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MNI China Consumer Indicator Falls To 91.4 In March From 91.5 In February - Concerns About Employment Outlook Increase

Date 02/04/2014

The MNI China Consumer Indicator fell for the third consecutive month, albeit only slightly, as optimism about Personal Finances weakened to the lowest since the summer of 2013.

Bursa Malaysia Sector Update

Date 02/04/2014

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) has decided to update the classification of sector for Innoprise Plantations Berhad (“INNO”) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Monday, 7 April 2014. 

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Mak Shu Pan For Three Years

Date 02/04/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Mak Shu Pan from re-entering the industry for three years from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2017.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: PP Futures Perform Soundly In 1st Listing Month

Date 02/04/2014

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For March 2014

Date 02/04/2014

• ISE and ISE Gemini™ combined represent 16.2% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 2.4 million contracts.     
• Trading of multi-legged strategy orders on ISE through Implied Order functionality exceeded 26 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 1.4% of industry volume in March 2014.

OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 28 National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 01/04/2014

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of March 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The possible ratings are outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, and substantial noncompliance.

Vix Futures March Trading Volume Up 20% Over Year Ago

Date 01/04/2014

• Nearly Four Million Contracts Traded
• Quarterly Volume Records Set

The Options Industry Council Announces Investor Education Day In New York City April 12

Date 01/04/2014

The Options Industry Council (OIC) today announced that its second Investor Education Day (IED) for 2014 is taking place in New York City, NY on April 12.

CBOE Holdings Reports March Volume - March ADV Up 14% From A Year Ago - Year-To-Date ADV Up 29%

Date 01/04/2014

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that March trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange^® (CBOE^®) and C2 Options Exchange^SM (C2^SM) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange^SM (CFE^®)  totaled 107.86 million contracts. Average daily volume (ADV) was 5.14 million contracts, a 14-percent increase from March 2013 and a 14-percent decrease from February 2014.

Viteos Awarded Best Fund Administrator – Middle Office Services In HFM Week European Hedge Fund Services Awards

Date 01/04/2014

Viteos, a leading global fund services and business process outsourcing provider, announced today that it has been named as Best Fund Administrator – Middle Office Services by HFM Week in their annual 2014 European Hedge Fund Services Awards. The award, which recognizes Viteos for its outstanding service and support over that last 12 months comes at a time when asset managers are under pressure from investors and regulators to improve operational efficiency by reducing costs, implementing new technologies, managing operational risks, and improving controls and transparency. Each of these challenges are addressed by Viteos’ expert domain knowledge on all platforms for virtually any asset class, currency, exchange, border, or fund structure. The company’s middle-office services offering are available bundled or on a stand-alone basis.