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SIFMA Releases 2012, 2013 Economic Forecast

Date 19/06/2012

SIFMA’s Economic Advisory Roundtable today released its economic outlook for the second half of 2012 and predictions for 2013, forecasting that the economy will grow at a rate of 2.1 percent in full-year 2012 and 2.1 percent in 2013.
Burgundy MTF Trading Participant – Spire Europe Limited Approved

Date 19/06/2012

Spire Europe Limited is approved as Trading Participant on the Burgundy MTF for CCP instruments in the four Nordic markets. The Trading Participant ID will be SELin the Burgundy Trading System. Spire Europe Limited can start trading as from 20 June 2012.
Testimony Before The U.S. House Committee On Financial Services - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 19/06/2012

Good morning Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Frank and members of the Committee. I thank you for inviting me to testify at today’s hearing. I’m pleased to be on a panel along with my fellow regulators. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) ongoing efforts to implement swaps market reforms, including for the credit default swap (CDS) index products traded by JPMorgan Chase’s Chief Investment Office (CIO).
İMKB Supports “Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative”

Date 19/06/2012

İMKB Chairman & CEO İbrahim M. TURHAN participated in the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) 2012 Global Dialogues meeting organized jointly by the United Nations Global Compact, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative.
BM&FBOVESPA Signs Commitment To The Promotion Of Responsible Investment - The ‘Sustainable Stock Exchanges’ Report Singles Out BM&FBOVESPA And The Johannesburg Stock Exchange As Sustainability Benchmarks

Date 19/06/2012

BM&FBOVESPA, NASDAQ OMX, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) and the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) signed a commitment to responsible investment and to publishing information about companies listed on these markets, today at the Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.

EU-US Coalition On Financial Regulation - Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Recognition: Facilitating Recovery And Streamlining Regulation

Date 19/06/2012

Click here to download the 'Inter-jurisdictional regulatory recognition: Facilitating recovery and streamlining regulation', report commissioned by the EU-US Coalition on Financial Regulation.
SIFMA President & CEO Tim Ryan's Remarks At SIFMA's Tech Leaders Forum & Expo - June 19, 2012

Date 19/06/2012

Good morning. Thank you for joining us here in New York for the SIFMA Tech Leaders Forum. It’s my pleasure to welcome you all to this important industry event.
Bonds.com Provides Centralized Marketplace For U.S. Corporates

Date 19/06/2012

Recently both the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal reported a move by senior traders at investment managers and Wall Street banks to address the pressing need for improved liquidity and a new marketplace for bonds. These discussions included an identification of a centralized, electronic venue that will connect all parties for the execution of Corporate Bonds. The move, long delayed, is made more urgent now as the industry faces the first in a series of regulatory mandates coming off Dodd-Frank, most immediately the upcoming Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule will limit proprietary trading and will fundamentally alter market structure. In addition, the need for an exchange-like facility is driven by the concern that large money managers have regarding the ability to transact positions as trading moves more towards an agency model.
TABB Group Forecasts Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Futures Volume Will Rise Nearly 50% By EOY 2013 - Expanding Economy, Improved Access To Markets, Regulatory Easing And Support From CME Group And Brokerage Community Point To Growth And Opportunity For Malaysia

Date 19/06/2012

Commodity-rich Malaysia is attracting local and foreign investors as US and European hedge funds and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) enter the market more aggressively, driven in part by the CME Group’s investment in the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD), raising Malaysia’s profile as a global market center for crude palm oil trading and attracting a new source of liquidity.
“I Have One Word For You: Technology” Remarks By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’malia At Sifma Tech Leaders Forum 2012, New York City, New York

Date 19/06/2012

In the 1967 film The Graduate, Mr. McGuire, a family friend of recent college grad Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, gives the young, aimless and slightly disillusioned gentleman the sagest wisdom he can, "I want to say one word to you. Just one word.... Plastics.” Mr. McGuire had a vision that there would be a great future in plastics. Benjamin was worried about his future. He wanted it to be “different.” And this guy was telling him in one word that it could be. Today, that one word is "Technology."