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New Paper From The SWIFT Institute Examines The Instability Of Large Bitcoin Mining Pools - SWIFT Institute Research Shows That Smaller Bitcoin Mining Pools May Lead To A More Stable Ecosystem For The Digital Currency

Date 14/07/2015

The SWIFT Institute announces the availability of a new paper that investigates Bitcoin mining pools and considers whether an evolution towards smaller mining pools might stabilise the Bitcoin system. The report, entitled "Bitcoin – the Miner’s Dilemma" by Ittay Eyal from Cornell University, focuses on inherent dangers of mining pools, an essential part of the bitcoin ecosystem.

Kx Systems Appoints Mark Sykes As Global Market Strategist - New Role Supports Expansion Within Financial Services And New Markets

Date 14/07/2015

Kx Systems, a leader in high-performance database and time-series analytics, has expanded its senior team with the appointment of Mark Sykes as Global Market Strategist. Mark’s role will be to broaden the application of the kdb+ database solution within financial services and into other markets such as energy, pharmaceuticals and click-stream analytics.

Historic Iran Nuclear Deal Reached - Tehran Stock Exchange Sponsoring Mondo Visione Exchange Forum

Date 14/07/2015

Iran and six major powers have reached an agreement which will grant Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme, an Iranian diplomat has said.

Ablrate The World's First Aviation P2P Lending Platform Launches Ground-Breaking Secondary Market - Ablrate's Secondary Market To Tap Into The Projected $40 Billion Online Lending Industry

Date 14/07/2015

Ablrate, a pioneering peer-to-peer lending platform that is the first in the world to offer investors access to asset backed loans against aircraft transactions has launched a sophisticated new platform with a unique Secondary Market.

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia In Conjunction With Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Holidays

Date 14/07/2015

In conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidil Fitri holidays, Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) will close for trading half day Thursday, 16 July 2015 afternoon, and all day Friday 17 July 2015.

The MiG Report - Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange

Date 14/07/2015

Please click here for the June 2015 MiG Report. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Supports The Expansion Of Securities Company Short-term Bonds And Promotes The Asset Securitization For Margin Trading And Securities Lending

Date 14/07/2015

China Securities Regulatory Commission has recently decided to expand the scope for the pilot program of short-term bonds from 20 to all securities companies, and allow them to issue and transfer the short-term bonds via Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, Inter-agency Quotation and Service System for Private Placement Products and other trading places. Meanwhile, securities companies are allowed to launch asset-backed securities for margin trading and securities lending. Thus far, the financing channels for securities companies have been further broadened.

ESMA Agrees To Further Renewal Of Short Selling Ban By Greek HCMC

Date 14/07/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its official opinion agreeing to a further renewal, for a period of seven days, of the emergency short selling prohibition originally imposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HMCM) under the Short Selling Regulation on Monday 6 July.

Statement By The IMF On Greece - SDR 360 million Principal Repayment Not Received

Date 14/07/2015

Mr. Gerry Rice, Director of Communications at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today regarding Greece’s financial obligations to the IMF due today:

“The SDR 360 million principal repayment (about EUR 456 million) due by Greece to the IMF today was not received. We have informed our Executive Board of this development. Greece’s arrears to the IMF total SDR 1.6 billion (about EUR 2.0 billion) to date.

“The request by the Greek authorities for an extension of the repayment obligation due on June 30th is expected to be discussed by the Executive Board in the coming weeks.”

Greece: Remarks By J. Dijsselbloem Following The Eurogroup Meeting Of 13 July 2015

Date 13/07/2015

Good evening everyone. Let me give you a debrief of our agenda. It was a regular Eurogroup meeting, which  followed a string of extra Eurogroup meetings the last couple of weeks. 

We started our meeting by discussing Greece again, but quite briefly and more in organisational terms than on substance today. We followed up on the conclusions of the summit last night. Briefly we discussed possibilities of bridge financing and looked at the timetable, of the steps to take in the coming days and weeks on Greece. Also we had a first round of debate on the 5 presidents' report. The debate will continue tomorrow in the Ecofin and we took stock of an assessment which the Commission is providing us with on the fiscal compact, in particular on the implementation of the fiscal compact in national procedures.