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Misys Launches Integrated Corporate Banking Platform To Enhance Sales And Service With A Single View Of The Client - Unified Digital Channels With Enterprise Pricing Streamlines Business To Deliver Tailored Products With Flexible Pricing And Market-Leading Service To Win Corporate Business

Date 29/09/2014

Misys, the leading financial software company, has launched Misys FusionBanking Corporate FrontOffice, a unified corporate client front end, integrated with enterprise pricing and credit lifecycle management. The latest packaged solution in the FusionBanking portfolio for corporate banking delivers a single view across the corporate client business. The resulting cross-business visibility allows banks to predict client needs more effectively and deliver tailored financial solutions, with flexible pricing, when clients require them most.

Calypso Announces Expanded Partnership With SAP Through Participation In SAP® PartnerEdge® Program For Application Development

Date 29/09/2014

Calypso Technology, a leading provider of software solutions for the financial markets, today announced it has joined the SAP® PartnerEdge® program for Application Development. The partnership builds on the many years of collaboration between Calypso and SAP in support of SAP Adaptive Server® Enterprise (SAP ASE). It demonstrates Calypso’s continued commitment to deliver even greater business transformation and technology innovation capabilities for complex financial markets.

Euronext To Lower Client Fees For Dutch Options - Retail Investor Trading Up To 50% Cheaper

Date 29/09/2014

Euronext today announces client trading fee reductions for transactions in Dutch individual equity and index options, as part of its strategic review for this vibrant retail market.  Fees for all retail investor transactions will be reduced from €0.40 cents to €0.31 cents as of 1st October, a reduction of almost 25%. As from 1st November, the fee for market orders (orders at the best available price) will be further reduced to €0.20 cents, a 50% reduction compared to the current fee.

Moscow Exchange: Central Bank Of Russia Assigns NSD And NCC Status As Systemically Important Financial Institutions

Date 29/09/2014

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has assigned the National Settlement Depository (NSD) and the National Clearing Centre (NCC) status as systemically important financial markets infrastructure institutions.

Deutsche Börse: Subscription Launch For KTG Agrar SE Bond In The Entry Standard

Date 29/09/2014

KTG Agrar SE is issuing a corporate bond in the Entry Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The bond with the ISIN DE000A11QGQ1 can be subscribed from today until 13 October 2014, subject to early termination of subscription. It has an issue volume of up to €50 million. The corporate bond runs for five year and has a coupon rate of 7.25 percent. Its nominal denomination is €1,000.

UK Funds Under Management Reach Record £6.2 Trillion – 50% Above Pre-Crisis Peak

Date 29/09/2014

TheCityUK’s Fund Management 2014 report, released today, shows that the UK’s fund management sector was responsible for a record £6.2 trillion of funds at the end of 2013.  The sector recovered quickly from the fall experienced at the outset of the economic downturn and is now nearly 50% above the pre-crisis peak.

UBS Publishes Prospectus Of Its Share-For-Share Exchange Offer To Establish A Group Holding Company, UBS Group AG

Date 29/09/2014

UBS today announced the launch of a share-for-share exchange offer in order to establish a group holding company, UBS Group AG.

London Metal Exchange To Announce New Fee Schedule Today - To Support Ongoing Investment Programme To Transforming LME’s Business.

Date 29/09/2014

The London Metal Exchange, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), is announcing today a new fee schedule to support the ongoing investment programme that is transforming the LME’s business.  

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Approves NXT Market Registration And Listing Rules

Date 29/09/2014

NZX is pleased to announce that the Financial Markets Authority has approved the registration and rules for NXT, a new NZX market designed for small and mid-sized businesses.

Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly - 29 September 2014

Date 29/09/2014

Below are key highlights for the week ending 26 September 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):

• The SFI gained 0.41% to 118.39.
• YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.03%.
• The SFI Government Bond Index rebounded this week (+0.54%) after three consecutive weeks of decline.
• Interest yield for the SFI Corporate Bond Index is hovering near its 52-week high of 3.22.  Interest yield for the index has risen for five consecutive months.
• The SFI Corporate Financials Bond Index, remains a strong performer.  YTD, the index is up 4.33% andcurrently outperforms the broader SFI (+2.91%) and STI (+3.94%).
• The SFI will be rebalanced on Wednesday, 1 October 2014.