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Thomson Reuters And West Point's Combating Terrorism Center Release New Study On Illicit Behavior - Connectivity Between Terrorist And Criminal Activity Is Highest In Developed, Resource-Rich Countries, And Those With Policies Actively Supporting Criminal Elements Bucking Conventional Assumptions

Date 18/08/2014

Thomson Reuters today announced the publication of a new study in conjunction with The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, which looks at the interrelationship between illicit activity in economic and political arenas. The report, Risky Business: The Global Threat Network and the Politics of Contraband, utilizes Thomson Reuters Accelus World-Check data and examines the relationships of those who produce and profit from illicit activity for financial or political purposes.

BM&FBOVESPA Clearinghouse Starts Operating

Date 18/08/2014

• New clearinghouse infrastructure a milestone in the evolution of Brazil’s financial and capital markets.
• BM&FBOVESPA Clearinghouse goes into operation using the new Closeout Risk Evaluation (CORE) integrated risk calculation system, one of the most secure and efficient in the world.
• First phase is the migration of the exchange-traded and OTC derivatives market.

Exegy, TMX Datalinx And FIF Launch MarketDataPeaks Service In Canada

Date 18/08/2014

Exegy Inc., the market data appliance company, TMX Datalinx®, the information services division of TMX Group, and the Financial Information Forum (FIF) announced today the launch of the first Canadian website to track real-time market data messaging rates at no charge for the Canadian markets.

Swedish National Pension Fund To Use SuperDerivatives’ Market Data

Date 18/08/2014

AP3, the third Swedish national pension fund, one of five buffer funds within the Swedish national pension system, has selected SuperDerivatives’ award-winning market data, DataX, for investment analysis and valuation.

DGCX Moves To New Offices In The DMCC Free Zone

Date 18/08/2014

Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the region’s first derivatives exchange, has announced that it has moved to a new permanent office in the DMCC Free Zone, the global gateway for commodity trade and enterprise in Dubai and the region.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Mobile Futures

Date 18/08/2014

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 20 August 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor - August 17, 2014

Date 18/08/2014

Click here to download the latest Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor.

Technology Not The Answer To Improved Market Surveillance — CMCRC

Date 18/08/2014

Advancements in technology are not enough to improve market surveillance and curtail prohibited trading behaviours, according to the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). With organisations already spoilt for choice when it comes to surveillance technology, the CMCRC argues that the focus needs to be on better data, not technology.

BBVA Open Talent Reveals European Finalists To Participate In Next Bank Europe - Top 20 Startups Have Been Selected To Pitch Their Business Ideas At The Next Bank Europe Conference In Barcelona

Date 18/08/2014

BBVA, the Spanish financial services group has named the 20 finalists for the European leg of the global startup competition, BBVA Open Talent. The finalists will present their startup projects to an audience of business executives, entrepreneurs and investors at the Next Bank Europeconference in Barcelona on 18th-19th September 2014.

TriOptima Compression Reaches $500 Trillion In Eliminated Notional Principal

Date 18/08/2014

TriOptima, provider of OTC derivative post trade services, today announces that market participants have eliminated $500 trillion in notional principal outstanding since it introduced triReduce, its multilateral compression service, in 2003.