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From Darkness Cometh Light? Some Early Messages From The Fair And Effective Markets Review Consultation Responses - Speech By Andrew Hauser, Director Of Markets Strategy, Bank Of England, And Head Of The Fair And Effective Markets Review Secretariat At AFME’s 10th Annual European Market Liquidity Conference, London

Date 24/02/2015

Thank you for the invitation to address you today – it is a pleasure to be here.

Much of the agenda for your conference is strikingly optimistic: developments in renminbi markets; the changing shape of fixed income trading; the new landscape for foreign exchange; the EU Capital Markets Union; and innovative ways to use ‘big data’ and other analytical techniques. It is good to see the wholesale markets looking forward, seeking out new opportunities, and facing the realities of regulatory and technological change with a sense of purpose and resolve. That dynamism is essential to the prosperity of everyone, and central to financing the global recovery.

Borsa Italiana: First IPO On MTA In 2015: Banzai Debuts On STAR Segment

Date 24/02/2015

• The company has raised €54 million
• 68th company listed on the STAR segment

EGX Promotes Economic Conference In London

Date 24/02/2015

National Stock Exchange Holdings Inc. Completes Acquisition Of National Stock Exchange, Inc.

Date 24/02/2015

National Stock Exchange Holdings Inc. (Holdings) is pleased to announce that it has completed its acquisition of National Stock Exchange, Inc., (NSX) a national securities exchange

Share Of Investors In Financial Instruments Trading On WSE In 2014

Date 24/02/2015

• Foreign investors generated 49% of trading in equities on the WSE Main Market (+2 percentage points YoY), institutional investors 38% (no change YoY), and retail investors 13% (-2 percentage points YoY).
  
• Retail investors remained in the lead on NewConnect with a share of 70% of trading (+1 percentage point YoY). The share of institutional investors was noticeable at 23% (-1 percentage point YoY) while the share of foreign investors was 7% (no change YoY).
  
• The share of domestic institutions in option trading grew for another consecutive year, which suggests professionalisation of trade in this WSE segment.

Italian Borders Successfully Coupled - A Further Significant Step Towards An Integrated European Power Market

Date 24/02/2015

The Italian Borders Market Coupling was successfully launched today. The Italian-Austrian, Italian-French and Italian-Slovenian borders have been coupled with the Multi-Regional Coupling (MRC), thus linking the majority of EU power markets – from Finland to Portugal and Slovenia.The launch of the Italian Borders Market Coupling provides evidence of the flexibility and reliability of the Price Coupling of Regions (PCR) solution.

RBC Becomes EBS Direct¹s First Canadian Liquidity Provider

Date 24/02/2015

EBS, ICAP's market-leading electronic FX business, announces today that its growth in Commonwealth currencies will be further strengthened with the addition of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) as the first Canadian liquidity provider (LP) on the EBS Direct platform. This brings the total number of LPs on EBS Direct to 19.

Cairo Amman Bank: Jordan Capital Market Development Flash

Date 24/02/2015

Jordan Securities Commission has issued a new amendment for the trading directives in Amman Stock Exchange on that will be effective directly in the Exchange.

Eurogroup President Cautiously Optimistic On Euro Zone Economy And Greek Reforms

Date 24/02/2015

The state of play in Eurogroup talks with Greece dominated the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee’s regular debate with Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Tuesday morning. After sharing with MEPs news of growth forecasts and declining deficits in the euro area and good progress in Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus, he confirmed that the Greek reform plan had been received on Monday evening and that Eurogroup ministers would discuss it in a conference call on Tuesday.

Xignite Works With MSCI To Target Growing Fintech Market With Benchmark Data

Date 24/02/2015

Xignite, the leading provider of market data from the cloud, announced today that it has become a distributor of the MSCI Global Equity Indexes via its cloud API platform.