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Banking regulations will not be tightened yet, FSA announces
London,9 March 2010
The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) will not be tightening “quantitative standards” until the economy becomes more stable. Banking regulations will not be tightened yet, FSA announces. According to the industry regulator, the recovery of the markets needs to be guaranteed before any further pressure is put on firms.Read more: Banking regulations will not be tightened yet, FSA announces
Volatility indices round out commodity markets
London, 9 March 2010
Plans to develop volatility indices for contracts such as U.S. crude oil, corn and gold, announced last week by the CME and CBOE, illustrate how quickly commodity markets are changing in response to investor demands for more sophisticated and effective strategies that avoid directional strategies and roll losses.Consultation on capital requirements directive launched
London, 8 March 2010
The European Commission has launched a public consultation into possible changes to the European Capital Requirements Directive.
Read more: Consultation on capital requirements directive launched
Deutsche launchs exchange traded commodities platform
London, 8 March 2010
Deutsche Bank announces today the launch of its new cutting edge Exchange Traded Commodities (ETC) investment issuance platform with the launch of four new products on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Xetra). The new platform, branded “db ETC”, will roll out to the rest of Europe in 2010 and include ETCs on Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium.Read more: Deutsche launchs exchange traded commodities platform
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Ten Trends for 2010 in Post-Trade Processing
Burlington, MA, 2 March 2010
SunGard Identifies Ten Trends for 2010 in Post-Trade Processing of Securities and Derivatives.SICOM secures licence to roll-out new commodity classes
Singapore, 2 March 2010
Singapore Commodity Exchange ( SICOM), a subsidiary of Singapore Exchange ( SGX), has secured a new licence to operate a Commodity Market and Clearing House under the Commodity Trading Act (CTA), the only such licence currently issued by International Enterprise Singapore. This new licence is in addition to SICOM’s existing recognised market operator licence under the Securities And Futures Act.Read more: SICOM secures licence to roll-out new commodity classes
FSA finalises new framework for financial penalty-setting
London, 1 March 2010
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published its new penalties policy, which establishes a consistent and more transparent framework for the calculation of financial penalties, and which could see enforcement fines treble in size.Read more: FSA finalises new framework for financial penalty-setting
IMF Report advises on stimulus exit strategies
Washington, 24 February 2010
The global economy is recovering, partly due to the fiscal and monetary support. The cost of combating the crisis around the world runs into trillions of dollars, but recovery would have been slower without the policy support, IMF economists say.
Trayport's Broker Trading System links to CME ClearPort
London, 24 February 2010
Trayport Limited, the leading provider of multi-asset broker trading solutions, today announced its GlobalVision Broker Trading system will clear over the counter ( OTC) products including oil, carbon emissions, freight transactions, power and natural gas through CME ClearPort. CME ClearPort is a post-trade clearing service that helps mitigate counterparty risk by clearing OTC transactions across multiple asset classes worldwide.Read more: Trayport's Broker Trading System links to CME ClearPort
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