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Purdue, CME Group To Take Monthly 'Barometer' Of Confidence In Agricultural Economy

Date 03/05/2016

Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture and the derivatives marketplace CME Group are partnering to produce the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, a monthly nationwide measure of the health of the U.S. agricultural economy.

Singapore Exchange Selects IPC To Manage New Hub In Chicago

Date 03/05/2016

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialised communications and managed network-as-a-service solutions for the financial trading community, today announced that it has been selected by Singapore Exchange (SGX) to manage the SGX Chicago Hub, which is available at CME Group’s facility in Aurora, Illinois.

PNC Selects AxiomSL For Regulatory Reporting

Date 03/05/2016

AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced today that PNC, one of the largest banks in the United States, will deploy the AxiomSL platform to meet regulatory reporting requirements, such as FR Y9c, 14 M/Q and 5G/2052a, across the U.S., Canada and the Bahamas.

LME And LME Clear Boards Appoint New Independent Director

Date 03/05/2016

The Boards of the London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear are pleased to announce the appointment of Antony Stuart as an independent non-executive director.

Tikehau Capital Appoints Carine Lecadre-Perrier As Head Of Group Compliance

Date 03/05/2016

Tikehau Capital today announces the appointment of Carine Lecadre-Perrier as Head of Group Compliance and a Member of the group’s Management Committee. 

EEX: First Trade Registered In Dry Bulk Freight

Date 03/05/2016

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has registered its first dry bulk freight derivative trade for clearing last Friday, marking an important milestone for its new global commodities segment. The trade was registered for 90 lots of the Q4 2016 Capesize 4TC contract at a price of 8,750 US Dollar per lot. The trade was conducted by Gunvor Group company Clearlake Shipping, and another counterparty, having been arranged by the broker Freight Investor Services.

CME Group Achieved Average Daily Volume Of 13.8 Million Contracts Per Day In April 2016, Up 21 Percent From April 2015, Including Record Agricultural Volume

Date 03/05/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that April 2016 volume averaged 13.8 million contracts per day, up 21 percent from April 2015.  CME Group April 2016 options volume averaged 2.6 million contracts per day, up 15 percent versus April 2015, with electronic options averaging 1.6 million contracts per day, up 31 percent over the same period last year.  Total open interest at the end of April was 110 million contracts, up 20 percent from year-end 2015.

European Commission - Capital Markets Union: Commission Supports Crowdfunding As Alternative Source Of Finance For Europe's Start-Ups

Date 03/05/2016

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Takes Civil Penalty Enforcement Action Against Mr Pu Weidong And Triumpus Assets Management Pte Ltd For Insider Trading

Date 03/05/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken civil penalty action against Pu Weidong (Pu) and Triumpus Assets Management Pte Ltd (Triumpus) for insider trading in the shares of Sinomem Technology Ltd (Sinomem).

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Solid King Securities Limited $700,000

Date 03/05/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Solid King Securities Limited (Solid King) and fined it $700,000 for failing to comply with the telephone recording requirements under the Code of Conduct and put in place effective internal control procedures to safeguard its telephone recording system and monitor its clients’ telephone orders.