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Eurosystem Introduces Cash Collateral For PSPP Securities Lending Facilities

Date 08/12/2016

• New possibility to use cash as collateral
• Pricing will be linked to the deposit facility rate
• Changes aim to enhance effectiveness of PSPP securities lending
• Maximum overall limit of €50 billion for the Eurosystem

Capital Markets Union: European Commission Welcomes Agreement To Give Companies Easier Access To Capital Markets

Date 08/12/2016

The EU has agreed on a new set of rules that support companies raising money on capital markets to invest and grow. It will also help investors to make better and more informed decisions.

SIFMA’s Rob Toomey Testifies Before House Subcommittee On The Impact Of Regulations On Short-Term Financing

Date 08/12/2016

SIFMA Managing Director Rob Toomey testified this morning on behalf of SIFMA before the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets in a hearing entitled “The Impact of Regulations on Short-Term Financing.”

ICAP’s 24th Charity Day Raises £8.2 Million

Date 08/12/2016

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has raised £8.2 million on its 24th annual global Charity Day, held yesterday. This is equivalent to approximately 4% of ICAP’s pre-tax trading profit reported for the year ended 31st March 2016.

European Union And EBRD Intensify Energy Cooperation

Date 08/12/2016

A new Memorandum of Understanding to enhance energy cooperation between the EU and the EBRD has been signed in London today by EU Commissioner Arias Cañete and EBRD President Chakrabarti.

Rival Systems Wins FOW International Award For Best New Technology Product – Risk Management

Date 08/12/2016

Rival Systems (Rival), a leading provider of trading and risk management software, has just won the 2016 award for Best New Technology Product – Risk Management at the annual FOW International Awards. FOW Magazine officials presented the award last night to Rival CEO Robert D’Arco for the firm’s Rival Risk platform at a dinner and ceremony following the FOW Derivatives World London conference.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad Before The American Gas Association 9th Annual Energy Market Regulation Conference

Date 08/12/2016

Thank you very much for that warm welcome. It’s a pleasure to be here today.

Options Completes Major Trading Platform Migration For Systematica Investments

Date 08/12/2016

Options, the leading provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has today announced the successful platform migration for quantitative trading hedge fund Systematica Investments (Systematica). The project involved the extensive rollout of a fully managed infrastructure and trading platform across all of the firm’s European, Asian and North American operations.

R.J. O’Brien Wins 2016 FOW International Award For Best Non-Bank FCM

Date 08/12/2016

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, last night won the FOW International Award for 2016 Best Non-Bank Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). FOW Magazine presented the award at a dinner ceremony following the FOW Derivatives World London conference.

ECB Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 08/12/2016

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively. The Governing Council continues to expect the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of the net asset purchases.