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Treasury Select Committee: Written Submission- Supplementary Information Regarding Barclays Settlement With The Authorities In Respect Of Their Investigations Into The Submission Of Various Interbank Offered Rates

Date 03/07/2012

In anticipation of Bob Diamond’s appearance before the Treasury Committee tomorrow, 4 July, 2012, in the interest of clarity and transparency we set out on behalf of Barclays a brief summary of the salient events and the actions that Barclays has undertaken since becoming aware of them. These explanations are in no way intended to excuse any of the events that occurred. These events should never have taken place, and Barclays deeply regrets that they did.
Barclays Today Announces The Resignation Of Its Chief Operating Officer, Jerry del Missier With Immediate Effect.

Date 03/07/2012

Commenting, Mr del Missier said: "My 15 years at Barclays have been a time of great accomplishment, both for me personally and for the bank. I am grateful for the opportunities that were provided to me and proud of what we achieved. We built one of the premier global investment banks from scratch – something that we are all very proud of. The firm is as strong today as it ever has been and is incredibly well placed to succeed within the post financial reform competitive landscape.
European Commission Proposes Legislation To Improve Consumer Protection In Financial Services

Date 03/07/2012

The financial crisis has become a crisis of consumer confidence. Lack of transparency, low awareness of risks, and poor handling of conflicts of interest have meant that consumers across the EU have been repeatedly sold investment and insurance products that were not right for them. Consumers have had their faith in the financial sector shaken. In addition, existing legislation has not developed fast enough to reflect the growing complexity of financial services.
Green Exchange Holiday Hours For Independence Day Holiday

Date 03/07/2012

GreenX contracts listed for trading on CME Globex® and for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort® will have revised trading hours for the upcoming Independence Day holiday.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Selects SunGard’s Adaptiv Riskbox For Market And Credit Risk Management

Date 03/07/2012

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), the largest single-profession pension plan in Canada, has selected SunGard’s Adaptiv Riskbox to help manage market and credit risk exposures across its portfolio of equities, bonds, commodities, real assets and absolute return strategies. OTPP will use Adaptiv Riskbox to calculate risk numbers both absolute and relative to benchmarks.

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics June 2012

Date 03/07/2012

Please click here for the June 2012 ISE monthly statistical report.
Speech By Herman Van Rompuy, President Of The European Council, To The European Parliament

Date 03/07/2012

Last week's European Council was about combining short term action to stabilise the markets and medium term action to stimulate growth, together with a longer-term vision on the way forward to strengthen our Economic and Monetary Union.
CMC Markets Steps Up Proposition To Active Traders With Extensive Platform Upgrade - Highlights Include Online Social Communities, Superior Pattern Recognition Software And Price Depth Ladders

Date 03/07/2012

CMC Markets, one of the leading providers of spread betting and CFD trading, announced today that it has completed the biggest upgrade its next generation platform since its launch in 2010.
FFastFill Receives SOC2 Accreditation (Formally SAS70)

Date 03/07/2012

FFastFill, the leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to the derivatives industry, announces today that all its services which were formerly certified by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) audit program have transitioned to the Service Organization Control Reports (SOC 2 - including the SSAE16 framework) framework, in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) guidance.
ICE Reports Record Second Quarter Futures ADV, Up 11% - Second Quarter OTC Energy ADC Of $1.58MM, Up 3% - Record June ADV, Up 7%

Date 03/07/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today reported activity for June and the second quarter of 2012. ICE's futures average daily volume (ADV) increased 11% in the second quarter of 2012 over the prior year. ADV for June 2012 was a record 1,795,342 contract, up 7% from the prior June. ICE's second quarter OTC energy average daily commissions (ADC) were $1.58 million, up 3% from the prior second quarter.