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Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In July 2015

Date 04/08/2015

Moscow Exchange (ticker: MOEX) announces trading volumes for July 2015. The Derivatives Market and FX Market posted the strongest growth, with volumes increasing 83.5% and 42.4% YoY, respectively.  Bond volumes also performed well.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Bulletin: Risk Management of Financial Derivatives: Quantitative Limits on Physical Commodity Transactions

Date 04/08/2015

Summary

This bulletin clarifies the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) expectations regarding the extent to which national banks and federal branches or agencies of a foreign bank (collectively, banks) may make or take delivery of a physical commodity to hedge commodity derivatives transactions.1 Specifically, the bulletin provides calculation guidance for determining whether physical hedging activities are a nominal portion of risk management activities. The OCC considers physical hedging positions to be nominal only when the bank’s commodity position is no more than 5 percent of the notional value of the bank’s derivatives that (1) are in that same particular commodity and (2) allow for physical settlement within 30 days. This bulletin supplements Banking Circular 277 (BC-277), “Risk Management of Financial Derivatives” (October 27, 1993).

SIFMA Urges Swift Action To Adopt Information Sharing Legislation In Letter To Senate

Date 04/08/2015

SIFMA today submitted the following letter from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., president and CEO, to the Senate calling for action to bring up and adopt the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) and for a quick agreement between the House and Senate to send a bill to the President: 

CME Group Volume Averaged 12.8 Million Contracts Per Day In July 2015, Up 5 Percent From July 2014

Date 04/08/2015

• Agricultural commodities average daily volume rose 32 percent
• Treasury options average daily volume increased 27 percent, with record weekly treasury options
• Foreign exchange (FX) average daily volume rose 26 percent
• Metals average daily volume increased 20 percent
• Energy average daily volume rose 12 percent

FESE Publishes The European Exchange Report 2014

Date 04/08/2015

The European Exchange Report represents a valuable source of integrated information on Europe’s exchange industry. The Report includes key figures of each operator of Regulated Markets which are summarised on a one page statement allowing for easy and transparent comparison of their key financial figures.

Moscow Exchange Indices Monthly Review: July 2015

Date 04/08/2015

In July, Moscow Exchange’s Indices reflected the positive trend by the MICEX Index on the Russian stock market. The MICEX Index was up 0.87% to 1,669.00 (from 1,654.55 on 30 June), while the dollar-denominated RTS Index fell 8.63% to 858.82 (from 939.93).

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo - Six Month Progress Report On CFTC Swaps Trading Rules: Incomplete Action And Fragmented Markets

Date 04/08/2015

Summary

Six months ago I released a White Paper on the CFTC’s swaps trading rules. The White Paper analyzed the flaws in the CFTC’s implementation of its swaps trading regulatory framework under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act and proposed a more effective alternative. The White Paper also detailed numerous adverse consequences caused by the CFTC’s swaps trading rules, foremost of which is driving global market participants away from transacting with entities subject to CFTC swaps regulation, resulting in fragmented global swaps markets.

Azul Expands Asia-Pac Presence Through Reseller Agreement With Chelmer - Specialists In Financial Services Technology Partner With Java Runtime Experts

Date 04/08/2015

• Azul strengthens presence in Asia-Pac through agreement with leading financial services solution provider
• New Zealand banks and financial services institutions now able to deploy Zing, the de facto choice for enhancing application performance and reducing latency
• Zing integrated into Chelmer Software Suite to enhance application functionality and enable processing of large investor portfolios

STOXX Launches iSTOXX MUTB Japan Quality 150 Index

Date 04/08/2015

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the launch of the iSTOXX MUTB Japan Quality 150 Index. The new index, which was developed in collaboration with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. (MUTB), the leading Japanese trust bank, aims to capture the performance of quality companies with high profitability, low leverage and sustainable cash flows in Japan.

Lloyds Share Sales Raise Almost £14 Billion For The UK Taxpayer - A Further 1% Shareholding In Lloyds Banking Group Has Been Sold By The UK Government.

Date 04/08/2015

The government has sold a further 1% shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group through the trading plan launched in December, taking the total raised for the taxpayer to almost £14 billion and reducing the government’s shareholding to below 14%. All sales are used to reduce the national debt.