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Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 19/03/2014

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that growth in economic activity slowed during the winter months, in part reflecting adverse weather conditions. Labor market indicators were mixed but on balance showed further improvement. The unemployment rate, however, remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment continued to advance, while the recovery in the housing sector remained slow. Fiscal policy is restraining economic growth, although the extent of restraint is diminishing. Inflation has been running below the Committee's longer-run objective, but longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.

CME Group Inc. Announces Date Of First-Quarter 2014 Earnings Release, Conference Call

Date 19/03/2014

CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the first quarter of 2014 before the markets open on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central time. 

UK's National Association Of Pension Funds Comments On 2014 Budget

Date 19/03/2014

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) today (Wednesday) commented on the Budget 2014. Joanne Segars, Chief Executive, NAPF, said:

“Today’s announcement is perplexing. Automatic Enrolment, one of the largest and most successful reforms of workplace pensions ever seen, was introduced to encourage people to make good financial decisions about their retirement, because experience tells us that people are often ill-informed and make poor decisions about financial planning for old age."

TheCityUK Responds To Budget

Date 19/03/2014

Gerry Grimstone, Chairman of TheCityUK, comments:

“This really is a Budget for long-term savers and investors and recognises the vital role of financial services in the British economy."

Council Of The European Union Confirms Agreement With EP On Investment Funds

Date 19/03/2014

The Permanent Representatives Committee today approved, on behalf of the Council, an agreement reached with the European Parliament on a proposal to amend EU rules on investment funds (7411/14). 

ESMA Publishes List Of Authorised CCPs And OTC Derivatives

Date 19/03/2014

Following the authorisation of NASDAQ OMX as the first EU-based CCP on 18 March 2014, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published information about Nasdaq OMX and the contracts it is authorised to clear. In accordance with the procedure laid out under Article 5(1) of EMIR, on 18 March 2014 ESMA was notified of NASDAQ OMX’s authorisation including the classes of OTC derivatives cleared by them.

SEC Charges Stockbroker And Law Firm Managing Clerk In $5.6 Million Insider Trading Scheme

Date 19/03/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a stockbroker and a managing clerk at a law firm with insider trading around more than a dozen mergers or other corporate transactions for illicit profits of $5.6 million during a four-year period.

BBA Comment On The UK Chancellor's Budget

Date 19/03/2014

Commenting on the Budget,  BBA Chief Executive Anthony Browne said:

“The economy is improving but ahead of this Budget we called for action to cement the recovery. Help for savers, exporters and businesses looking to invest were at the top of our list.  On all three the Chancellor has delivered."

KBC Successfully Lists CRD IV-Compliant Additional Tier-1 Instrument For 1.4 Billion Euros On Euronext Brussels

Date 19/03/2014

Euronext N.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), today admitted to listing KBC Group’s 1.4 billion euros in non-dilutive, CRD IV-compliant Additional Tier-1 (AT1) securities on its regulated market in Brussels.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Besso Limited Fined For Anti-Bribery And Corruption Systems Failings

Date 19/03/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Besso Limited £315,000 for a failure to take reasonable care to establish and maintain effective systems and controls for countering the risks of bribery and corruption.