as February 2015 had 18 trading days compared to 21 trading days in January 2105 and 20 days in February 2014.