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  • EBA, ESMA And EIOPA Consult On Draft Technical Standards On The Mapping Of ECAIs’ Credit Assessments

    Date 05/02/2014

    The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA and EIOPA - ESAs) launched today a consultation on draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the mapping of the credit assessments to risk weights of External Credit Assessment Institution (ECAIs). These ITS will be part of the Single Rulebook in banking aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation across the European Union (EU). The consultation runs until 5 May 2014. Capital requirements under the Standardised Approach are based, among other factors, on the credit quality of the exposure, which is calculated on the basis of credit assessments provided by ECAIs. These draft ITS specify the elements that should be taken into consideration to determine the correspondence (‘mapping’) between risk weights and credit assessments provided by a particular ECAI.

  • Dubai International Financial Centre Records 14% Growth In Companies In 2013

    Date 05/02/2014

    Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial and business hub connecting the Middle East, Africa and South Asia's markets with the developed markets of Europe, Asia and the Americas, today announced its performance results for 2013.

  • NASDAQ OMX Reports Record Fourth Quarter 2013 Results

    Date 05/02/2014

    • Fourth quarter 2013 net revenues1 were a record $520 million, up 23% from the prior year quarter. On an organic basis, assuming constant currency and excluding acquisitions, net revenues increased 5% year-over-year.
    • Achieved record fourth quarter non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.69, which was 8% higher year-over-year. Fourth quarter 2013 GAAP diluted EPS was $0.81.
    • Achieved organic revenue growth year-over-year in all three non-trading business segments, Information Services, Technology Solutions, and Listing Services.
    • Non-transaction based revenues were 73% of our total fourth quarter 2013 net revenues, and increased 27% from the prior year quarter.
    • Both recent acquisitions of eSpeed and the IR, PR, and Multimedia businesses of Thomson Reuters are contributing earnings accretion and progress continues on delivering the synergy potential of both transactions.
    • The company paid down $98 million in debt in the period, and the deleveraging plan is on schedule to return NASDAQ OMX to its long-term leverage target by the end of the second quarter of 2014.

  • Oslo Børs: Derivatives Trading Almost Doubles

    Date 05/02/2014

    January saw 72,708 derivatives contracts traded every day, up by 85% from January last year.

  • NASDAQ OMX Announces Quarterly Dividend Of $0.13 Per Share

    Date 05/02/2014

    The Board of Directors of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on March 28, 2014, to shareowners of record at the close of business on March 14, 2014. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

  • Mohamed Alabbar Rings Opening Bell To Mark Listing Of Emaar’s 2016 Sukuk On NASDAQ Dubai

    Date 05/02/2014

    • Dual listing by the global property developer adds new momentum to Dubai’s expansion as global Sukuk Centre
    • Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre  welcomes listing as heralding new growth in Sharia’a capital markets

  • Thai Bourse Gears Up Domestic Roadshows To Expand Investor Base

    Date 05/02/2014

    The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) kicks off its annual roadshows in various provinces by participating in the Money Expo in Pattaya City, Chonburi province, during February 7-9, as part of its 2014 domestic roadshow plan aiming to expand the investor base and match investment opportunities in six provinces with high growth potential that benefit in particular from the preparations for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) next year.

  • Bank Of America Merrill Lynch Appoints Koris International As Investment Advisor

    Date 05/02/2014

    On February 3rd 2014, Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced the launch of the Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions (MLIS) - Merrill Lynch Dynamic Capital Protection UCITS Fund (the sub-fund), managed by Merrill Lynch International (MLI). This latest sub-fund on the MLIS UCITS platform provides institutional investors with a capital-protected solution that uses core-satellite investment principles within a risk control framework to access risk premium.

  • SIX Swiss Exchange's ETF Quarterly Statistics: 4th Quarter 2013

    Date 05/02/2014

    This report provides detailed figures regarding the performance of SIX Swiss Exchange's ETF segment in the fourth quarter of 2013.

  • Tokyo Commodity Exchange January 2014 Volume Averaged 81,932 Contracts Per Day, Up 4.3% Month-On-Month

    Date 05/02/2014

    The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that January 2014 trading volume averaged 81,932 contracts per day, up 4.3% from December 2013. Platinum gained 51% to 18,906 contracts and Rubber was up 10.1% to 10,001. These contracts helped overcome a drop in Gold, which fell 5.2% to 28,501 contracts and Crude Oil, which was down 6.9% to 3,357 contracts.