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Bank Of England: Debt Dynamics, Speech Given By Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor At The London Business School, Wednesday 23 January 2019

Date 23/01/2019

In mid-2007, as the first cracks in the financial system began to appear, some of the most indebted households in the developed world were not in the US or the UK but in the Netherlands. Average mortgage debt was almost twice average annual income. Yet over the following few years, there were almost no defaults on Dutch mortgages and associated losses for the lending banks were minimal.

Nasdaq’s Nordic Debt Market Continues To Grow

Date 23/01/2019

• Total listed volume of debt products listed at Nasdaq Nordic increased by 4% year over year
• Sustainable Debt Market more than doubled in size, added retail oriented products to product range
• Brexit turbulence, low rates and efficient issuance processes expected to keep attracting issuers and investors to the region

EEX Skimmed Milk Powder Futures Reach Annual Record

Date 23/01/2019

In 2018, EEX achieved a new annual trading record in Skimmed Milk Powder Futures with a volume of 67,155 tonnes of goods equivalent (equals 13,431 traded contracts). This corresponds to an increase of 16% compared to the previous year (2017: 57,960 tonnes , equal to 11,592 traded contracts).

LMAX Exchange To Accelerate Growth In Asia Pacific With Strategic Senior Appointments

Date 23/01/2019

LMAX Exchange Group (“LMAX Exchange” or “the Company”), a leading player in global capital markets that operates multiple institutional exchanges for electronic FX and crypto currency trading, has made two notable appointments in its Asia Pacific business as part of its expansion plans in the region.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Holds Corn Options Training In Hangzhou

Date 23/01/2019

To cooperate with the listing of corn options and help business personnel of member entities better understand relevant rules of corn options, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) has organized 4 sessions of corn options training in Dalian, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou respectively for a total of over 500 trainees, raising a country-wide heat of learning corn options and being well received among market participants. On January 16, DCE organized the last training on corn options in Hangzhou and about 100 persons, including relevant heads and business personnel from member entities, risk subsidiaries, industry enterprises and investment institutions, took part in the training.

SGX Welcomes Grand Venture Technology Limited To Catalist

Date 23/01/2019

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Grand Venture Technology Limited to its Catalist under the stock code “JLB”.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Holds Corn Options Training In Shanghai

Date 23/01/2019

To cooperate with the listing of corn options and help business personnel of member entities better understand relevant rules of corn options, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) organized a corn options training in Shanghai on January 11, explaining the contract rules of corn options and exchange ideas of its design. About 150 persons, including relevant heads and business personnel from member entities, risk subsidiaries, industry enterprises and investment institutions, took part in the training.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Ten Consecutive Non-Business Days

Date 23/01/2019

As informed on our website on January 17, 2019, April 30 (Tue), May 1 (Wed) and May 2 (Thurs) shall be non-business days in accordance with the promulgation and enforcement of the law that designates the day of the new Emperor’s Ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne and the day of the Ceremony of the Enthronement as national holidays (Act No. 99 of 2018). Accordingly, the period from April 27 (Sat) to May 6, 2019 (Mon) shall be ten (10) consecutive non-business days at Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Holds Seminar On COSCO Shipping Logistics Futures Business

Date 23/01/2019

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) organized the “Seminar on COSCO Shipping Logistics Futures Business” on January 14 and 15. A total of 41 people including executives and business chiefs from COSCO Shipping Logistics Co., Ltd. (COSCO Logistics for short) took part in the seminar. The seminar is another measure of DCE and COSCO Logistics in intensifying two-way cooperation and exchange and making joint research and development (R&D) in shipping futures after signing a strategic agreement. It has allowed COSCO Logistics to deeply understand the futures market and its functions and get full preparation for jointly promoting the R&D and demonstration in shipping futures.

CalPERS Board Elects Henry Jones As President, Theresa Taylor As Vice President

Date 22/01/2019

The CalPERS Board of Administration elected Henry Jones as board president and Theresa Taylor as vice president. Jones is serving his third term on the CalPERS Board and first term as its president.