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Intercontinental Exchange Reports ICE & NYSE June 2016 Statistics

Date 06/07/2016

• Daily futures volume up 9%, cash equities up 19% y/y
• Double-digit volume growth in ags, other oil, interest rates and equity indices
• 2Q16 daily futures volume up 8%, cash equities up 17% y/y

VITRUVIO Real Estate SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On 8 July - Nineteenth SOCIMI (REIT) To Join The Market

Date 06/07/2016

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of the MAB has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on VITRUVIO REAL ESTATE SOCIMI, stating that the company is eligible for admission to the SOCIMIs (REITs) segment of the market, following a review of all the information presented by the company.

Borsa Italiana Monthly Update June 2016

Date 06/07/2016

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly update for June 2016.

EEX & EPEX SPOT Publish Joint Comments On The Interim Report Of The European Commission On The Sector Inquiry On Capacity Mechanisms

Date 06/07/2016

EEX and EPEX SPOT explicitly support the interim report’s conclusion that wholesale electricity markets (the ‘Energy Only Market’) are able to provide the price signals necessary for investment, while defining clear criteria and requirements for capacity mechanisms where they are being implemented in order to minimize their impact on electricity markets.

CFTC Orders London-Based Barclays Bank PLC To Pay A $560,000 Penalty For Inaccurate Large Trader Reports For Physical Commodity Swaps Positions

Date 06/07/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays) for failing to submit accurate large trader reports (LTRs) for physical commodity swap positions, in violation of Section 4s(f) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC Regulations 20.4, 20.6, and 20.7. Barclays is headquartered in London and has been provisionally registered with the CFTC as a Swap Dealer since December 12, 2012.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, June 14-15, 2016

Date 06/07/2016

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on June 14-15, 2016. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.

ITG Launches Enhanced US Smart Order Router - Delivers 35% Average Size Improvement Over Displayed Quantity

Date 06/07/2016

ITG (NYSE:ITG), a leading independent broker and financial technology provider, today announced the launch of a newly enhanced version of its smart order router. In early tests, ITG’s smart order router (SOR) returned 35% size improvement over the displayed quantity and $0.0015 per share price improvement if routed to dark and lit venues*.

EBA Announces Details Of Its 2016 Transparency Exercise

Date 06/07/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced today that it will be conducting a transparency exercise in December 2016 on a wide sample of over 100 banks, which will provide actual information on banks' balance sheet based on supervisory reporting data. Transparency exercises are an annual feature of the EBA's work but this year's exercise will be independent from, whilst complementary to, the 2016 EU-wide stress test. This will ensure appropriate coverage of banks across all countries in the EU.

CBOE Launches Second Index Series That Targets Investment Outcomes

Date 06/07/2016

• CBOE S&P 500 Enhanced Growth Index Series Uses Options to Enhance Returns
• Vest Financial to Offer Enhanced Growth Indexes Products

EMTA And CME Group Adopt Moscow Exchange USD/RUB FX Benchmark

Date 06/07/2016

Moscow Exchange"s (MOEX) USD/RUB benchmark has been recommended by the Emerging Markets Traders Association (EMTA) as the major settlement (reference) rate for OTC rouble derivatives (NDFs, NDOs) for its OTC FX members. CME Group will also use MOEX"s USD/RUB benchmark for its rouble-denominated currency futures.