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HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li Live And Direct - Charles Li Direct - LME A Key Contributor To HKEx Group Family

Date 14/05/2015

With LME Week Asia only days away, HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li looks at the metal exchange's contribution to HKEx Group's results and its importance to the Group's overall strategy in his latest post on Charles Li Direct.

IOSCO And IFIE To Hold Global Investor Education Event 18-20 May In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Co-sponsored By The Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC), Major Event Will Feature Speakers From 17 Countries

Date 14/05/2015

The International Forum for Investor Education (IFIE) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) will hold their seventh annual global investor education conference next week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Thai Bourse Market Report For April 2015

Date 14/05/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) main index ended April at 1,526.74 points, up 1.4 percent from a month earlier, or up 1.9 percent from end-2014. The combined average daily trading value of SET and mai was THB 42.44 billion (approx. USD 1.29 billion).The combined market capitalization of SET and mai remained high at THB 14.73 trillion. The Bank of Thailand’s policy rate cut (for the second consecutive month) and the oil price rise in the global markets were favorable to Resources industry and Petrochemicals & Chemicals sector. Foreign investors were net buyers of equity market for the second consecutive month this year, worth THB 2.10 billion, corresponding with the European Central Bank's implementation of its quantitative easing (QE) policy and Thai government’s martial law lift on April 1.

Global Accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech Announces New Partnerships And Singapore Managing Director - New Partnerships With Pwc Singapore, Pix Vine Capital And Jungle Ventures - Technology Expert Steven Tong Joins As Singapore Managing Director

Date 14/05/2015

Startupbootcamp FinTech Singapore welcomes PwC Singapore, Pix Vine Capital andJungle Ventures on board to provide expertise, exposure channels, and access to a network of industry professionals in Singapore and across the wider Asia-Pacific region. As more financial institutions recognise the value in working with FinTech startups, Singapore is cementing its position as a high-potential FinTech ecosystem.

SWIFT Business Forum London Delegates Say Regulation Remains A Top Strategic Priority - Live Polling At The Business Forum London Also Sheds Light On The Likely Impact Of Technology Innovation In The Financial Services Ecosystem

Date 14/05/2015

SWIFT held its annual Business Forum London on 23 April 2015, where more than 1,100 industry leaders gathered to discuss the latest trends and innovations in financial services. The theme of this year’s forum was ‘Harnessing change in financial services’, and the programme explored how the industry can channel innovation to address challenges such as regulation, the technology revolution, new entrants and changing customer behaviour. 

ICAP Launches The CNH Hub To Provide A Consolidated View Of The Market In Offshore Chinese Renminbi -The Hub Pools CNH Data From Across The ICAP Group

Date 14/05/2015

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has launched the ICAP CNH Hub, a currency-specific portal which pulls together offshore Chinese renminbi (CNH) data from various services within the ICAP Group to offer a single, consolidated and holistic view of the market.

Liquidnet Builds Out Fixed Income Team With European Senior Sales Hire - Fixed Income Team Bolstered As It Moves Towards Platform Launch

Date 14/05/2015

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that Mark Taylor has joined the company as a senior member of the fixed income sales team. Mark will work with Constantinos Antoniades, Global Head of Fixed Income, Jonathan Gray, Head of Fixed Income EMEA, and the company's global sales team to grow Liquidnet's fixed income platform for buy-side institutions. 

Moscow Exchange Announces 1Q 2015 Results

Date 14/05/2015

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results for the first quarter (1Q) 2015 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Strong earnings growth was driven by fees and commissions generated by Money Market and Depository and Settlement Services, as well as higher net interest income.

ASIC: ICAP Futures (Australia) Pty Ltd Pays $50,000 iInfringement Notice Penalty

Date 14/05/2015

ICAP Futures (Australia) Pty Ltd (ICAP)has paid a total penalty of $50,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The MDP  found it had reason to believe that ICAP had contravened section 798H(1) of the Corporations Act on three occasions by failing to comply with certain ASIC (ASX24) market integrity rules.

Keynote Address Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Before The EnergyRisk Summit USA: Houston, TX - “The CFTC’s Proposed Position Limits Regime: Are U.S. Energy Markets At Risk?”

Date 14/05/2015

Introduction

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for your warm welcome.

Before I begin, let me say that my remarks reflect my own views and do not necessarily constitute the views of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), my fellow CFTC Commissioners or of the CFTC staff.

Thank you to EnergyRisk for inviting me to speak today. It is a pleasure to attend this conference that brings together so many important participants in the North American energy markets. I have read EnergyRisk for many years now. It is a consistently well-informed and insightful perspective on the constant evolution of the energy trading markets.