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ASIC: Insider Trader Sentenced To Full Time Imprisonment

Date 24/06/2016

Former banker, 30-year-old Oliver Curtis was today sentenced to two years imprisonment after being found guilty by a Supreme Court jury earlier this month of conspiring to commit insider trading with his former best friend, John Hartman.  The Court ordered that Curtis be released after serving one year of imprisonment upon him entering into a recognisance to be of good behaviour for 12 months.

IMF: Statement By Christine Lagarde On The U.K. Referendum

Date 24/06/2016

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today:

"We take note of the decision by the people of the United Kingdom. We urge the authorities in the U.K. and Europe to work collaboratively to ensure a smooth transition to a new economic relationship between the U.K. and the EU, including by clarifying the procedures and broad objectives that will guide the process.

TOCOM Market Contribution Awards For FY2015

Date 24/06/2016

TOCOM recognized the market participants for their outstanding contributions to the growth of the market in fiscal 2015 and expressed appreciation today.

Borsa İstanbul And TMX Atrium Sign Network Provider Agreement

Date 24/06/2016

As a result of the cooperation between Borsa İstanbul and network service provider TMX Atrium, TMX’s network has been added to Borsa İstanbul Data Distribution Network with the agreement signed between the parties.

IoD Responds To Vote For Brexit And PM Resignation

Date 24/06/2016

Commenting on the result of the EU referendum, Simon Walker, Director General of the Institute of Directors, said:

“While this may not have been the result that the majority of our members wanted, Britain has voted to leave the EU, and it is now imperative that our political leaders manage the transition as smoothly as possible. The weeks and months ahead are going to be a nervy time for business leaders, so they have to know that the Government is focussed on maintaining stability while a new relationship with the EU is established.

TOCOM Gold Rolling Spot Volume Records New High At 39,370 Lots

Date 24/06/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. announced today that daily trading volume of Gold Rolling Spot futures contract recorded new high at 39,370 contracts. Gold Rolling Spot futures was launched on May 7, 2015 and the last highest volume was 29,471 contracts on November 30, 2015.

Statement By The European Committee Of The Regions' President Markku Markkula On The UK Referendum On Membership Of The European Union

Date 24/06/2016

The people of the United Kingdom have decided to shape their future outside the European Union. The European Committee of the Regions, the EU's political assembly of local and regional representatives, regrets but respects this decision. This comes at a time when not only in Europe but across the globe, we must focus all our resources in tackling existing burning societal, economic and environmental challenges.

TOCOM And Huatai Futures Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 24/06/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Huatai Futures to establish a cooperative relationship between the two entities. Both parties agreed to develop mutually beneficial business opportunities and other areas of collaboration. They also intend to pursue projects that could increase market liquidity, reliability and operating efficiency.    

European Parliament President Martin Schulz And Political Leaders' Statements On UK Referendum Outcome

Date 24/06/2016

European Parliament President Martin Schulz and EP political group leaders made statements to the press on 24 June following an extraordinary meeting of Parliament's Conference of Presidents (EP President and political group leaders) on the outcome of the UK's EU membership referendum on 23 June.

Eurofound: Statement On The Referendum Of The United Kingdom's Membership Of The European Union

Date 24/06/2016

Following the result of the United Kingdom referendum on EU membership, Eurofound will continue to implement its work programmeand provide European policymakers with high-quality, timely and policy-relevant knowledge as input to better informed social and work-related policies, covering up to 35 countries (EU Member States, candidate countries and other European countries).