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Euroclear’s International ETF Structure Is Selected By State Street Global Advisors

Date 01/10/2014

Euroclear Bank, the Brussels-based international central securities depository (ICSD), and State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), a global leader in asset management, plan to merge a proposed thirteen SPDR® ETFs to an international ETF structure under Irish Law. This is an industry first; the first conversion from a domestic structure to an international structure that would remove the inefficiencies and reduce the costs associated with the current market practice.

Shorter Settlement Cycle From 6 October - Oslo Børs VPS Introduces T+2 With Effect From 6 October

Date 01/10/2014

This means that securities will be settled on the investor’s account in VPS two days after the transaction has taken place and consequently that the seller will receive payment after two days.

KDPW_CCP: Negotiated Securities Lending System Has Launched

Date 01/10/2014

The negotiated securities lending and borrowing system organised by KDPW_CCP in co-operation with KDPW has launched on 1 October 2014.

IPXI® Announces Multi-Party Offering For Wireless Communications Standard Essential Patents - Leading Companies, Universities And Laboratories Sponsor Pooled ULR Contract On IEEE 802.11n

Date 01/10/2014

Intellectual Property Exchange International, Inc. (IPXI), the world’s first financial exchange for licensing and trading intellectual property (IP) rights, today announced a multi-party offering for standard essential patents (SEPs) involving the world’s most widely adopted standard protocol for wireless technology.  The offering of Unit License Right™ (ULR™) contracts is based on patent rights from eight organizations – including leading consumer electronics and telecommunications companies, universities and research laboratories – whose rights are considered essential to the IEEE 802.11n standard for higher throughput in wireless local area network (WLAN) 

Intercontinental Exchange Completes First Phase Of The Liffe Transition To ICE Futures Europe - London Soft Commodities Now On The ICE Platform Alongside ICE Futures U.S. Softs Contracts

Date 01/10/2014

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced that it has successfully completed the transition of the Liffe London soft commodity futures and options contracts to ICE Futures Europe. These products are now listed on the ICE trading platform, which is also home to the ICE Futures U.S. soft commodity futures and options that include Sugar 11, Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton and Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice contracts. For the first time, global soft commodities contracts are available for trading side by side on the same widely distributed, feature rich trading platform.

SGX Completes Acquisition Of Energy Market Company

Date 01/10/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today acquired the remaining 51% of Singapore-based Energy Market Company (EMC) from the Energy Market Authority (EMA), making EMC a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGX.

The Trading Volume On The Spanish Exchange Reached In September €62.06 Bn., Up 29%

Date 01/10/2014

• The equity trading volume to the end of September was up 27% on the year

Rare ANS Crude Export To South Korea Detected By Genscape

Date 01/10/2014

According to the EIA, no Alaskan crude oil has been exported outside of the United States since 2004. However, Genscape's Vesseltracker AIS monitoring data has recently shown that a cargo of Alaskan North Slope crude was loaded at the port of Valdez, Alaska, for delivery into the South Korean refining center of Yeosu.

SGX: Highlights Of The Largest Capitalised Industrial Stocks

Date 01/10/2014

FTSE And Research Affiliates Debut FTSE RAFI Low Volatility Index Series

Date 01/10/2014

• Provides fundamental weighting to low volatility securities
• Indices cover Global, Developed, and Emerging markets
• Over $59 billion now tracking FTSE RAFI benchmarks