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FXecosystem Extends FX Connectivity To Moscow Exchange

Date 08/12/2014

FXecosystem Inc, the leading provider of outsourced connectivity services to the FX market, has extended its network by adding connectivity to Moscow Exchange (MOEX).

Bank Of England Quarterly Bulletin 2014 Q4

Date 08/12/2014

‘Why is the UK banking system so big and is that a problem?’ notes that over the past 40 years the size of the UK banking system has grown dramatically – rising from around 100% to nearly 450% of nominal GDP – larger than the United States, Japan and the ten largest EU countries.[1]  Moreover, as the Governor noted in his October 2013 speech, under plausible assumptions it could continue to grow rapidly.  The article considers a number of reasons why the UK banking sector is so big.  It also presents some empirical evidence on the relationship between banking system size and financial stability which suggests that while financial sector size can be important, it is the resilience of the banking system that is key for determining financial stability. 

FTSE SET Index Series December Semi-annual Review

Date 08/12/2014

• One addition and one deletion to FTSE SET Large Cap Index
• Ten additions to the FTSE SET Mid-Cap Index
• Twenty seven additions to the FTSE SET Shariah Index

The Pivotal Fund Limited Lists On The JSE’s Main Board

Date 08/12/2014

Today The Pivotal Fund Limited (PIV) listed on the Main Board of the JSE, in the “Real Estate – Real Estate Holdings and Development” sector. Pivotal is a property investment and development fund with an A-grade portfolio of income producing property assets and a pipeline of prime developments. 

Green Dragon Gas Lists Its First Bond Issue On Nordic ABM

Date 08/12/2014

Green Dragon Gas Ltd lists its first bond issue on Nordic ABM today.

Semi-Annual Review Of The OMX Iceland 8 Index

Date 08/12/2014

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces the semi-annual review of the OMX Iceland 8 Index, (Nasdaq Iceland: OMXI8), which will become effective at the market open on January 2, 2015. There is one change in constituents with Eimskipafélag Íslands replacing Sjóvá.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Exchange Of Letters For Cooperation With The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Date 08/12/2014

The Financial Services Agency and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas concluded the Exchange of Letters for Cooperation (EOL) on December 8, 2014.

NZX To Acquire SuperLife To Grow Its Smartshares Business

Date 08/12/2014

NZX is pleased to announce the acquisition of leading New Zealand superannuation and passive funds manager SuperLife, positioning NZX strongly in the growing retirement savings market and enabling the launch of new financial products by NZX’s Smartshares business.

Euroclear Provides Unicredit Access To Eurosystem Liquidity Via Its Triparty Platform - Agreement Marks An Industry First, Following Recent Changes To The Correspondent Central Banking Model Rules

Date 08/12/2014

Euroclear today announced that UniCredit, a leading European commercial bank, has become the first institution to secure its Eurosystem credit operations through an agreement with Euroclear Bank and the National Bank of Belgium (NBB). Through the agreement, Euroclear - as triparty collateral agent - will facilitate the pledging of securities collateral to Eurosystem central banks through its partnership with the NBB, acting as correspondent central bank.

DGCX Signs MoU With China Financial Futures Exchange

Date 08/12/2014

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with each other.  This is the first MoU that CFFEX has signed with a derivatives exchange in the Middle East.