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China Business Conditions Improve In March - MNI China Business Indicator Increases To 53.4 In March From 50.2 In February As Firms Report Improved Credit Conditions

Date 19/03/2014

Business conditions improved in March, following two consecutive monthly declines, although the average for the first quarter of 2014 was the weakest for a year and a half.

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Banks By Region 2014

Date 19/03/2014

Global Finance magazine has announced its annual awards for the World’s Best Banks in Developed and Emerging Markets. The list of regional winners follows below. A full report on all the selections will appear in the May issue of Global Finance.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Egg Futures Passes Market Test, March Contract Delisted - Steady Market Operation Seen, Economic Functions Shown

Date 19/03/2014

On March 14, the last trading day, the egg futures 1403 Contract, the first expiry contract, was smoothly delisted after 85 trading days of steady operation. Similar to the March contracts of other products, as a result of the factors that the basis was reasonable, there was no arbitrage space between the futures and spot goods and it was close to the Spring Festival, all the clients holding positions opted to close the positions in the delivery month, with the physical delivery not realized.

ASIC Publishes Seventh Market Supervision Report

Date 19/03/2014

Today ASIC published its seventh report on the supervision of Australian financial markets and market participants.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Test Of Night Trading

Date 19/03/2014

In order to accelerate the night trading of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), DCE will conduct online testing of night trading from March 18 to April 18, 2014. All member units and information providers are requested to complete the preparation for counter system testing and upgrading.

CBOE Holdings Announces That Certain Officers Have Entered Into 10b5-1 Plans

Date 18/03/2014

CBOE Holdings (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced that certain officers of the company have each established pre-arranged share disposition plans with a brokerage firm under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Remarks Of Assistant Treasury Secretary For Financial Institutions Cyrus Amir-Mokri At The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Conference “Cybersecurity Standards: Exploring The NIST Framework.”

Date 18/03/2014

Good morning. Thank you for having me. I commend SIFMA on organizing this seminar dedicated to discussing President Obama's Executive Order 13636 and the cybersecurity framework published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  I also commend SIFMA for its more general focus on cybersecurity, and in working with other industry associations and government agencies on these issues.

Vestar Capital Partners To Acquire Institutional Shareholder Services From MSCI In $364 Million Transaction

Date 18/03/2014

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), a leading provider of corporate governance solutions to the global financial community, today announced its parent company, MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), had entered into a definitive agreement with Vestar Capital Partners  (“Vestar“), pursuant to which Vestar has agreed to acquire ISS for $364 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.

Remarks To The 2014 Mutual Funds And Investment Management Conference, Norm Champ,SEC Director, Division Of Investment Management, Orlando, FL, March 17, 2014

Date 18/03/2014

Introduction

Thank you, Paul, for that kind introduction. Good morning everyone and before I begin, let me remind you that the views I express are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, any of the Commissioners, or any other colleague on the staff of the Commission.

ISDA Publishes The First Clearing Member Reliance Opinions

Date 18/03/2014

ISDA has today published the first two clearing member reliance opinions for the Cayman Islands and Denmark. A number of other clearing member and client reliance opinions will be published in due course.