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PM Of Greece: Full Responsibility For Deal

Date 15/07/2015

The result of the summit meeting in Brussels is the result of the pressure put on the country, but the agreement achieved could allow Greece to avoid exiting the euro and place the country on a sustainable path, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras noted in a long interview with state broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) yesterday. It was a bad deal, but the best available under the circumstances, remarked the PM, underlining that he is fully assuming responsibilities for any mistakes or oversights, "and for the responsibility of signing a text that I do not believe in, but that I am obliged to implement."

Energy Regulators (ACER/CEER) Welcome The Market-Based Solutions And Cross-Border Focus Of The European Commission’s Energy Market Design

Date 15/07/2015

ACER and CEER welcome the new energy market design consultation paper, launched today by the European Commission, and in particular the reinforced steer towards cross-border1 and market-based solutions. 

ISDA Publishes Recommendation For FpML Version 5.8

Date 15/07/2015

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today published its Recommendation for Financial products Markup Language (FpML) version 5.8.

Xignite And Nasdaq Provide Market Data To Fuel Fintech Innovation - Xignite Adds Nasdaq Basic Data To Market Data Cloud Platform

Date 15/07/2015

Xignite Inc., the leading provider of market data from the Cloud, announced today that it integrated Nasdaq Basic market data, providing real-time  Best Bid and Offer (QBBO) and Last Sale information for all U.S. Exchange listed stocks, on its market data cloud platform. With this agreement, Xignite fintech customers now have convenient API access to high-quality real-time quote data for all U.S. exchange-listed equities at a significantly lower cost. Nasdaq and Xignite will be co-hosting a FinTech Meetup on August 27 in New York to announce more details about the partnership.

Fair And Effective Markets Review - Speech By Tracey Mcdermott, Director Of Supervision, Investment, Wholesale And Specialists, At The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Delivered At The ICMA Public Sector Issuers Forum, London On 24 June 2015

Date 15/07/2015

Thank you for inviting me here today to talk about the Fair and Effective Markets Review.  

It is difficult to overstate the importance of your role as representatives of debt management offices and other agencies across Europe to the overall functioning of the markets. There are currently over EUR 9 trillion of outstanding government debt securities, forming a critical part of the holdings of many market participants. This group, of course, also sits within the broader ICMA structure, which aims to represent all sides of the global bond markets and to put bond markets in a real economic context.  

Bank Of China To Issue Letters Of Credit For Dubai Mercantile Exchange Trading From Singapore - Initiative To Boost DME Efforts In Creating A More Efficient And Cost-Effective Trading Environment For Customers

Date 15/07/2015

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) announced today that Bank of China - Singapore Branch - has been approved to issue Letters of Credit (LCs) for trading on DME directly from Singapore. The approval reflects DME and Bank of China’s joint commitment to facilitate the trading activities of their mutual customers in Asia. This latest initiative comes as a result of the MoU signed in Dubai back in October 2014 between DME and Bank of China to offer a more extensive range of finance solutions to mutual customers.

Moscow Exchange Monthly Market Report: June 2015

Date 15/07/2015

The trading volume of stocks totalled RUB  0.7 trln in June. The average daily trading volume was RUB  34.2 bln, down 4% MoM. The T+2 sector made up 90% of the total secondary market trading volume and the T0 sector accounted for 10%.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Public Holiday Notification

Date 15/07/2015

To mark the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, the DFSA offices will be closed from 29^th of Ramadan until 3^rd  of Shawwal which will be either:  

• Thursday 16th July, 2015 until Sunday 19th July, 2015

Or

• Thursday 16th July, 2015 until Monday 20th July, 2015

The exact dates depend on the sighting of the moon as confirmed by an official announcement in the media.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report To The Congress, Before The Committee On Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, Washington, D.C., July 15, 2015

Date 15/07/2015

Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. In my remarks today, I will discuss the current economic situation and outlook before turning to monetary policy.

Borsa Istanbul Monthly Report - June 2015

Date 15/07/2015

Click here to download Borsa Istanbul's monthly report for June 2015.