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HE Mohammed Al Gergawi Attends The Bell-Ringing Ceremony To Celebrate The Listing On NASDAQ Dubai Of AED 2.57 Billion Sukuk Issued By DIFC Investments

Date 24/11/2014

• HE Essa Kazim rings bell highlighting exchange’s support for success of Sukuk issuance
• Exchange’s international profile provides Sukuk with close links to global investors

Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-52: Reminder: BATS/Direct Edge Integration Update Conference Call On November 25, 2014

Date 24/11/2014

On Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at 10 a.m. ET, BATS Global Markets will hold a conference call to update customers on the implementation progress and schedule for integrating the Direct Edge exchanges to BATS technology.  During the call, we will provide updates related to BATS/Direct Edge data center moves and latency equalization, the integration timeline, certification requirements, testing opportunities, feature release progress and other information of interest.

FINRA Fines Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $15 Million For Supervisory Failures Related To Equity Research And Involvement In IPO Roadshows

Date 24/11/2014

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. $15 million for failing to adequately supervise communications between its equity research analysts and its clients and Citigroup sales and trading staff, and for permitting one of its analysts to participate indirectly in two road shows promoting IPOs to investors.

Intercontinental Exchange Completes Liffe Transition To ICE - Liffe Equity Derivatives Complex Now Trading On The ICE Platform Alongside U.S. MSCI And Russell Equity Indices

Date 24/11/2014

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced that it has successfully completed the Liffe futures and options transition to ICE Futures Europe. The final phase of the Liffe transition was completed with the equity derivatives complex transferring to the ICE platform, following the previous migrations of European interest rate derivatives and soft commodity contracts.

Mota-Engil Africa Celebrates Its Listing On Euronext

Date 24/11/2014

Euronext today welcomed Mota-Engil Africa N.V., a leading provider of integrated engineering and construction services in Sub-Saharan Africa. Trading in the Mota-Engil Africa shares (ticker symbol: MEAFR) started this morning on Euronext Amsterdam.

Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index

Date 24/11/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), and CRD Analytics today announced the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index (Nasdaq:QCRD), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, November 24, 2014.

Tick Size Change At The Moscow Exchange Equity Market As Of 1st Of December

Date 24/11/2014

From 1 December, Moscow Exchange is setting price ticks for ten most liquid equities, mutual funds, mortgage-backed participation certificates and ETFs for the following trading modes:

Bank Of England Appointment: Senior Research Advisor - Michael Kumhof

Date 24/11/2014

The Bank of England is delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Kumhof as the 
Senior Research Advisor in the Bank’s new Research Hub. This is a new role set up as part of the Bank’s recent Strategic Plan. The Research Hub itself has the aim of expanding the Bank’s research capacity and influence in our areas of policy responsibility. Michael will play a key part in leading this.

Bank Of England Announces Terms Of Reference For RTGS Review

Date 24/11/2014

Following an outage of the Real Time Gross Settlements (RTGS) system on 20 October 2014, the Bank of England announced that it had launched an independent review of the causes of the disruption.

Women's Exchange At HKEx Event Spotlights Women Opting Back In

Date 24/11/2014

The Women's Exchange at HKEx (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited) hosted a reception today (Monday) to spotlight women who opted back into full time employment.