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European Central Bank Announces Implementation Of Loan-Level Data Reporting Requirements For Asset-Backed Securities


Date 06/07/2012

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided in December 2010 to implement loan-level data reporting requirements for asset-backed securities (ABSs) as part of the Eurosystem’s collateral framework. Preparatory work has been concluded and the Governing Council also took note of the creation of a European DataWarehouse, the single loan-level data repository that could be used for the handling of loan-level data reporting. 

UK's Serious Fraud Office Formally Accepts LIBOR Matter For Investigation

Date 06/07/2012

The SFO Director David Green QC has today decided formally to accept the LIBOR matter for investigation.

Warsaw Stock Exchange: Derivatives Market In June 2012

Date 06/07/2012

• The volume of trading in all derivatives was 1.25 million instruments in June, the highest monthly trading volume in 2012.
• The volume of trading in all derivatives was 5.95 million instruments in January – June 2012.
• The number of open interest was 161.1 thousand at the end of June. 

Euroclear’s Global “Collateral Highway” To Boost Collateral Flows

Date 06/07/2012

Euroclear is embarking on a mission to create the first fully open global market infrastructure to source and mobilise collateral across borders. Euroclear’s global“Collateral Highway” will help market participants move securities from wherever they are held to serve as collateral for access to central bank liquidity, secured transactions such as repos and securities loans, and margins for CCPs and bi-laterally cleared OTC derivative trades.

Ian McCafferty Appointed To UK's Monetary Policy Committee

Date 06/07/2012

The Chancellor of      the Exchequer today announced that Ian McCafferty has been      appointed to succeed Adam Posen as an external member on the      Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The appointment will take effect      on 1 September 2012.

WSE Remains European Leader By Number Of IPOs In Q2 2012 - WSE Is The Leader By The Number Of IPOs And Europe’s Third Market By The Value Of IPOs In Q2 2012

Date 06/07/2012

According to the latest quarterly PwC IPO Watch Europe report concerning the number and the value of initial public offerings (IPO) on the key European exchanges, the Warsaw Stock Exchange once again ranked #1 in Europe by the number of IPOs. In Q2 2012, there were 33 public offerings on the WSE (including 5 IPOs on the Main Market and 28 IPOs on NewConnect), which represented more than 41 percent of all IPOs on European markets.

Vienna Stock Exchange Derivatives Market Monthly Statistics - June 2012

Date 06/07/2012

Click here to download Vienna Stock Exchange Derivatives Market's monthly statistics for June 2012.

June 2012 On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 06/07/2012

• Bonds of another WIG20 company newly listed on Catalyst
• New segmentation on NewConnect
• WSE General Meeting has distributed 2011 profit
• WSE website awarded as Golden Website in WIG20 and mWIG40 category

Summary Of June 2012 Activities At TOCOM - TOCOM June 2012 Volume Averaged 96,725 Contracts Per Day

Date 06/07/2012

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) announced today that June 2012 trading volume averaged 96,725 contracts per day, down 7.2% from May 2012.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - June 2012

Date 06/07/2012

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first six months of 2012 was $56,697 million, a decrease of 23 per cent when compared with $73,578 million for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first six months of 2012 was $6,964 million, an increase of 22 per cent when compared with $5,727 million for the same period last year.