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Mergermarket Releases Its Q3 2014 Regional M&A Trend Reports

Date 13/11/2014

Mergermarket releases its Q3 2014 Regional M&A trend reports: 

Germany 
United Kingdom

SGX Publishes Terms Of Reference For Board Committee Of Inquiry Into The Breakdown On 5 November 2014

Date 13/11/2014

Regulation In A Recovery - Speech By John-Griffith Jones, FCA Chairman, At The CASS Business School, London

Date 13/11/2014

Good evening. Thank you to the CASS Business School for hosting tonight’s event. It is a great pleasure to share with you some thoughts this evening on ‘Regulating in a Recovery’. I only hope that I am not tempting economic fate by using such a title; I do not mean to do so, as my remarks will largely relate to the regulation of conduct, rather than the regulation of prudence.

EGX Board Approves Arbitration Rules For Capital Market

Date 13/11/2014

Aiming to improve the investment climate in the Egyptian Stock Market, EGX Board approved rules of arbitration for the settlement of disputes of the capital market in the light of the arbitration rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and its amendments. The rules aims to settle disputes that arise between the parties to the different market as a voluntary consent of the parties.

CLTX And Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services Announce Exclusive Real-Time Data Agreement

Date 13/11/2014

Cleartrade (CLTX), the Singapore regulated futures exchange for commodity derivatives, today announced an exclusive worldwide real-time data agreement with Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services.

Lombard Risk Winner Of Custody Risk's European Award 2014 - "Collateral Technology Vendor Of The Year"

Date 13/11/2014

Lombard Risk Management plc (Lombard Risk), a leading provider of integrated collateral management, regulatory compliance and reporting solutions for the financial services industry, today announced that is has been named the "Collateral Technology Vendor of the Year" in the 2014 Custody Risk European Awards.

Xetra/Börse: Subscription Launch For German Pellets GmbH Bond In The Prime Standard

Date 13/11/2014

German Pellets GmbH is issuing a corporate bond in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The bond with the ISIN DE000A13R5N7 can be subscribed from today until 24 November 2014, subject to early termination of subscription. It has an issue volume of up to €100 million with an option to increase by up to €30 million. The corporate bond runs for five year and has a coupon rate of 7.25 percent. Its nominal denomination is €1,000. 

Financial Stability Oversight Council Stakeholder Engagement Through November 12

Date 13/11/2014

The Deputies Committee of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) today held a series of meetings at the Treasury Department regarding the Council’s nonbank financial company designations process.  These meetings follow the Council’s direction to staff at its October 6 public meeting, and are part of the Council’s ongoing efforts to seek input from relevant stakeholders regarding potential changes to the process. 

BGC Issues Letter To GFI Shareholders - Clarifies Tender Offer Terms, Largely In Response To GFI Board Request - BGC'S $5.25 Per Share All-Cash Offer Is Clearly Superior To The Proposed CME Transaction - Shareholders Urged To Send A Strong Message By Promptly Tendering Their Shares

Date 12/11/2014

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it is amending the terms of its previously announced $5.25 per share all-cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) ("GFI Group" or "GFI") it does not currently own. BGC, through its affiliate BGC Partners, L.P., currently owns approximately 13.4% of GFI's outstanding shares. 

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 12/11/2014

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.