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SGX Deepens Presence In Greater China

Date 09/03/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today opened its new Hong Kong office, which is registered as Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT). Mr. Chew Sutat, Executive Vice President of SGX, hosted the office opening and reiterated SGX’s continued focus and commitment to its operations in Greater China.

London Stock Exchange Market Open By Women In ETFs To Celebrate The International Women’s Day - Women In ETFs Rings The Bells At Nine Exchanges Globally In March 2015 - Initiative Supported By City Of London Mayor Boris Johnson

Date 09/03/2015

Women in ETFs (WE) - the first women’s group for the ETF industry - attended the market open last Friday morning at the London Stock Exchange in honor of the International Women’s day, celebrated annually on March 8.

ABN AMRO Clearing Joins MEFFPower

Date 09/03/2015

ABN AMRO Clearing will offer clearing and settlement of trades at MEFFPower, cleared by BME Clearing. The Spanish Power derivatives market is one of the top five markets in Europe and has >experienced great growth in the past decade. The maturities offered by ABN AMRO Clearing as swaps and futures will be: annual, quarter, months, weeks, week-ends and days. They can be either base load or peak load.

BlackRock ETP Landscape: February Flows Surged To $50bn

Date 09/03/2015

The BlackRock ETP Landscape series of reports provides commentary on the global Exchange Traded Product (ETP) industry as of February 2015.

Cronos Consultants Group Partners With Misys To Improve Integration And Reduce The Cost Of Implemention

Date 09/03/2015

Misys, the leading financial software company, has signed an agreement with Cronos Consultants Group to become a member of the Misys InFusion Partner Programme. Cronos and Misys have been collaborating for many years with Cronos providing consulting, system integration, infrastructure and business process management services alongside Misys solutions exclusively for the financial services industry.

GreySpark Partners: Investment Banks Must Implement Conduct Risk Strategies

Date 09/03/2015

• The profits of leading investment banks are being eroded by regulatory fines and legal costs related to the mismanagement of employee conduct
• Global regulators are focusing on company culture and employee behaviour, fining banks for conduct-related breaches

ESMA And MAS Conclude MoU On CCPs

Date 09/03/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements between the signatory authorities regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) established in Singapore, are authorised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and have applied for recognition under EMIR.  The MoU is effective as of 10 February 2015. This MoU is established under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). EMIR provides for cooperation arrangements to be established between ESMA and non-EU authorities whose legal and supervisory framework for CCPs have been deemed equivalent to EMIR by the European Commission.

Fidessa Explores Challenges Of Global Execution - New White Paper Examines The Harsh Realities Of Executing In Today’s Markets

Date 09/03/2015

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has today released a new paper entitled Shifting sands – the harsh realities of executing in today’s markets. Authored by Will Winzor-Saile, Electronic Execution Product Specialist at Fidessa, the paper explores how the electronic execution landscape has evolved over the last 10 years and reveals the challenges that now exist for brokers wanting to trade across global markets.

Bucharest Stock Exchange February Monthly Report

Date 09/03/2015

BET, the main index of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), rose in February 2015 by 1.6% in RON (1.69% in EUR), while WIG20 index of the Warsaw Stock Exchange increased by 1.11% in PLN. For the same period, CROBEX (Croatia) and SOFIX (Bulgaria) indices decreased by 1.09% and by 2.54%.

Orascom Construction Shares Begin Trading On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 09/03/2015

• Listing reflects expanding capital markets synergies and cooperation across the region 
• Region’s international exchange provides global visibility and investor reach