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ICE Announces Management Appointments And Board For ICE Futures Singapore And ICE Clear Singapore - Singapore Mercantile Exchange Renaming Reflects Planned Transition To ICE Trading And Clearing Platforms

Date 16/04/2014

IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced management appointments and the Board of Directors for its Singapore-based exchange and clearing house, subject to regulatory approval.

GW&K Live On Fidessa’s Sentinel Compliance Service - US Firm Implements Service For Fully Managed Compliance Solution

Date 16/04/2014

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has today announced that GW&K Investment Management (GW&K), the Boston based multi-asset investment firm, is live on Fidessa's Sentinel Compliance Service for fully managed, comprehensive compliance.

Deutsche Börse And The Stock Exchange Of Thailand (SET) To Cooperate - Memorandum Of Understanding Signed Last Week

Date 16/04/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Deutsche Börse AG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 11 April 2014. Both partners aim to enter into a cooperative relationship for the purpose of facilitating the development of the securities and derivatives markets between Thailand and Germany.

FESE Welcomes European Parliament’s Vote On MiFID II

Date 16/04/2014

Yesterday, the European Parliament in plenary adopted the Commission’s proposal of the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) welcomes the agreement of European policy makers on MiFID II Level 1 text. This directive, which was  initially  adopted  in  2004,  changed  Europe’s  trading  landscape  by  increasing  the  competition between equities trading venues, but also led to increased market fragmentation and complexity for investors and companies.

BOOST ETP’s AUM Reaches A Record $97 Million As Investors’ Bearish Sentiment In Natural Gas Continues

Date 16/04/2014

• BOOST ETP’s AUM has increased by 130% from the beginning of the year with the largest inflows YTD seen into Boost Natural Gas 3x Short Daily ETP  (3NGL) ($28 million)
• The trend in BOOST ETP’s AUM has been matched by rising trading volumes and improving spreads, with BOOST ETPs trading over $200 million in the LSE and Borsa Italiana in March
• AUM in all short & leveraged ETPs traded globally reached a record $62 billion at the end of March, following a month of net inflows, with turnovers reaching a 3 year high of $200 billion

Kinetic Partners Continues To Develop Hong Kong Team

Date 16/04/2014

Kinetic Partners, the global financial services advisory firm, has today announced two promotions within its team in Hong Kong as it continues to grow and develop its business. AnnMarie Croswell has been promoted to Member and Katrina Banh to Associate Director within Kinetic Partners regulatory compliance team in Hong Kong.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Banco Santander-Chile To List Yen-Denominated Foreign Bond On TOKYO PRO-BOND Market With Value Of JPY 27.3 Billion

Date 16/04/2014

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a yen-denominated bond with a total value of JPY 27.3 billion (Fixed-interest corporate bond: JPY 2 billion (tenor : 3 years) and JPY 18.7 billion (tenor : 5 years), Floating-interest corporate bond: JPY 6.6 billion (tenor : 3 years)) from Banco Santander-Chile (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=71614&p=irol-IRHome) for listing on the professional-oriented TOKYO PRO-BOND Market.

Volta Welcomes Six Degrees Group To Their Great Sutton Street Data Centre - Six Degrees Group (6DG) Adds CityOof London PoP At Volta To Expand Their Datahop Network

Date 16/04/2014

Volta Data Centres, the specialist provider of data centres to the financial, media and content industries, today announced that 6DG, a provider of integrated data managed services, has added a Central London PoP at Volta’s Great Sutton Street data centre, to expand the coverage of its 6DG Datahop network.

Temenos Appoints Martin Frick As Head Of APAC - New Appointment Will Help Strengthen Management Team To Deliver Regional Growth

Date 16/04/2014

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the financial services industry, today announces that it has appointed Martin Frick as Head of APAC, based out of the group’s Singapore office.

Reuters Wins Pulitzer Prize For International Reporting, Finalist For Investigative Reporting And Breaking News Photography

Date 16/04/2014

Reuters, one of the world's largest multimedia news providers, was today awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. Reuters journalists Jason Szep, Andrew R.C. Marshall and team were honored with the first-ever text Pulitzer Prize to be won by Reuters for their series on the oppression of the Muslim Rohingya of Myanmar.