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CFTC Staff Provide Time-Limited No-Action Relief For Certain Affiliated Counterparties

Date 07/11/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Divisions of Clearing and Risk (DCR) and Market Oversight (DMO) today each extended previously-issued no-action relief for certain inter-affiliate transactions. As described further below, DCR and DMO are extending, until December 31, 2015, no-action relief that was previously provided in DCR No-Action Letter 14-25 and DMO No-Action Letter 14-26, respectively.

ACER Launches Its Updated Gas Target Model

Date 07/11/2014

ACER is pleased to invite you to the presentation of its updated Gas Target Model on Friday, 16 January 2015 in Brussels.

LME Consults On Enhancements To Physical Delivery Network

Date 07/11/2014

• Enhancements to warehousing policies following results of independent logistical review
• Aluminium alloys rule changes to restore price convergence
• Premium contract rule proposal
• Warehouse companies consulted on proposed changes to the Warehouse Agreement following external legal review

BSkyB Lists Debt Securities Worth US$2bn On The ISE

Date 07/11/2014

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (BSkyB), the leading home entertainment and communications business in the UK and Ireland, has listed two debt securities on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The US$750m 2.6% Senior Notes due in 2019 and US$1.25bn 3.75% Senior Notes due in 2024 were listed on the Global Exchange Market (GEM) today.

DealVector Adds Structure Credit Investor Pricing Data To BWIC Board - Integration Attaches SCIs 35,000 Historical Price Talks And Covers To bonds Out For Bid - Saves Investors Time, And Streamlines BWIC Review Workflow

Date 07/11/2014

DealVector, provider of the only secure electronic communication network to allow fixed income professionals to directly connect with authenticated participants in specific bonds, today announced the addition of secondary market pricing data from Structured Credit Investor’s (SCI) PriceABS service to their BWIC Board, a marketplace for BWICs where investors can view bid requests from across the market, set alerts for specific bonds or bond criteria, and respond directly to the broker of their choice.

Nasdaq To List PowerShares DB Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy Portfolio - New Broad-Based Commodity Strategy Expands Smart Beta Suite

Date 07/11/2014

Nasdaq today announced that Invesco PowerShares will list a new exchange-traded fund, PowerShares DB Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy Portfolio (Symbol:PDBC), on The Nasdaq Stock Market. PDBC will begin trading today, November 7th, 2014.

Bucharest Stock Exchange - First Edition Of The Market Operator Report

Date 07/11/2014

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) has released the first edition of The Market Operator Report. The report, to be issued periodically, will present the steps taken and the projects implemented by BVB and BVB Group in the area of market infrastructure, market mechanisms and measures to increase liquidity. The first edition of this report includes the main developments for January - October 2014. 

Launch Of The EuroMTS Eurozone Government Bond Mid-Price Indices

Date 07/11/2014

The EuroMTS Eurozone Government Bond Mid-Price Indices are a range of total return euro-zone government bond indices, and runparallel to the existing range based on the best bid prices from the MTS inter-dealer trading platform.

HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 07/11/2014

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 14 November 2014 (Friday), 42 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 19 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 796 after the revision.

ICE Benchmark Administration To Become New Administrator Of The LBMA Gold Price

Date 07/11/2014

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that following an extensive selection process facilitated by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has been announced as the new administrator of the LBMA Gold Price. ICE Benchmark Administration expects to assume responsibility of the LBMA Gold Price in early 2015.