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IntercontinentalExchange to Acquire NYSE Euronext For $33.12 Per Share In Stock And Cash, Creating Premier Global Market Operator - Supports Transformative Opportunities In Clearing And Market Structure Amid Regulatory Change - Dual Headquarters In Atlanta And New York n- Will Maintain Iconic NYSE Building

Date 20/12/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, and NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX), the preeminent global equity, equity options and fixed income derivatives market operator, today announced a definitive agreement for ICE to acquire NYSE Euronext in a stock-and-cash transaction. The acquisition combines two leading exchange groups to create a premier global exchange operator diversified across markets including agricultural and energy commodities, credit derivatives, equities and equity derivatives, foreign exchange and interest rates. With leading clearing capabilities, the combined company will be well positioned to deliver efficiencies while serving customer demand for clearing and risk management globally. 

The Palestine Exchange (PEX) Holiday On Christmas And New Year

Date 20/12/2012

The Palestine Exchange (PEX) will be on holiday celebrating Christmas and New Year on the following dates:

• Tuesday 25/12/2012.
• Tuesday 01/01/2013.
• Monday 07/01/2013.

Thomson Reuters Welcomes The European Commission’s Decision On Instrument Codes - No Finding Of Liability Against Thomson Reuters - The European Commission’s Decision Closes The Investigation

Date 20/12/2012

Thomson Reuters today welcomed the European Commission’s announcement that it has accepted Thomson Reuters proposal in response to the Commission’s investigation into usage of Reuters Instrument Codes (RICs). Today’s announcement brings this matter to a close, with no finding of liability.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Decides To Fine And Ban Gracechurch Investment’s CEO, Bans Its Compliance Officer And Censures The Firm

Date 20/12/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has publicly censured Gracechurch Investments Limited (Gracechurch) for misconduct, including using pressure-selling tactics with customers to invest in the shares of small companies, resulting in client losses of at least £2 million. The FSA would have fined Gracechurch £1.5 million had the firm not been in liquidation.

Clearstream Publishes Pricing Model For TARGET2-Securities - T2S Pricing For Customers Of The German CSD Applicable From 1 April 2013 - Clearstream Will Charge T2S Settlement At The Price Of The European Central Bank - T2S Adaptation Cost As Co-Investment With Upscale Potential

Date 20/12/2012

Clearstream has released its pricing model for TARGET2-Securities (T2S), addressing market concerns on T2S customer fees and implementation costs. The basic principle is to keep both domestic and cross-border settlement costs at the German CSD as low as possible and to offer customers planning security in T2S cost-related questions. 

MTS Licences Lyxor For MTS Italy – Treasury BOT 6M Index

Date 20/12/2012

• Lyxor to list new ETF tracking new index
• New index composed of short term debt instruments – BOTs – issued by the Italian government
• Transparency of methodology and accuracy of index calculation meets highest industry standards

Thai Bourse Announces Organization Restructuring

Date 20/12/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces an organization restructuring to boost its strength and competitiveness, reinforcing the Exchange’s commitment to match the right financial opportunities for investors and cope with competition on the regional and international stages, effective from January, 2013.

European Commission Renders Legally Binding Commitments From Thomson Reuters

Date 20/12/2012

The European Commission has adopted a decision that renders legally binding the commitments offered by Thomson Reuters to create a new licence ("ERL") allowing customers, for a monthly fee, to use Reuters Instrument Codes (RICs) for data sourced from Thomson Reuters' competitors. RICs are codes that identify securities, used by financial institutions to retrieve data from Thomson Reuters' real-time datafeeds. The Commission had concerns that Thomson Reuters' could be abusing its dominant position in the market for consolidated real-time datafeeds through its licensing practices, in breach of EU antitrust rules. To remedy these concerns, Thomson Reuters offered commitments. After two market tests and substantial improvements to the initial offer, the Commission has concluded that the final commitments remedy its competition concerns.

Thai Futures Exchange Announces TFEX Best Awards 2012

Date 20/12/2012

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, awarded derivatives brokers in each of the five categories of the TFEX Best Awards 2012, with Globlex Securities Co., Ltd. again sweeping three categories this year.

First Exchange-Traded Products Based On NASDAQ OMX Commodity Indexes Are Introduced - Product Launches Represent BOOST ETP-NASDAQ OMX Collaboration

Date 20/12/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), parent of the world's first electronic stock market and a leading index provider, today announced exchange-traded product (ETP) provider BOOST ETP will launch ten new exchange-traded products in the United Kingdom (UK) that are based on indexes in the NASDAQ Commodity Index Family^SM. They are the first products linked to the NASDAQ Commodity Index Family.