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Liquidnet Reports Strong First Quarter Performance - Record Principal Traded In Both Liquidnet APAC And EMEA

Date 29/04/2014

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, announced strong performance for the first quarter of 2014, including record quarters of principal traded in both Europe and Asia.

Nigerian Stock Exchange: Corporate Nigeria Set For A Showdown

Date 29/04/2014

Corporate Nigeria is set for a face-off in a few weeks as The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in partnership with key publicly quoted companies will be holding the 1st NSE Corporate Challenge. The one-day event which is scheduled to take place in Lagos on Saturday, May 17, 2014 will be a highly competitive and fun-filled 5 kilometre walk, run or jog competition to promote and support Teamwork, Company Pride and Corporate Wellness. The competition is open to the broker dealer community and companies listed on the Nigerian bourse.

Deutsche Börse: Q1/2014 Results Analyst & Investor Call Presentation

Date 29/04/2014

Click here to download the presentation for today's analyst and investor conference call regarding the Deutsche Boerse results for the first quarter 2014. 

Bank Of England Publishes Details Of UK Stress Test For Major UK Banks And Building Societies

Date 29/04/2014

In March 2013, the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) recommended that regular stress testing of the UK banking system should be developed to assess the system’s capital adequacy. In a Discussion Paper published in October 2013, the Bank of England set out proposals for the main features of a framework for annual and concurrent stress-testing of the UK banking system. Today, the Bank of England is setting out further details of the scenario for the stress tests that the eight major UK banks and building societies will be undertaking this year. This is a step towards the medium-term stress testing framework outlined in the Discussion Paper.

BOOST AUM Passes $100 Million Landmark

Date 29/04/2014

• The news comes on the heels of BOOST’s acquisition 10 days ago by the fifth largest and independent US ETF issuer, WisdomTree ETFs
• Boost ETP’s AUM has risen 140% since the beginning of the year, matched by rising trading volumes and improving spreads, with Boost’s ETPs trading over $200 million in March
• AUM in all short & leveraged ETPs globally reached a record $62 billion at the start of April, following a month of net inflows, with turnovers reaching a 3 year high of $200 billion

Leveraging Big Data In Market Surveillance - A White Paper By Scila Discusses How To Leverage Big Data Techniques When Analyzing The Vast Amount Of Information Gathered As A Result Of New Market Regulation

Date 29/04/2014

Modern market surveillance applications process billions of transactions in real-time every business day. The current trend is that new regulatory and compliance requirements result in market data sets getting larger and an increasing need to process data from longer time periods.

HKEx Announcement: Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect

Date 29/04/2014

This announcement is made by HKEx pursuant to the provisions under Part XIVA of the SFO and Rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules.  

DFM International Investor Roadshow In London Provides Listed Companies With Ideal Platform To Connect With Institutions - Senior Representatives Of 12 Listed Companies Demonstrate Its Achievements And Outlook Through 240 Meetings With 56 London- Based Investment Funds

Date 29/04/2014

• His Excellency Essa Kazim: The 51% growth of  General Index and 466% jump of average daily trading value to AED 1.86 billion YTD clearly indicate local and international investors’ demand and confidence
• His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair: UAE is viewed as the land of opportunities providing state of the art infrastructure and a dynamic environment for business and investments”
• Shayne Nelson: The roadshow offers investors a very efficient forum to obtain an update about the UAE economy and future opportunities in the market”
• Adnan Chilwan: The increase of foreign ownership limit of the bank came effectively due to the significant interest shown by international investors during such gatherings”
• Amit Jain: The roadshow underlines surging international investor confidence and strong fundamentals of listed companies, including Emaar Properties
• Zeina Tabari: DSI welcomes collaboration opportunities with the DFM to interact with our existing and potential shareholders
• Wassim Younan: The success of the roadshow was evident from the constructive and positive feedback collated from the attendees and participants

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/04/2014

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 Friday, 2 May 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Issued Rules On Securities Trading Of QFII And RQFII

Date 29/04/2014