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Aequitas NEO Exchange Receives Application For First Listing - PowerShares Canada To List Its Next Exchange-Traded Fund On NEO

Date 28/01/2016

Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc. (“NEO”) is pleased to announce it has received its first listing application. PowerShares Canada¹ has filed a preliminary prospectus with Canadian securities regulators for PowerShares DWA Global Momentum Index ETF, and applied to have the ETF listed on NEO. This listing will be the first in a series of new listings expected on NEO in the coming months, demonstrating the importance of competition to drive innovation and efficiency in the Canadian capital markets.

EBA Launches An Impact Assessment Of IFRS 9 On Banks In The EU

Date 28/01/2016

In the context of the forthcoming implementation of the IFRS 9 Financial instruments standard (IFRS 9) in the EU, the European Banking Authority (EBA) is launching an impact assessment of the standard on a sample of approximately 50 institutions across the EU.

EGX Finishes The Periodical Review Of EGX Indices

Date 28/01/2016

Egyptian Exchange indices witnessed a number of changes during the periodic rebalance. 4 companies were excluded from EGX30, however 3 companies were included to it. 9 companies were removed from EGX50 and 8 companies were added to its constituents. 16 companies were excluded from EGX70 index. 2 companies of them were included to EGX30 constituents. Additionally 14 companies were removed from EGX100 and 13 companies were added to its constituents.

32nd Annual CBOE Risk Management Conference U.S. 2016

Date 28/01/2016

The Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) will host the 32nd annual CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) U.S. from Monday, February 29 through Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Azul Systems Extends Support For In-Memory Computing Architectures With New Release Of Zing Runtime For Java - Zing Release 16.01 Supports 2TB Of Pauseless Java Heap Memory

Date 28/01/2016

Highlights:

• Zing now supports an industry-leading 2TB of pauseless heap memory per Java instance, greatly improving the capabilities and response time of in-memory computing and simplifying deployments
• Zing 16.01 has added enhanced monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities, helping to further reduce operating costs for web-scale Java deployments
• Azul continues to expand the number of Apache Cassandra-specific performance improvements included in the Zing runtime

Romana Jordan And Jochen Penker Elected New Chair And Vice-Chair Of ACER Administrative Board

Date 28/01/2016

ACER’s Administrative Board, meeting today, unanimously appointed its new leadership for the next two years. The new Chair, Dr Romana Jordan, has a long experience in collaborating with ACER and has an extensive knowledge of the Agency, which she acquired during her term as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and of its ITRE Committee. The new Vice-Chair, Mr Jochen Penker, is the Director of European and International Energy Policy at the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy in Austria and has a long experience in public service in the energy field, both in Austria and at the EU level.  

trueEX Completes First Electronic Mexican Peso Swap Trades For Institutional Investors

Date 28/01/2016

trueEX, the fastest growing swap execution facility (SEF), has created another industry innovation with the execution of the first dealer to client Mexican peso (MXN) interest rate swaps trades on its award-winning platform. Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Bank (SGCIB), and undisclosed institutional investors completed the transactions late in December and January; the first buy-side trades to be electronically executed.

Moscow Exchange: Revised Tick Size For 10 Securities On The Equity & Bond Market From 1 February

Date 28/01/2016

Starting from Monday 1 February, the Moscow Exchange sets new price ticks for following securities under regular quarterly review.

New York Stock Exchange Outlines Priorities To Strengthen Equity Market Structure During Extreme Volatility - Actions Include Results From Survey Of Market Participants

Date 28/01/2016

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange’s (NYSE:ICE) global network of exchanges, today outlined actions it will prioritize to enhance U.S. equity market structure and strengthen the markets during times of extreme volatility.

UK Serious Fraud Office: LIBOR Defendants Acquitted - Updated

Date 28/01/2016

Update as of 28 January 2016: Darrell Read was acquitted by a jury today on the one remaining count against him.