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Giesecke & Devrient Receives Visa Certification For HCE Cloud Payment Services

Date 09/07/2015

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has been certified “Visa Ready” by Visa for Host Card Emulation (HCE) cloud based payment services. With the Visa Ready status, Visa ensures that technology and service providers develop and deploy products and services that are compatible with Visa’s requirements. G&D’s data center in Canada has received Visa Ready certification as a provider for cloud based payment services.

Rival Systems Expands Leadership Team With Sales And Marketing

Date 09/07/2015

Rival Systems (“Rival”), a provider of comprehensive technology solutions for professional derivatives traders, today announced the appointments of Natasha Solis as Director of Sales and Business Development and Sara Goodman as Director of Marketing. As Rival prepares for the official launch of its low-latency derivatives trading and risk management platform later this year, Solis and Goodman will develop and implement the sales and marketing strategy.

Fixed Income Veteran Chris Dennis Joins Liquidnet To Head US Fixed Income Sales As It Readies For Dark Pool Launch

Date 09/07/2015

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that Chris Dennis has joined the company as Head of US Fixed Income Sales. Chris will be responsible for sales and strategy as Liquidnet builds out its high yield and investment grade trading platform scheduled to launch this quarter. Based in New York, he reports directly to Liquidnet’s Head of Fixed Income Constantinos Antoniades.

Council Of The European Union: Remarks By President Donald Tusk Following His Meeting In Luxembourg With Prime Minister Xavier Bettel

Date 09/07/2015

Let me start by thanking Prime Minister Bettel for the welcome I have received here in Luxembourg today.

The rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union is an important and a demanding task. It takes hard work, a lot of patience and great negotiating skills. But Luxembourg is both well-prepared and, above all, very experienced. Not many EU member states can boast of 12 Council presidencies!

At the same time responsibility is also a privilege. It is an opportunity to help lead the European agenda for 6 months. This is what our meeting today has been about.

EU Capital Markets Union Should Ease Cross-Border Investment And Finance For SMEs

Date 09/07/2015

The EU Capital Markets Union (CMU) should provide a new, more efficient way to channel savings into small business ventures and protect cross-border investors in the EU, says a non-binding resolution voted on Thursday. MEPs want CMU building blocks, such as a wider range of investment choices, risk mitigation tools and clear information on investment opportunities across the EU to be in place by 2018, so as to complement bank financing. The CMU project was launched earlier this year.

IOSCO Publishes Report On SME Financing Through Capital Markets

Date 09/07/2015

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published the report on SME Financing through Capital Markets, which provides recommendations for regulators to facilitate capital raising by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets.

Deutsche Börse And Shanghai Stock Exchange Celebrate First Successful Year Of Market Data Cooperation - Eight Clients From Mainland China Signed In Total

Date 09/07/2015

Deutsche Börse and Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) celebrate the anniversary of their successful market data cooperation. Three new clients signed today to get access to key Deutsche Börse market data via SSE. Now a total of eight clients use this connection.

Bank Of Greece Announcement: No Transactions Until Monday, 13 July 2015

Date 09/07/2015

The Bank of Greece announces that until Monday, 13 July 2015 (inclusive) it will only carry out transactions concerning accounts of the Greek State, legal persons in public law and social security funds. No other transaction with the public (e.g. purchases and sales of gold sovereigns) will be carried out.

Cairo Amman Bank Flash Comment: Central Bank Of Jordan Cuts Rates By 25 Basis Points

Date 09/07/2015

• The CBJ cut its main policy rates 25 basis points across the board.
• The CBJ changed main interest rates as of July 9th as follows:

• Based on the changes made by the CBJ to the interest rates structure, it seems that the CBJ is comfortable with the economic and political outlook of Jordan.

DEVnet Joins Misys InFusion Programme As A Strategic Partner For Capital Markets, Risk And Investment Management In Europe

Date 09/07/2015

Misys, the leading financial software company, has signed an agreement with DEVnet GmbH, the experts in technology-driven business transformation, to join the Misys InFusion Partner Programme. This formalises an ongoing, successful collaboration between both companies.