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Are Exchanges The New Hot Stock Option? Mondo Visione Exchange Forum Debates Exchanges As Investments - FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Increases 3.4 Per Cent

Date 12/11/2013

As large exchange groups gear themselves to be the hottest investment pick for analysts, the Mondo Visione Exchange Forum opens in London tomorrow, to discuss how this will stack up in the coming year.

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index demonstrates that the prices of publicly listed exchanges are continuing to rise, as the big global players prioritise their offerings and shape their strategic messages. “Exchange groups as investments” is the opening panel topic at the Mondo Visione Exchange Forum, now considered the industry’s leading executive event.  

DFM Accredits “Mashreq Securities” For Direct Market Access (DMA)

Date 12/11/2013

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that “Mashreq Securities” has been accredited to provide Direct Market access (DMA) for global brokers lifting the number of DMA service providers to 5 brokerage firms. The exchange is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

ULLINK Develops Monitoring Plug-In For ITRS Geneos

Date 12/11/2013

ITRS Group Ltd, a leading global provider of performance monitoring and management technology has announced today an integration with ULLINK, a global provider of trading software and services specialising in high touch and low touch trading solutions for buy-side and sell-side markets.

Algomi Appoints Neil Murray As Head Of European Sales - Credit Trading Veteran Joins Innovative Firm As Banks Shift Fixed Income Trading Models From Risk Provision To Information Franchises

Date 12/11/2013

Algomi, the provider of information-matching solutions to optimise fixed income liquidity, has appointed Neil Murray as Head of European Sales. Neil will lead the rapid growth of the Algomi European sales efforts, based in Algomi’s London office. He is a veteran of the credit trading industry, having worked for 13 years at various investment banks, and will focus on growing Algomi’s client base across the buy and sell-side.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Accepting Feedback On Corporate Value Improvement Award And Finalists (Until Nov. 24)

Date 12/11/2013

TSE is selecting the Grand Prix winner of the Corporate Value Improvement Award from this year's 5 finalists. As part of the selection process, we have begun accepting comments and opinions from investors on the award and the finalists. The feedback window will be open until November 24, 2013 (Sun.).

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Regarding Offering Of SCO On Inter-Commodity Spreads

Date 12/11/2013

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) has decided to offer Standard Combination Orders (SCO) on Inter-Commodity Spreads in the Oil and Chukyo-Oil Markets.

EBS Direct Moves To Full Commercial Launch - More Than 325 Customers Signed Up Including 30 Non-Bank Customers

Date 12/11/2013

EBS, ICAP’s market-leading electronic FX business, announces that EBS Direct has launched its commercial service. Following a period of beta testing the service is now fully operational and available to all customers. Both liquidity providers and consumers contributed invaluable feedback during the beta programme and traded in a live environment during this testing phase.

SGX Introduces New Asian Index Futures

Date 12/11/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to introduce three new Asian Index Futures to provide investors wider access to almost all of Asia’s key capital and growth markets.  The new contracts, namely the SGX-PSE MSCI Philippines Index Futures, SGX MSCI Thailand Index Futures and SGX MSCI India Index Futures, complement SGX’s extensive suite of equity derivatives offerings.  In addition, it provides global investors deeper and more extensive reach into Asia's emerging markets.  The three new contracts will commence trading from 25 November 2013.

Qatar Exchange Welcomes S&P Dow Jones Decision To Upgrade Qatar To Emerging Market - Al-Mansoori: The Decision Is Positive Step To Attract Foreign Investors

Date 12/11/2013

Qatar Exchange welcomed the decision of the Standard & Poors (S&P) Dow Jones to upgrade the Qatari market from a Frontier Market to Emerging Market, describing this decision as a positive step that will attract further foreign investments to the Qatari stock market.

Deutsche Börse: Corporate Governance Makes Future Difference For Private Equity Industry In China Study Says

Date 12/11/2013

A joint study from Deutsche Börse and CMS Hasch Sigle shows that the quality of investments becomes more important. As a result of the slowing Chinese Economy, of closed IPO exit channels and of the increasing competition in many sectors of the economy the level of Corporate Governance of the companies can make the difference between good and mediocre returns.