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Cairo Amman Bank Flash Comment: 1-year T-Bill Drops At First Auction Following Rate Cut, CBJ Cuts CDs Amount

Date 14/07/2015

• Jordanian government bond yields continued to drop, as 1-year T-bill yields dropped to reach a low of 2.213%, down 124 basis points so far in 2015.
• The auction follows the CBJ’s decision to cut rates by 25 basis points effective July 9th, in view of the issuance of a $1.5 billion Eurobond, couple with weak GDP and credit growth.
• Meanwhile, coverage ratios for all government bonds remained high above 290%.

FESE European Equity Market Report – June 2015 Figures

Date 14/07/2015

The European Equity Market Report is a piece of analysis that allows for an accurate comparison of trading statistics across European trading venues. 

Euronext: Successful Public Exchange Offer For Lafarge And Holcim Merger; New Lafargeholcim Group Joins CAC 40 Index

Date 14/07/2015

• One of the largest transactions over the last ten years.
• Market capitalisation of around €39 BN following public exchange offer

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: Europe's First ETF On Chinese Government Bonds Launched On Xetra - ETF Tracks Performance Of Onshore Bonds Denominated In Renminbi

Date 14/07/2015

The db x-trackers II Harvest CSI China Sovereign Bond UCITS ETF (DR) gives investors first-time access to the performance of Chinese government bonds via a physically replicated ETF. The ETF was issued by Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management together with Harvest Global Investments and has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday. 

Moscow Exchange To Close Classica Sector Of The Equity Market

Date 14/07/2015

Moscow Exchange will shut down trading on its Classica sector from 3 August 2015. Securities currently trading in the sector will be added to the MOEX Board system of indicative quotations with their tickers resided in Bloomberg and Reuters.

Nasdaq's BWise Positioned As A Category Leader In Chartis RiskTech Quadrant(R) For Enterprise GRC Solutions

Date 14/07/2015

Nasdaq's BWise (Nasdaq:NDAQ), a global leader in enterprise Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (eGRC), announced today that it has been positioned as a category leader in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® for Enterprise GRC Solutions 2015. According to the Chartis Research report, Nasdaq BWise belongs to the 'leaders' category showing "key strengths in multiple industries." In total, nineteen vendors have been positioned on their enterprise GRC technology offering based on 'completeness of offering' and 'market potential'.

Thomson Reuters Extends Low-Footprint, High-Performance Direct Feed Service To Derivatives Exchanges - Customers Can Now Access Key Options Data In A Standardized, Familiar And Flexible Format Via Elektron Direct Feed Whilst Reducing Costly Server Footprint

Date 14/07/2015

Thomson Reuters has today announced that it has expanded its Elektron Direct Feed service to include the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA).  This provides customers with high-performance access to real-time options data with a low hardware footprint.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Base Prices And Daily Price Limits For Newly Listed ETF

Date 14/07/2015

The base price, etc. of Rakuten ETF-Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index (Code: 1458) and Rakuten ETF-Nikkei 225 Double Inverse Index (Code: 1459), which are scheduled for initial listing on July 15, are as below.

R5FX Selects smartTrade Technologies For Emerging Markets FX Platform

Date 14/07/2015

smartTrade Technologies, a global leader in multi asset end-to-end trading solutions for Banks, Brokers and Asset Managers, has been appointed to build and host the e-trading platform for R5FX, the new liquidity pool specialising in the trading of emerging market currencies.

Imperial Innovations Gets GBP 50 Million EIB Backing To Strengthen Investment In Biotech Spin-Offs

Date 14/07/2015

Imperial Innovations Group has secured a new GBP 50 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support investment in the UK biotech and life science sector. The new support from Europe’s long-term lending institution will be used by the leading technology commercialisation company to strengthen support for harness research ideas and turn them into commercial success.