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London Stock Exchange Introduces New MiFID II-Ready Trading Enhancements For Block Trades

Date 14/10/2015

• Latest innovation to facilitate Large-in-Scale block trading
• New functionalities create MiFID II compliant dark liquidity for block trades on the SETS orderbook
• Part of wider LSEG strategy to provide MiFID II-ready solutions

Banks Must Digitise To Compete With Alternative Funding In Lucrative Mid-Size Corporate Market, Finds Misys Survey - SMEs Want More Efficient, Unified Service To Better Manage Cash With 9% Reporting Greater Reliance On Non-Bank Financing

Date 14/10/2015

Small to mid-sized corporates across North America, EMEA and Europe report that their ability to manage working capital is not being supported effectively by their banks, according to a new survey conducted by Misys, the leading  financial software company.

KRX Implements Full-Scale Local Marketing In The Global Markets

Date 14/10/2015

Thomson Reuters, Liberty Asia Report Finds Financial Records Help Prevent Human Trafficking - Actionable Information In Short Supply

Date 14/10/2015

Data collected by regulated financial systems is a powerful tool for combating human trafficking and freeing more than 30 million people from modern-day slavery. That is the conclusion of the first joint report by Thomson Reuters and Liberty Asia, a leading anti-slavery organization, as part of a partnership announced in June.

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Enables Public And Market Participants To Experience “Smart Borse” End- To-End During GITEX 2015 - Innovative Services Efficiently Provide Investors With Information Through Multiple Platforms Wherever They Are At Any Time

Date 14/10/2015

DFM revelations at the exhibition:

• The new smart phone application enables users to track their stock portfolio
• The launch of Apple Watch application for instant access of market data
• New Market Watch webpage providing investors with real time data and “Market Depth”
• New technology to disseminate Market Watch data through Dashboards in cooperation with “Gargash Enterprises”
• Market data access through technologies of “Augmented Reality”  

smartTrade Technologies Successfully Completes SOC2 Audit

Date 14/10/2015

smartTrade Technologies, a global leader of multi-asset end-to-end trading solutions, announces today that the company has successfully undergone a Service Organization Control (SOC 2) audit examination. The engagement was performed by McGladrey LLP.

Japan Exchange Group: Calculation And Publication Of "S&P/JPX Smart Beta Index Series"

Date 14/10/2015

Japan Exchange Group, Tokyo Stock Exchange and S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced a strategic agreement to jointly introduce the co-branded S&P/JPX Smart Beta Index Series.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: Subscription Launch For Steilmann SE Shares

Date 14/10/2015

Shares in Steilmann SE (ISIN: DE000A14KR50) can be subscribed directly via Börse Frankfurt as of today. The subscription period runs until 22 October. The price range is €3.50 – €5.00. A total of around 17 million new equities are expected to be placed.

Nasdaq Presents The First North 25 Index Constituents

Date 14/10/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the full list of companies included in the First North 25, Nasdaq’s new index for the largest and most traded shares on Nasdaq First North and Nasdaq First North Premier.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change From October 20, 2015

Date 14/10/2015

Risk Parameters for the following instruments will be changed starting from October 20, 2015: