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SGX Reports 1Q Results On 21 October

Date 22/09/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is reporting first quarter results for Financial Year 2015 (FY2015) after the market closes on 21 October 2014.

Paradigm Shift As Real-Time Clearing Becomes A Reality In Europe - Cinnober’s Technology Now Live At LME Clear — Europe’s Most Modern, Multi-Asset Clearinghouse

Date 22/09/2014

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced the successful launch of its brand new clearinghouse, LME Clear. Swedish supplier and long-term partner, Cinnober Financial Technology, is providing the core technology for real-time, multi-asset clearing and risk management to the exchange.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: Four New UBS ETFs Launched On Xetra

Date 22/09/2014

Four new exchange-listed equity index funds from the issuer UBS Global Asset Management have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Monday.  

Debt Management Firms Must Raise Their Game, Says UK’s Financial Conduct Authority

Date 22/09/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says debt management firms must demonstrate they provide appropriate advice, do not charge unfair fees, and have adequate processes for handling client money when assessments for consumer credit authorisation start next month.

OTAS Dashboard Positive And Negative Ranking

Date 22/09/2014

Stocks with the most positive market trends in both Europe and the US are on average notably smaller than those with the most negative trends. High relative implied volatility is a feature of the most negatively ranked US stocks, with Molson Coors and Intel at peak levels on this measure.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: Five New Db X-Trackers ETFs Launched On Xetra

Date 22/09/2014

Five new db x-trackers from the ETF section of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management have been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Monday.

LME Clear Announces Successful Launch

Date 22/09/2014

• 100% of members’ open positions migrated to new clearing house
• New clearing system named ‘LMEmercury’
• LME Clear looks to future expansion, including introducing RMB as cash collateral

Cairo Amman Bank Fash Comment: Budget Deficit Widens In The First Seven Months Of The Year Due To Sluggish Foreign Grants

Date 22/09/2014

• The Ministry of Finance released government budget figures for the first seven months of 2014, which showed that the government fiscal position had slightly deteriorated resulting in a wider deficit than the same period last year:  

Investec Structured Products Partners With Calastone And Novia Financial

Date 22/09/2014

• Investec are first to offer automated dealing of structured products to Wraps and Platforms via Calastone’s global transaction network.

Are Fairer Markets More Efficient? - Research From The CMCRC Suggests A Correlation

Date 22/09/2014

New research released by the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) examines the relationship between violations of integrity standards set by exchange- operators or regulators and the consequences for security market efficiency. The research covering over 30 markets shows that while improving market fairness helps reduce transaction costs, not all market design changes simultaneously enhance both fairness and efficiency.