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Bank Of England Accredits MWR InfoSecurity In New Cyber Security Testing Scheme

Date 11/06/2014

Leading global information security firm MWR InfoSecurity has been announced as one of the seven accredited providers for the Bank of England’s new testing framework, CBEST.

FIX Becomes The Pre-Eminent Standard For OTC Derivatives Trading On SEFs

Date 11/06/2014

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of the global electronic trading community, announces the adoption of the FIX Protocol by an overwhelming majority of Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs), including BGC Derivative Markets, L.P., Bloomberg, trueEX, GFI Group, ICE Swap Trade, MarketAxess, Tradeweb (TW and DW), Tradition Trad-X and Tullett Prebon.

Next Steps For European Securitisation Markets - Speech By Yves Mersch, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The IMN Global ABS Conference, Barcelona,11 June 2014

Date 11/06/2014

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is a pleasure to be here with you at the 2014 Global ABS Conference.

Over the last year ABS have become a major focus of discussion within European policymaking circles. There is a growing consensus that an instrument once seen as part of the problem could in fact be part of the solution. I am therefore happy to see that the conference agenda contains many sessions touching on the key issues we are thinking about, such as regulation and economic growth. I am sure there will be several useful insights we can draw on.

Thai Bourse Market Report For May

Date 11/06/2014

• Daily average trading volume up 32.2 pct month-on-month  to USD 1.29 billion
• Market cap at USD 396 billion, up 10.23 pct from end-2013  
• Derivatives trading up 1.5 times month-on-month at 137,261 contracts per day

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Statistics On Dates Of Annual General Shareholders Meetings For Companies Which Settle Accounts In March 2014

Date 11/06/2014

TSE has compiled the statistics on dates of Annual General Shareholders Meetings for companies which settle accounts in March 2014. A summary of the statistics is as below.

DET Technologies Leverages Rapid Addition’s RA-Cheetah FIX Engine In New Partnership

Date 11/06/2014

Rapid Addition, a leading provider of trading technology to buy- and sell-side financial institutions, has today announced a partnership with DET Technologies, specialist consultants and provider of bespoke software to support electronic trading platforms. Rapid Addition’s RA-Cheetah FIX engine will support DET Technologies’ flagship DET Hub, allowing clients to benefit from an effective and reliable solution in the face of an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Ingenuity Consolidated Berhad And Fines 2 Executive Directors A Total Of RM200,000

Date 11/06/2014

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded Ingenuity Consolidated Berhad (INGENCO or the Company) and 2 executive directors for breaching the Bursa Malaysia Securities ACE Market Listing Requirements (ACE LR).  In addition, the 2 executive directors of INGENCO were fined a total of RM200,000.

EEX Acquires Shares In Gaspoint Nordic

Date 11/06/2014

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Danish Gas Transmission System Operator Energinet.dk have agreed on a comprehensive cooperation. In this context, EEX will acquire 50 percent of the shares in the Danish gas exchange Gaspoint Nordic A/S, subject to the approval of the respective authorities. With this cooperation, both companies force the further development of the Danish natural gas market and its alignment with continental European standards.

globeSettle Selected As Collateral Location Venue By LCH.Clearnet Ltd And CC&G

Date 11/06/2014

• Clearing members will be able to choose to place collateral with globeSettle
• Offers Clearing members a straight through collateral and custody solution
• Contributes to CCPs client segregation model
• globeSettle received regulatory approval to start operations in May 2014

Exchange Council: EEX Assumes Central Position On The Italian Power Market - Contract Specifications Restructured – Exchange Council Confirms Need For An Integrated German-Austrian Price Zone

Date 11/06/2014

On 4 June 2014, this year’s second meeting of the Exchange Council of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) was held in Leipzig, chaired by Peter Heydecker. At the meeting, the current developments on the EEX markets were discussed and decisions amending the exchange contract specifications were adopted.