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Top 15 Sovereign And Corporate Credit Default Swaps - Provided By The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Date 15/08/2012

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is publishing a weekly email containing simple, easy-to-read tables listing credit default swaps (CDS) contracts on the top 15 sovereign and corporate reference entities by net notional amount as well as the Top 10 volume movers by percentage change based on the net notional amount registered in its Trade Information Warehouse for the week ending August 10, 2012, along with historical data. 

Knight Capital Group Releases July 2012 Volume Statistics

Date 15/08/2012

Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) yesterday released U.S. equity Market Making, Knight Direct equity and Knight Hotspot FX foreign exchange volumes at www.knight.com/ourfirm/volumestats.asp for the month of July 2012.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde To Visit Egypt Next Week

Date 15/08/2012

At the invitation of the Egyptian authorities, Managing Director Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Egypt on August 22. Her visit is a reflection of the IMF’s continuous commitment to support Egypt and its people during this historic period of transition.

LCH.Clearnet Acquires IDCG

Date 15/08/2012

• Reinforces LCH.Clearnet’s commitment to the U.S. marketplace and provides enhanced range and flexibility of clearing solutions
• Expands LCH.Clearnet’s horizontal clearing model and facilitates industry cross-margining initiative NASDAQ OMX receives newly-issued LCH.Clearnet ordinary shares as part of the transaction
• IDCG is renamed LCH.Clearnet (US) LLC

Treasury International Capital Data For June

Date 15/08/2012

​The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for June 2012. The next release, which will report on data for July 2012, is scheduled for September 18, 2012.

JSE Ltd Interim Results 2012: Pleasing Progress On Strategic Initiatives, Despite Difficult First Half For JSE Ltd.

Date 15/08/2012

In a difficult first half in which a slowdown in equity trading volume growth limited revenue increases, the JSE Limited (JSE) focussed on achieving key elements of its five year growth strategy. Revenue grew by 2% to R682.8m during the first six months of this year (H1 2011: R667.9m). However, with the financial services industry facing upheaval worldwide, the JSE took strong steps in all business areas to position the exchange for growth in the future. Already in H1 2012 it has achieved a number of strategic successes.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Held On 1 & 2 August 2012

Date 15/08/2012

The Governor invited the Committee to vote on the propositions that:

• Bank Rate should be maintained at 0.5%;
• The Bank of England should continue with the programme of asset purchases totalling £375 billion financed by the issuance of central bank reserves.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Achieves 100% In Results Disclosure Compliance In Second Quarter

Date 15/08/2012

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today that it has succeeded in achieving a compliance rate of 100% regarding the disclosure of financial statements of the listed public joint stock companies within the 45 days from the end of the second quarter period deadline.

Thailand Futures Exchange Upgrades YLG To Trade All Derivatives Products

Date 15/08/2012

The Thailand Futures Exchange pcl (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand group, announces that it has approved YLG Bullion & Futures Co., Ltd. (YLG), a precious metal-related member, to become a full member, allowing the broker to trade all types of derivatives products on the TFEX, effective from August 20.

LME’s Cobalt And Molybdenum Contracts Hit $1.0 Billion Notional Turnover

Date 15/08/2012

The London Metal Exchange (LME) minor metals contracts have reached $1.0 billion in notional turnover. Cobalt and molybdenum have traded 7,748 lots so far in 2012 (equivalent of $291 million), with a total of 22,161 lots traded since launch (equivalent of $1.0 billion).