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Exchange Sector Heats Up As Deutsche Boerse And London Stock Exchange Group Discuss Merger Of Equals – ICE Throws Curve (Global) Ball With Potential Counter Bid – FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Down 0.7% On Month

Date 10/03/2016

The exchange sector heated up at the end of February as Deutsche Boerse and London Stock Exchange Group revealed that they were in discussions about a potential merger of equals. The deal is structured as an all-share merger under a new holding company, where Deutsche Boerse shareholders would receive 1 share in the holding company per 1 Deutsche Boerse share held and London Stock Exchange Group shareholders would receive 0.4421 shares in the holding company per London Stock Exchange Group share. This gives Deutsche Börse shareholders a 54.4% stake in the united market operator.

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: Source Issues First Smart Beta ETF From FTSE RAFI Equity Income Index Family In Europe On Xetra - ETF Based On European Companies With High And Sustainable Dividend Income

Date 10/03/2016

Clearstream’s Monthly Report

Date 10/03/2016

ICAP Unveils CrossTrade - A Solution On Its New Buy Side Portal ‘TrueQuote’

Date 10/03/2016

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that ICAP Global Broking has expanded its electronic capabilities by unveiling TrueQuote, a new portal for buy side clients. The portal will offer a number of multi asset class solutions over the coming months and launches with its first fixed income solution, ‘CrossTrade.’

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For March 2016 Rubber Contract

Date 10/03/2016

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the March 2016 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Contacting 16,000 Customers Of Debt Management Firm, PDHL

Date 10/03/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is currently assessing applications for authorisation from all debt management firms with interim permission. Firms that were previously regulated by the Office of Fair Trading have been operating with interim permission since responsibility for consumer credit transferred to the FCA on 1 April 2014. There are approximately 400,000 people on commercial debt management plans in the UK.

ABN AMRO Clearing To Consolidate UK Equity Clearing With EuroCCP

Date 10/03/2016

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V. announced today that it will consolidate the clearing of its UK equity trading with European Central Counterparty N.V. (EuroCCP) as of today.

Securities Commission Malaysia: Malaysian Capital Market Grows Across All Segments - Expands To Reach RM2.82 Trillion

Date 10/03/2016

The Malaysian capital market grew across all segments in 2015, with its size expanding 2.1% to RM2.82 trillion, equivalent to 2.5 times the size of the domestic economy.

Cornèr Bank Ltd To Issue Structured Products With SIX Swiss Exchange - SIX Swiss Exchange Welcomes Cornèr Bank Ltd As A New Issuer Of Structured Products

Date 10/03/2016

Founded in Lugano in 1952, Cornèr Bank Group is an independent Swiss private bank group operating on the national market as a full-service bank. Lugano is Switzerland’s third-largest banking          centre, after Zurich and Geneva. Active across the whole range of traditional banking services, Cornèr Bank Group specialises in the Private Banking sector, as well as in the areas of lending, Visa, MasterCard and Diners Club payment cards (Cornèrcard) and online trading (CornèrTrader) – the core businesses on which the growth of Cornèr Bank Group is based. As far as asset backing is concerned, Cornèr Bank Group enjoys an enviable position, holding about three times the necessary equity.

UK Payment Systems Regulator: New Report Shines A Light On The Supply Of Indirect Access To Payment Systems

Date 10/03/2016

A report published today by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has revealed that work to open up access to payment systems is generating increasingly positive results. Although there are still some concerns about the supply of indirect access, the industry is making changes that the PSR expects will address these issues.