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World Federation Of Exchanges Unveils New Statutes At 52nd General Assembly

Date 15/10/2012

Today the General Assembly of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) approved new statutes that alter the structure of the organization from a secretariat to a corporate body. Chairmen and Chief Executives from more than 50 of the world’s leading exchanges gathered in Taipei this week for the 52^nd WFE General Assembly and Annual Meeting and officially ratified a new structure for the organization. This assembly represents the largest and most widely attended gathering of global exchange leaders.
Dalian Commodity Exchange And NASDAQ OMX Sign MOU

Date 15/10/2012

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) (Nasdaq OMX) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on October 15 in Taipei, with an aim to seek new business opportunities on a global scale as well as substantial business exchanges and cooperation in more fields. DCE President & CEO Liu Xingqiang and NASDAQ OMX Vice Chairman Sandy Frucher were present at the signing ceremony.
Kimberly-Clark Joins SWIFT With Broadridge As Its Global Service Provider

Date 15/10/2012

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced today that Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) has selected Broadridge to be its global service provider for international banking communications across the SWIFT financial messaging network. According to the agreement K-C, known globally for its trusted brand-name products such as Kleenex and Scott, will become the latest industry-leading corporation to leverage Broadridge’s services to reduce costs and manual processes associated with supporting diverse bank payment infrastructures.
NYSE Euronext Announces Expiration And Final Results Of Tender Offer For Any And All Of Its 4.80% Notes Due 2013

Date 15/10/2012

On September 14, 2012, NYSE Euronext (NYX) (the “Company”) commenced a cash tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase any and all of its outstanding 4.80% Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”) in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in its Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal (collectively, the “Offer Documents”). The Company has accepted all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn as of 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on October 12, 2012 (the “Expiration Time”).
Dubai Financial Market Launches “Efsah”, The Sophisticated Online Solution For Swift And Effective Disclosing - 68 Employees Representing 43 UAE Listed Companies Successfully Qualified To Operate The New Application DFM Listed Companies Praise The Invaluable Features Of The New Solution

Date 15/10/2012

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today launched its sophisticated online disclosure solution ‘Efsah’ (the Arabic synonym of “Disclosure”); a secure web-based application enabling listed companies to publish their disclosures swiftly and effectively.

NYSE Euronext Launches Retail Matching Facility - Retail Investors To Benefit From Improved Execution Prices On European Equity Trades On A Fully Transparent Facility

Date 15/10/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced the launch of a Retail Matching Facility (RMF) on its European regulated cash markets, a new service which enables Retail Liquidity Providers to offer price improvements to retail investors. This initiative, which meets all pre- and post-trade MiFID requirements, will be available as of mid- January 2013.
JonesTrading Names Tucker To Head Convertible Bonds - New Initiative Continues Asset And Regional Growth

Date 15/10/2012

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, a leading agency brokerage, which provides institutions and hedge funds with unconflicted block trading in securities, announced today that it has expanded into convertible bonds, an asset class tied to underlying equities. The convertible bond development is a natural growth path for JonesTrading, given its historic commitment to providing institutional clients with block trading in ordinary, ADR and GDR shares. The firm has named industry veteran Terence Tucker to lead the group.
Misys Launches Summit Ft Version 5.6 To Comply With Increased Regulatory Controls - New Functionality In The Cross-Asset Front-To-Back Treasury And Capital Markets System Supports Central Clearing, Margin Management And OIS Discounting

Date 15/10/2012

Misys, the global leader in treasury and capital markets solutions, announced today the release of Summit FT Version 5.6, which enables capital markets firms to quickly adapt their operations to accommodate the growing volumes of OTC trades being centrally cleared, and to meet the latest requirements of both Dodd-Frank and EMIR. Ongoing and frequent announcements to these regulations, such as the recent swap definitions and the change to the methodology of pricing interest rate derivatives (OIS), requires adaptable technology. Summit FT Version 5.6 supports these new requirements, improves automation and regulatory reporting and has been built with the flexibility to handle new regulations as they are defined.
OTP Bank Goes Live With SunGard’s Valdi For Trading And Order Management

Date 15/10/2012

OTP Bank, the banking arm of the OTP Group, the Magyar universal financial services group, has gone live with SunGard’s Valdi trading and order management suite of solutions.
More Than 100,000 Investment Funds Available Through Clearstream - 101,450 Funds From 33 Jurisdictions Available For Order Routing On Vestima - Range Is 40 Percent Above Competition

Date 15/10/2012

Clearstream now offers more than 100,000 investment funds (fund ISINs) on its order routing platform Vestima. The company reached this landmark at the beginning of October. Vestima delivers a suite of services supporting the cross-border distribution of investment funds and offers a single point of access to multiple execution venues around the globe. It was launched in 2005 and shortly after offered access to more than 15,000 investment funds. Since then, Vestima has grown, on average, by more than 12,000 new fund ISINs a year to reach its current peak of 101,450 funds (15 October 2012).