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Speakerbus Launches ARIA, An Industry First For Secure Cloud-Based Trading

Date 04/11/2015

Speakerbus, the specialist provider of critical voice solutions to the world’s leading financial institutions, today announced the launch of iManagerARIA.  The launch is the result of an innovation grant which was awarded by the UK Government’s Smart Scheme, managed by Innovate UK. Being awarded the grant is recognition of the company’s commitment to developing advanced and original technology. ARIA is the new, cloud-based soft client in the Speakerbus iSeries portfolio and provides much greater workforce mobility, business continuity and reduced cost of ownership in the delivery of trader voice services.

ESMA Updates List Of Authorised CCPs – CME Clearing Europe Extends Services

Date 04/11/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an update of its list of central clearinghouses (CCPs) which are authorised under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of Standard Chartered Structured Products And Options

Date 04/11/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to Standard Chartered PLC (Standard Chartered) structured products and options to account for Standard Chartered's rights issue.

FSB Reports Describe Progress In Implementing OTC Derivatives Market Reforms, And Highlight Where Further Work Is Needed

Date 04/11/2015

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) released two reports today on implementation of the reforms to over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market agreed by the G20.[1]

smartTrade Enhances Its FX Platform With Margin Credit Extension

Date 04/11/2015

Aix-En-Provence, 4th November 2015 - smartTrade Technologies announces the addition of a margin credit functionality to its end-to-end low latency FX trading platform, LiquidityFX.

Ancoa Delivers Market Surveillance Capabilities To Cenkos Securities

Date 04/11/2015

Ancoa, providers of contextual surveillance and insightful analytics for exchanges, regulators, buy- & sell-side firms, today announced that Cenkos Securities, the independent specialist securities firm focused on UK small and mid-cap companies and investment firms, has selected Ancoa’s market surveillance platform to monitor its cash equities trading activities. Ancoa was selected to specifically perform automated compliance checks based on Cenkos’ trading activities on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) where Cenkos operates as both a market maker and broker-dealer.

Climate Action Reaches Tipping Point As Corporate “A Listers” Revealed

Date 04/11/2015

Three weeks ahead of COP21, the UN climate change conference, when national leaders meet to agree a global deal to reduce carbon emissions and limit global temperature warming, disclosures from the world’s largest listed companies reveal the extent to which corporations have shifted their strategies over the past five years to become part of the solution to the climate challenge.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin - September 2015

Date 04/11/2015

Click here to download Cyprus Stock Exchange's monthly bulletin for September 2015. 

Nasdaq Nordic Joins United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

Date 04/11/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that its Nordic exchanges* in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Reykjavik, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius have joined the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. Nasdaq was one of the SSE’s founding partner exchanges in 2012, and today’s commitment by the local, Nordic exchanges marks an important step in Nasdaq’s continuous efforts to develop and promote sustainability guidelines.

World Exchanges Agree Enhanced Sustainability Guidance

Date 04/11/2015

• Guidance is culmination of year-long project by WFE’s Sustainability Working Group
• WFE sets out ‘material ESG metrics’ to include in disclosure guidance
• Guidance lists 34 indicators as measures of best sustainability practice
• WFE stresses exchanges are unique nexus between issuers and investors
• New guidance follows WFE survey of sustainability policies