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PLUS Shareholders Approve Acquisition By ICAP

Date 18/06/2012

ICAP is pleased that the shareholders of Plus Markets Group plc ("PMG") have today approved the sale of PLUS Stock Exchange plc ("PLUS") to ICAP. ICAP will now work to complete the transaction without delay.

SunGard’s Fox River Execution Solutions Extends Its Award-Winning Suite Of Algorithms To Support Trading In Canada

Date 18/06/2012

SunGard has extended its Fox River suite of award-winning algorithms to cover the Canadian equities market as well as the U.S., helping customers in the two countries trade inter-listed equities and reach a broader pool of liquidity. Traders can trade in one currency and settle in another, providing access to traditional and non-traditional trading venues in both countries with the simplicity of settling in a single currency.

BT Extends Managed Low Latency Services To Sao Paulo - BT Radianz Venue Services To Provide Optimised Latency In São Paulo And Between Financial Centres Internationally

Date 18/06/2012

BT today announced that it has added São Paulo to the list of cities in which it will be offering its BT Radianz Venue suite of managed network services for use both by local and international companies active in financial markets. 

European Parliament-President Martin Schulz On Greek Elections: Time To Break Deadlock

Date 18/06/2012

European Parliament President Martin Schulz made the following statement on the results on parliamentary elections in Greece:

"I welcome the results of the general elections in Greece. The results show a broad and clear support in favour of Greece staying in the euro zone"

Seven New Members Join SWIFT Board - Board Composition Reflects Global Nature Of SWIFT Community

Date 18/06/2012

SWIFT announced today that it has made seven new appointments to its Board, helping ensure the Board continues to reflect the truly global nature of the SWIFT community.  

PLUS Markets Group PLC Result Of General Meeting

Date 18/06/2012

The Company announces that at the General Meeting held earlier today, the Resolutions as set out in the circular to shareholders dated 31 May 2012 (the "Circular") were put to shareholders on a poll votes. 

Exegy Available Via Thomson Reuters RMDS

Date 18/06/2012

Exegy, Inc., the market data systems company, announced today that customers of Thomson Reuters using the RMDS market data system can now access ultra low latency data processed by the Exegy Ticker Plant.

European Stock Exchanges Among The World’s Best On Sustainability Reporting But Policy Intervention Now Required As Momentum Stalls: Aviva Investors’ Report

Date 18/06/2012

Despite tougher regulations and the growing relevance of “sustainability” as an investment theme, the breadth of sustainability reporting on stock exchanges globally has fallen since its peak in 2008, according to a new report commissioned by Aviva Investors.

JSE’s New Billing Models For Interest Rate Market Aim To Reduce Fees And Boost Liquidity

Date 18/06/2012

In a bid to boost trading volumes and increase transparency in the bonds and financial derivatives market, the JSE today announced that it has simplified and reduced charges on Bond Futures and Options and Cash Bond transactions. This is in line with the promise the JSE made when it acquired the Bond Exchange of South Africa (BESA) in 2009 to retain BESA’s fees structure for two years and then to lower those fees where possible.

Thai Bourse Market Report For May

Date 18/06/2012

• Daily average stock trading volume up 18.8 pct m-o-m, 1.42 pct y-o-y 
• Derivatives trading at 50,436 contracts per day, highest in 7 months
• Market cap at THB 9.54 trillion, down 6.5 pct from April