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First ETF To Track FTSE Italia Mid Cap Index

Date 13/05/2014

• Lyxor Asset Management launches new ETF 
• Fund will track 60 Italian mid cap companies 
• $5bn USD in ETFs are now benchmarked to the FTSE Italia Index Series

Gas: ACER Extends The Deadline For Its Public Consultation On The Potential For Framework Guidelines On Rules For Trading

Date 13/05/2014

Since 14 April 2014 the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is running a public consultation on the preliminary scoping on potential Framework Guidelines on “Rules for Trading”. 

EPEX SPOT SE: South-Western And North-Western Europe Day-Ahead Markets Successfully Coupled - A Significant Step Towards An Integrated European Power Market

Date 13/05/2014

In a landmark move towards an integrated European power market, the full coupling of the South-Western Europe (SWE) day-ahead markets was successfully launched today. As a result, the SWE and North-Western Europe (NWE) projects, stretching from Portugal to Finland, now operate under a common day-ahead power price calculation using the Price Coupling of Regions (PCR) solution.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Cheque Centre Stops Selling Single Repayment Payday Loans And Agrees To Change Business Model To Meet FCA’s Tougher Consumer Protection Requirements

Date 13/05/2014

A major UK payday lender has exited the single instalment payday loan market (i.e. loans that must be repaid in one lump sum) and promised to change the way it offers loans and treats customers struggling to repay their debts, following an agreement with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Scots Firm Takes Bite Out Of Big Apple To Become World's Largest Low Latency Cloud Provider For Automated Forex Trading

Date 13/05/2014

• BeeksFX VPS buys New York-based Gallant VPS for undisclosed seven-figure sum 
• Company – which gives individuals a level playing field with institutional investors – plans to continue rapid expansion

Deutsche Börse Offers Full Transparency For Leading Eurex Benchmark Futures

Date 13/05/2014

Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services has launched Eurex Order by Order, a new information product that makes available the entire Eurex order book for benchmark futures for the first time. Eurex Exchange, owned by Deutsche Börse, is a leading international derivatives marketplace that offers more than 1,900 products across a growing range of asset classes. Overall trading volume in 2013 totaled 1.6 billion contracts.

HKEx: Main Board And GEM Listed Issuer Corporate Documents 2013 On DVD

Date 13/05/2014

Three sets of digital video disks (DVDs) with listed issuer corporate document archives recently released for sale by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) are now available for subscription.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Reviews How Fund Charges Are Set Out

Date 13/05/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes the findings from its review of how fund charges are presented.

Ending Too Big To Fail – Progress To Date And Remaining Issues - Speech By Sir Jon Cunliffe Deputy Governor Bank Of England, Financial Stability, At The Barclays European Bank Capital Summit, London

Date 13/05/2014

In a speech on Tuesday, Jon Cunliffe reviews the progress made by regulators in addressing the issue of Too Big To Fail and sets out some remaining issues. He describes the two-pronged approach taken by regulators: first, to reduce, but not eliminate, the probability of failure by increasing the resilience of financial institutions; second, managing the impact of failure via the resolution framework and by making investors bear losses.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: First Renminbi Bond Listed In The Regulated Market

Date 13/05/2014

The first bond denominated in Chinese renminbi was listed in the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange today. This enables more than 230 trading participants in 18 countries to trade this bond on a transparent and efficient market.