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Misys Launches FusionBanking Lending To Enable Banks To Connect And Grow Their Lending Businesses - Comprehensive Front-To-Back Office Solution Streamlines The Entire Loan Lifecycle Across All Lending Asset Classes

Date 26/01/2015

Misys, the leading financial software company, has launched FusionBanking Lending, an all-in-one lending solution that provides banks the ability to manage the full loan lifecycle on a single platform. This solution supports the entire lending workflow from origination, credit analysis and document generation in the front office, to servicing, accounting and portfolio risk management in the back office, covering syndicated and high volume commercial lending.

ICAP e-Commerce Launches Scrapbook, An Innovative e-Solution For The Corporate Bond Market

Date 26/01/2015

ICAP, a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it is launching Scrapbook, an anonymous, session-based e-solution for the corporate bond market. The service will be operated by ICAP’s BrokerTec MTF (Multilateral Trading Facility) under the regulated entity of BrokerTec Europe Limited leveraging the ICAP e-Commerce team.

Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly - 26 January 2015

Date 26/01/2015

Key highlights for the week ending 23 January 2015

• The SFI fell 0.11% to 121.59.
• YTD, the SFI currently outperforms the STI by 0.34% (+1.72% vs. +1.38%).
• Decline in the SFI’s performance last week was attributed to losses in the government bond segment; the SFI Government Bond Index, fell 0.49% to 120.57.
• Conversely, corporate bonds (SFI Corporate Bond Index), saw a third consecutive week of gains (+0.51% to an all-time high of 125.44). YTD, the index has risen 0.94% - its strongest start to the year in its six-year history (historical average: 0.15%).
• Statutory board bonds (SFI Statutory Board Bond Index) advanced for a third consecutive week, gaining 0.70%. This is the index’s largest weekly gain since 20 September 2013 (1.26%).
• The SFI will be rebalanced next Monday, 2 February 2015.

Citigroup Global Markets Limited And Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Are Registered On The Lead Managing Underwriter List Of TOKYO PRO-BOND Market

Date 26/01/2015

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange registered Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on the Lead Managing Underwriter List of the professional-oriented bond market, i.e. TOKYO PRO-BOND Market. According to this time’s registration, the number of securities companies on the list is 44 as of January 26, 2015.

SGX Partners Clearbridge Accelerator To Facilitate Fund Raising For Entrepreneurs And SMEs

Date 26/01/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is partnering Clearbridge Accelerator Pte Ltd (CBA) to develop a capital-raising platform for entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Asia.

Advancing Monetary Union: Speech By Yves Mersch, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, Euro Exhibition, Osnabrück, 25 January 2015

Date 25/01/2015

Ladies and gentlemen,

Euro banknotes and coins are not just a means of payment. The bridges and arches on our banknotes are a symbol of European integration. They stand for the fact that there is a lot which connects us within the Monetary Union, and that our once so divided continent has succeeded in overcoming these deep divisions, as the crisis has recently shown.

Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor And Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Monitor Report

Date 25/01/2015

The Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor and Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Monitor are now available for download.

Re-formation Of Qatar Stock Exchange Board Of Directors Under The Chairmanship Of H.E Sheikh Ahmed Bin Jassim Bin Mohammad Al Thani, Minister Of Economy And Commerce,

Date 25/01/2015

Qatar Investment Authority issued Resolution No. (3) of 2015, re-forming the Board of Directors Qatar Stock Exchange under the chairmanship of H.E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Bin Mohammad Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, as of today, Sunday, January 25th, 2015. 

Japan And World Economic Forum To Jointly Address Cybersecurity

Date 24/01/2015

• Cybersecurity a priority for Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Meeting on cybersecurity will be held 7-8 November 2015 in Bankoku Shinryokan, Okinawa, Japan
• Theme of the meeting will be Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and Cyber Connection (Cyber3)

TMX Group: Shorcan 17th Annual Charity Day Raises Over $640,000

Date 24/01/2015

Shorcan Brokers Limited (Shorcan), TMX Group's fixed income interdealer brokerage, today announced the results of its 17th Annual Charity Day on January 22, 2015. Revenue from the day's trading activity amounted to more than $640,000. Shorcan will donate 100% of yesterday's revenue to over 20 designated charities. To date, the program has raised a total of over $7.1 million.