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FIA Inducts Former House Speaker John Boehner Into The Futures Hall Of Fame

Date 17/03/2016

John Boehner, Speaker of the House from 2011 to 2015, was inducted into the Futures Hall of Fame yesterday at the 41st annual FIA International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Celebrates Global Money Week

Date 17/03/2016

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has concluded plans to celebrate this year’s Global Money Week across its offices nationwide. The week begins from March 14 and ends on March 20, 2016. The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Take Part, Save Smart’. The Global Money Week which is a global movement to raise awareness of the importance of financial education and financial inclusion for children and youth is led by Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI), a non-profit organization based in Amsterdam.

CFTC And EPA Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 17/03/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that allows the agencies to share Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) data and analysis. Under this agreement, the agencies agree to cooperate and coordinate on topics related to implementation of the RFS program and the market for renewable identification numbers.

ESMA Maintains Market Risk Indicator At Highest Level

Date 17/03/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) latest risk report has found that overall market risks for European securities markets remain high with the market risk indicator remaining at very high – the highest level – with a stable outlook, while liquidity and contagion risk remain athigh with a stable outlook.

Patrick Young: Understanding CCP & The AntiTrust DB1-LSE Merger

Date 17/03/2016

Patrick Young, CEO HanzaTrade, has created a helpful video for those trying to better understand the complexities of the AntiTrust Position for DB1-LSE.

Xignite To Showcase Financial Data Streaming And Alerts API Solutions At FinDEVr New York

Date 17/03/2016

Xignite, Inc., the leading provider of market data cloud solutions for financial services has been selected to present at FinDEVr New York 2016, a technology-focused conference for fintech developers, engineers and CTOs. Xignite will showcase CloudStreaming and CloudAlerts, two new APIs that allow fintech developers to stream real-time market data to digital financial applications, and add notification alerts for real-time market events and conditions, such as price movements or volume breakouts.

Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 Billion

Date 17/03/2016

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment.  At its meeting ending on 16 March 2016, the MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%.  The Committee also voted unanimously to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

Warsaw Stock Exchange: Paweł Dziekoński Appointed GPW Vice President

Date 17/03/2016

• The GPW Supervisory Board at its meeting on 16 March 2016 decided to appoint Paweł Dziekoński as Vice President of the GPW Management Board
• Pursuant to Article 27(1) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments of 29 July 2009, the decision will take effect subject to the approval of the changes on the GPW Management Board given by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)

Remarks By U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew At The 6th Annual Women In Finance And Technology Symposium

Date 17/03/2016

Good morning and welcome to the Treasury Department.

Thank you, Rosie, for that warm introduction, and for all your work making this Symposium a success for the sixth consecutive year.

Warsaw Stock Exchange: GPW Vice President Karol Półtorak Resigns

Date 17/03/2016

• Karol Półtorak resigned as Vice President of the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 16 March 2016.