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Aquis Exchange Announces First Technology Licencing Deal - Aquis Will Provide A2X With Exchange Platform, Clearing And Surveillance Systems

Date 21/07/2015

Aquis Exchange, the subscription-based European equities exchange*, has announced its first software licensing transaction.

ESMA 2015-1139 Opinion On HCMC Renewal Of Emergency Measure Under SSR 20.7.2015

Date 21/07/2015

1. I.          Legal basis

1. According to Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (the Regulation), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) shall within 24 hours of the notification having been made by a competent authority under Article 26 of the Regulation issue an opinion on whether it considers the measure or proposed measure necessary to address the exceptional circumstances.
2. ESMA’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on Article 29(1) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1095/2010 (ESMA Regulation). In accordance with Article 44(1) of the ESMA Regulation the Board of Supervisors has adopted this opinion.

J.P. Morgan Is No. 1 on Institutional Investor's 2015 All-America Fixed-Income Research Team - Wells Fargo Securities Finishes In The Top Three For The First Time

Date 21/07/2015

J.P. Morgan leads Institutional Investor's All-America Fixed-Income Research Team for a sixth year running, its analysts earning a place in 49 of the survey's 57 sectors that produced publishable results. That's an increase of one over last year's total.

Thomson Reuters Releases StarMine Combined Alpha Model - Combines All StarMine Equity Alpha Models Into One Comprehensive Stock Selection Factor

Date 21/07/2015

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the release of the StarMine Combined Alpha Model (CAM), a model that combines all the available StarMine equity alpha models into one comprehensive and powerful alpha-generating signal. The weights assigned to each model vary by region. Thus, StarMine CAM recognizes the fact that some regions, such as the US and Japan, are more value focused while in Developed Europe and Asia ex-Japan momentum plays a larger role. The model intelligently handles missing data and makes use of all available StarMine alpha models for a given security.

ESMA Publishes 17th Extract From EECS’ Enforcement Decisions

Date 21/07/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published extracts from the European Enforcers Coordination Sessions (EECS) confidential database of enforcement decisions on financial statements, with the aim of providing issuers and users of financial statements with relevant information on the appropriate application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

OpenLink Provides Javelin Global Commodities With Leading Trading And Risk Management Platform

Date 21/07/2015

OpenLink, the global leader in trading and risk management solutions to the energy, commodities, corporate, and financial services industries, today announces its selection by new international commodities marketing and trading enterprise - Javelin Global Commodities (Javelin), as their trading and risk management system, supporting the enterprise’s drive for growth in financial and physical trading.

CME Group And Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 21/07/2015

• Joint viability study of International Finance Service Center in India to be conducted
• Existing licensing agreement on energy futures settlement prices renewed

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For CNOOC Futures

Date 21/07/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 23 July 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Getting The Language Right, By Denis Ignatovich, Co-Founder Aesthetic Integration

Date 21/07/2015

I sincerely hope you never find yourself in such a situation, but for the purpose of this exercise, imagine you’re sitting in a hotel room and suddenly hear the fire alarm go off. You open the door and smell the smoke. You arrived late the night before, so you’re not really too aware of the surroundings. 

ESMA Publishes Updates To Q&As On The Application Of The AIFMD

Date 21/07/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) publishes updated questions and answers on the application of the AIFMD.