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Good Conduct And Market Intergrity - Speech By Martin Wheatley, CEO, The UK Financial Conduct Authority, At The General Insurance Conference, London

Date 03/06/2014

I want to start with a sincere thank you to the insurance industry for its positive engagement with the FCA over a year of significant change.

We remain, of course, locked into an enormously important period of our financial history – navigating make or break debates around the social utility of some of our biggest firms, as well as witnessing sweeping changes in technology, demographics, public attitudes, and so on and so forth.

Euronext Appoints Chief Operating Officer - Appointment Of Jos Dijsselhof To COO Completes New Managing Board

Date 03/06/2014

Euronext, a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), today announced the appointment of Jos Dijsselhof as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Euronext with effect from 1st July 2014, pending regulatory approvals.  His role will be to ensure seamless and orderly operations across Euronext’s pan-European markets.

Non Jordanian Investment At The Amman Stock Exchange During May 2014

Date 03/06/2014

The total value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during May 2014 was JD24.4 million, representing 17.2% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD17.7 million. Thus, the net of non-Jordanian investment during May 2014 showed an increase of JD6.7 million.

Internet Breakdowns Between Cairo And Alexandria Affect The Daily Trading Value At EGX

Date 03/06/2014

Referring to the problems in Internet service breakdowns between Alexandria and Cairo and the subsequent delay in data transmission, EGX would like to clarify that the internet problem has affected the buy and sell orders through remote trading and electronic trading via the Internet. According to the analysis of the information technology sector in EGX, the decline in average daily trading amounted about 33.23%.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - May 2014: Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange, NGX

Date 03/06/2014

TMX Group Limited today announced May 2014 trading statistics for its marketplaces - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange (MX) and NGX.

ESMA Announces Three Open Hearings On MiFID II

Date 03/06/2014

ESMA has today opened registrations for the three open hearings on MiFID II/MiFIR.

New Record For The Oslo Børs Fixed Income Marketplaces

Date 03/06/2014

Companies with bonds and certificates listed on the Oslo Børs marketplace have raised more new loan capital this year than ever before, and May was the busiest month so far in 2014.

Aequitas Selects Millenniumit Technology To Power Canada’s Newest Exchange

Date 03/06/2014

• Suite of MillenniumIT products selected to power new exchange
• Further strengthens MillenniumIT’s position in Canada
• MillenniumIT provides trading and clearing technology to over 40 capital markets organisations around the world

TSX Ignite Continues Live Events In Montreal On June 6

Date 03/06/2014

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) continue the TSX Ignite live event series in Montreal on Friday, June 6. Launched in March 2014, this innovative program is designed to help support the growth and development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Canada by providing companies with information, motivation and tips on how to build great businesses.

Boost ETP: The Positives Of Leveraged ETFs And ETPs In Response To Blackrock’s Laurence Fink’s Comments

Date 03/06/2014

• BOOST response following the comment made by Blackrock Chairman/CEO Laurence Fink
  
• Short and Leveraged ETFs are market access tools and do not drive the market
  
• Circa $61.5bn of global assets under management in Short and Leveraged ETFs is inconsequential compared to $2 trillion in ETFs which is less than around 5% of global mutual fund assets
  
• Investors who use Short and Leverage ETFs often use them to hedge their portfolios, therefore helping prevent short term sell offs
  
• Short and Leveraged ETFs have significant benefits compared to other forms of leveraged trading
  
• Clear and accurate ETF education by providers is a key driver to the growth of the market