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CalPERS Supports Climate Change Reporting Resolution At BP Annual Shareowner Meeting - Pension Fund Commends Company Management For Support Of Measure

Date 16/04/2015

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today supported a shareowner coalition-filed resolution seeking greater climate change-related reporting at energy giant BP’s annual shareowner meeting. Company management at BP also supported the measure, which went on to be adopted by a majority of shareowners.

Canadian Regulators Seek Comment On Further Expansion Of Passport System

Date 16/04/2015

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published proposals today to further expand the passport system to two new areas: applications to cease to be a reporting issuer and cease trade orders resulting from the failure to file continuous disclosure documents.

FINRA Board Approves Changes To Communications With The Public Rules, Trading Activity Fee

Date 16/04/2015

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that its Board of Governors approved proposed changes to FINRA's Communications With the Public Rules, as well as amendments to the Trading Activity Fee for firms with no customers that are engaged solely in proprietary trading activity for their own accounts.

Nasdaq Welcomes Virtu Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIRT) To The Nasdaq Stock Market

Date 16/04/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that trading of Virtu Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:VIRT) commenced on The Nasdaq Stock Market on April 16, 2015.

EnterNext Launches Initiative To Create Flexible Financing Solutions For The Dutch And Belgian Markets

Date 16/04/2015

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for small and medium sized companies today announced the launch of a commercial solution specifically designed to simplify Dutch small companies’ access to capital and provide a broader investor base for Belgian and Dutch family businesses and entrepreneurs.  The initiative will draw the two financial market places of The Netherlands and Belgium closer, joining the stakeholders from the two countries, ensuring increased liquidity and more cost efficiencies for Euronext clients. 

ICE Brent Crude Futures Achieves Open Interest Record, Surpasses 2 Million Contracts Released: 16 April 2015

Date 16/04/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Brent Crude futuresachieved an open interest record of 2,006,759 contracts on April 15, 2015. The previous open interest record was set on April 2, 2015, with 1,992,780 contracts at ICE Futures Europe.

EEX Closed On Whit Monday

Date 16/04/2015

On Monday, 25 May 2015 (Whit Monday), exchange trading and trade registration services in all EEX Futures, Options and Emission Spot Market products as well as trading in the cor-responding location spreads will be closed as an exception for 2015.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 12-16 April 2015

Date 16/04/2015

Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the second trading week of April was marked by a mixed trend for TASE indices

Finansinspektionen - Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Martin Noréus Appointed Acting Director General

Date 16/04/2015

The Government has today decided to appoint Martin Noréus as acting Director General until such time as an ordinary Director General is appointed.

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Oman Crude Oil Settled Above $60/b For The First Time In Four Months

Date 16/04/2015

Oman crude oil prices on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange settled above $60/b for the first time in four months, as prices continued to climb on signs of a slowdown in US shale oil production.