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NYSE Euronext: NL Ondernemingsfonds (Dutch Entrepreneurs Fund) New Source Of Financing For Businesses - Combining The Strength And Expertise Of Banks And Institutional Investors

Date 13/01/2014

On the initiative of Euronext Amsterdam, banks, institutional investors and Robeco are joining forces to set up the NL Ondernemingsfonds to provide financing for businesses in the Netherlands. The fund will co-finance company loans. The NL Ondernemingsfonds, the long-term scope of which is projected to reach € 1 billlion, will issue its first loans this year.

Increased Institutional Equities Flow Drives Liquidnet's Performance Globally In 2013 - Equity Inflows Expected To Continue In 2014 In Response To Improved Global Economic Outlook

Date 13/01/2014

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, announced strong performance globally for 2013. Liquidnet, whose 740 members include the world's largest asset managers, has seen institutional investor flows return to markets, such as Europe and Asia, amid improved global economic conditions.

AQR Capital Management Goes Live With Fidessa Sentinel - Fidessa’s Flagship Compliance Solution Adopted By Global Investment Management Firm

Date 13/01/2014

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) announced today that AQR Capital Management, a global investment management firm, has implemented Sentinel, its award-winning compliance solution for the buy-side. The solution automates trade compliance management across all of AQR’s business, which currently includes over $90.2 billion in assets under management.

Thomson Reuters/National Venture Capital Association: Venture Capital Funds Raised $4.9 Billion During Fourth Quarter 2013 - Full Year 2013 Fundraising Slowest Since 2010

Date 13/01/2014

U.S. venture capital firms raised $4.9 billion from 48 funds during the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 12 percent compared to the level of dollar commitments raised during the third quarter of 2013, but a 21 decrease by number of funds, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The dollar commitments raised during the fourth quarter of 2013 is a 53 percent increase from the levels raised during the comparable period in 2012 and marks the strongest quarter for venture capital fundraising, by dollars, since the third quarter of 2012. Venture capital firms raised $16.7 billion from 185 funds during full year 2013, a 15 percent decline by dollar commitments compared to full year 2012 and the slowest annual period for fundraising since 2010.

Deutsche Börse Acquires Enterprise Software Firm Impendium Systems - UK Firm Operates Private Cloud Platform “Elements” To Help Clients Meet Regulatory Obligations

Date 13/01/2014

Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services has acquired Impendium Systems, a London-based firm that deploys cloud-based software solutions to help customers’ achieve regulatory compliance in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. The acquisition was completed on 10 January 2014 for an amount in the single digit million euro range. The deal represents an important step in Deutsche Börse’s growth strategy of integrating technology and data offerings to better serve client needs.

According To ETFGI: Global ETF And ETP Assets Reached US$2.4 Trillion, A New Record High, At The End Of 2013

Date 13/01/2014

US$24.5 billion net inflows in December and positive market performance pushed assets in the global ETF/ETP industry to a new record high of US$2.4 trillion at year-end 2013, according to preliminary findings from ETFGI’s global ETF and ETP industry insights report. The global ETF/ETP industry had 5,090 ETFs/ETPs, with 10,172 listings, from 218 providers on 60 exchanges at the end of 2013.

Exegy Launches Trading Application Platform

Date 13/01/2014

Exegy Inc., a provider of high-performance hardware-accelerated market data appliances, has today announced a new embedded market data product that enables rapid deployment of new applications in globally distributed datacenters.  The new Exegy Trading Application Platform (TAP) normalizes direct market data feeds on the same server hosting trading applications.  It is available as a software-only product, enabling deployment on commodity servers.  A hardware-accelerated version delivering greater efficiency and speed is slated for release later in the year.  Exegy successfully completed early access programs with customers in 2013 in the tier-one sell-side bank and hedge fund communities.  Production deployments of TAP are expected in the first quarter of 2014.

Lahore Stock Exchange Market Holiday Of 12 Rabbi-ul-Awwal 1435 On January 14, 2014

Date 13/01/2014

The Federal Government has announced public holiday on 12^th Rabbi-ul-Awwal 1435 A.H. Accordingly, the Market as well as the office of the Lahore Stock Exchange Limited shall remain closed on Tuesday, Januay 14, 2014.

Hellenic Exchanges Monthly Statistic Bulletin -December 2013

Date 13/01/2014

FOA Announces Change Of Leadership

Date 13/01/2014

Anthony Belchambers has announced his intention to step down as Chief Executive of the Futures and Options Association (FOA) to seek other challenges in the industry. He will, however, stay on as Special Advisor to the Board during this time of intense regulatory and market upheaval.