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Speech By Jörg Asmussen, Member Of The Executive Board Of The European Central Bank, At The General Assembly Of The European Savings Banks Group, Berlin, 14 June 2013

Date 14/06/2013

Gentlemen,

Thank you for inviting me to speak today.

Let me start by reviewing briefly the overall economic situation in the euro area. We are currently projecting a gradual recovery in economic activity, with the economy expected to stabilise this year and then grow by 1.1 per cent in 2014.

European Commission Extends Deadline For ESMA’s Equivalence Work Under EMIR

Date 14/06/2013

The European Commission today, in a letter sent to ESMA, extended the deadlines for ESMA’s advice on the equivalence of third-countries under EMIR. The new deadlines for ESMA’s advice on the US and Japanese regimes are now due on 1 September 2013, for other third-countries on 1 October 2013. The original deadline was 15 June 2013 for ESMA.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Ex-Mortgage Broker Pleads Guilty To 12 Criminal Offences

Date 14/06/2013

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Michael Joseph James Lewis, in a plea and case management hearing at Maidstone Crown Court, pleaded guilty to ten counts of breaching the general prohibition under Section 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, in that he continued to give mortgage advice to clients despite being prohibited by the FCA from doing so on 9 August 2011.

Performance Of Dairy Derivatives Segment Grew Further In Hsignificant Increase In Eurex’s Dairy Derivatives Trading Volume/ Eurex Exchange Reinforces Market Leadership In European Dairy Futures

Date 14/06/2013

The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange has seen a significant increase in trading activities in its dairy derivatives segment since the beginning of the year. The total 2012 volume was recently exceeded; more than 980 contracts have been traded year-to-date (2012: 908 contracts). The contract volume traded in 2013 so far is equivalent to a nominal volume of around 4,900 tonnes of goods.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For The Week Ended June 14, 2013

Date 14/06/2013

A turnover of 3.725 billion shares worth of N75.874 billion in 39,060 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of The Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.917 billion shares valued at N25.133 billion that exchanged hands last week in 32,368 deals. The Financial Services sector (measured by volume) led the activity chart with a turnover of 1.702 billion shares valued at N14.698 billion traded in 19,826 deals. The Financial Services sector represented 45.68%, 19.37% and 50.76% of the total traded volume, value and deals respectively.

Remarks At The DirectWomen Board Institute By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter

Date 14/06/2013

Thank you, Hillary [Sales], for your kind introduction. I am so pleased to be here today to talk about the importance of DirectWomen's mission and offer my congratulations to this year's honorees and DirectWomen class. I'd also like to share with you all just a few observations from my perspective as an SEC Commissioner.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 24 2013

Date 14/06/2013

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 24 - 2013. 

Treasury International Capital Data For April

Date 14/06/2013

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for April 2013. The next release, which will report on data for May 2013, is scheduled for July 16, 2013.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Proposes Regulatory Framework For Financial Benchmarks

Date 14/06/2013

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today a proposed regulatory framework for financial benchmarks.  The new framework will enhance the integrity of the processes for setting these financial benchmarks.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: New 3 ETFs To Be Listed On July 17, 2013 (Wed.) - BlackRock Group, "iShares®" Series

Date 14/06/2013

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listings of three new ETFs managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. These three issues use the JDR scheme and will be listed on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.