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Warsaw Stock Exchange: First Year Of Operation Of UTP Trading System

Date 15/04/2014

• The first trading session in the new trading system, the Universal Trading Platform (UTP), took place a year ago on 15 April 2013.
• Implementation of UTP was the most important infrastructure project on the Polish capital market in many years.

ICAP Launches i-Swap For Australian Dollar

Date 15/04/2014

ICAP (IAP.L), the leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk and information services, announces that it launched i-Swap, its electronic interest rate derivatives platform for trading interest rate swaps (IRS), in Australia on 2 April.

UK: Boiler Room Fraudster Sentenced

Date 15/04/2014

John Laurence Curtin was today sentenced to 4.5 years' imprisonment at Westminster Magistrates' Court for his part in a £4 million boiler room fraud. 

Flash Boys “Complete Nonsense” And Regulators Must Not React – CMCRC: Pre-Eminent Market Structure Researcher Says Michael Lewis’s New Book Appears To Be Evidence-Free Scaremongering

Date 15/04/2014

The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has released two videos commenting on  the anti-HFT sentiment stirred up by the release of Michael Lewis’s new book Flash Boys.

IOSCO Research Publishes Paper On Corporate Bond Markets

Date 15/04/2014

The Research Department of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published a Staff Working Paper entitled Corporate Bond Markets: A Global Perspective.

European Commission: Undertakings For Collective Investment In Transferable Securities – Amended Directive (UCITS V) - Frequently Asked Questions

Date 15/04/2014

See also STATEMENT/14/121

1. What is a UCITS fund?

Investment funds are specially constituted investment vehicles, created with the sole purpose of gathering assets from investors, and investing those assets in a diversified pool of assets. By investment in investment funds, small investors can buy exposure to a professionally-managed and diversified basket of financial or other assets. Overheads are spread over the pool of investors, reducing the average cost for the investor.

Listed Companies On The Palestine Exchange Achieve Net Profit Of 241 Million USD In 2013

Date 15/04/2014

Thirty five (35) of forty nine (49) listed companies on the Palestine Exchange (PEX) achieved profits in 2013.

Moscow Exchange To Launch New Russian Market Volatility Indicator

Date 15/04/2014

Moscow Exchange will begin calculating and publishing the RVI Index, a new Russian market volatility index, on 16 April.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Reprimands, Fines And Suspends Adnan Bin Jusoh For Engaging In Unauthorised Trades / Abuse Of A Client’s Account

Date 15/04/2014

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded, imposed a fine of RM40,000 and suspended/restricted (as the case may be) Adnan bin Jusoh (Adnan) for 6 months as / from being a Registered Person, for breaches relating to unauthorised trades / abuse of a client’s account.  Adnan was also required to undergo training on the conduct or professionalism of Dealer’s Representative (DR) / market offences.

SIX Swiss Exchange: Shares Of Bravofly Rumbo Group N.V. (BRG) Open At CHF 45.00

Date 15/04/2014

Today, the shares of Bravofly Rumbo Group were traded for the first time under the “Main Standard” of SIX Swiss Exchange, opening at CHF 45.00. This corresponds to a total market capitalization of around CHF 680.7 million.