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Qatar Stock Exchanges Holds Consultative Meeting On Discourse Practices - Al-Mansoori Stresses The Importance Of Disclosure And Transparency For Investors And The Financial Market

Date 27/01/2015

Mr. Rashid bin Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange, stressed the importance of disclosure and transparency in the financial market and considered them a vital necessity on which investors build their investment decisions.  Al-Mansoori depicted transparency and adequate disclosure as a key element in the success of any financial market to gain the confidence of both individuals and institutional investors.

MillenniumIT Appoints Lorne Chambers As Head Of Sales & Marketing - Leads Global Sales Across Entire Product Portfolio - Joins From Nasdaq

Date 27/01/2015

MillenniumIT, a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) company, today announces that it has appointed Lorne Chambers as Head of Sales & Marketing. Lorne joins MillenniumIT from Nasdaq where he was most recently Global Head of Sales and Business Development for SMARTS Integrity, Nasdaq’s global surveillance solution. Based in London, he will serve as a member of MillenniumIT’s executive team and will be responsible for leading global sales activities across MillenniumIT’s entire product portfolio.

Bank Of England Executive Director Appointments

Date 27/01/2015

The Bank of England today announced two new appointments to its Executive Team.

Thai Bourse Welcomes Land And Houses Group To “Banker-To-Broker” Project To Boost Quality Investor Base

Date 27/01/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), has today welcomed Land and Houses Bank pcl and Land and Houses Securities pcl to SET’s Banker-to-Broker project. It focuses on developing capabilities of financial employees on wealth management, in order to increase SET’s quality investors’ base via more than 120 Land and Houses Bank’s branches nationwide.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority: Compensation Package Agreed For Consumers Sold Card Security Products

Date 27/01/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reached an agreement with Affinion International Limited (“Affinion”) and 11 high street banks and credit card issuers, following voluntary negotiations, that will pave the way for customers to claim compensation if they have concerns about the way that card security products with the following product names were sold to them:

CME Group Announces The Launch Of Cocoa Futures On CME Europe

Date 27/01/2015

• First physically delivered, euro-denominated Cocoa futures to provide ease of access and improved conditions for cash-market price convergence
• U.S. dollar-denominated, cash-settled Cocoa futures to enable margin offsets and arbitrage between London and New York Cocoa markets

ICAP Information Services Partners With Wind Information Co. To Provide Data To The Chinese Market

Date 27/01/2015

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that ICAP Information Services (IIS), the information division of ICAP, has partnered with Wind Information Co., Ltd (Wind Info), a leading provider of financial data, to provide offshore Chinese renminbi (CNH) and US Treasury data to the Chinese market.

Moscow Exchange To Increase Price Tick For Certain FX Market Instruments

Date 27/01/2015

Effective 2 February Moscow Exchange will increase the price tick for USD/RUB, EUR/RUB and GBP/RUB FX spot instruments to RUB 0.001 from the current tick size of RUB 0.0005.

Etrali Trading Solutions Celebrates 50 Years Of Innovation In Trading - Revolutionising Communications Since 1965, From Military Technology And The First Touchscreen Turrets To Unified Trading Solutions

Date 27/01/2015

Etrali Trading Solutions, the global compliance and unified communication services integrator for trading, celebrates 50 years of innovation. Founded in 1965, Etrali established itself by providing trusted communications equipment for the French military and railway systems. 50 years on, Etrali has developed into a global company with more than 500 employees worldwide, with clients including some of the world’s largest banks, asset managers, brokers and market data vendors. The company focuses its engineering and technological expertise on providing robust systems for traders, enabling trading floors to keep pace within the highly demanding financial environment amidst unprecedented regulatory change.

Taiwan Stock Exchange Backs Adoption Of E-Voting

Date 27/01/2015

The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) is committed to enhancing the corporate governance of the Taiwanese capital market and facilitating the adoption of e-voting for the benefit of foreign and domestic investors. TWSE estimates that more than half of all listed companies, which is around 416 companies, will opt for e-voting by 2016.