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EBS Announces Senior Leadership Team

Date 21/05/2012

ICAP announced today that EBS has finalised the structure of its senior leadership team, following the appointment of Gil Mandelzis as CEO of EBS in March 2012. The new appointments include:

• Rafi Vasserman as Chief Information Officer. Rafi has been promoted into a new role which will oversee innovation and product development for EBS and Traiana.
• Ed Brown as Head of Strategic Initiatives. Ed has been with ICAP for 10 years and has extensive experience of working with regulators and policymakers.
• Jason Cohen as Global Chief Operating Officer. Jason has been a senior member of the ICAP Electronic Broking Management team for seven years.
• Eliran Glazer will be seconded to the EBS management team from Traiana to assist with the delivery of a number of commercial projects, whilst also retaining his role as CFO of Traiana.

EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes: Weak Start To Second Quarter For Hedge Funds

Date 21/05/2012

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ICAP Appoints Andy Coyne As Chief Executive Officer Of Traiana

Date 21/05/2012

ICAP plc announced today that it has appointed Andy Coyne as Chief Executive Officer, Traiana. Andy Coyne joins Traiana from Citi, where he was Head of FX Prime and eCommerce Product. He will report to Gil Mandelzis, founder of Traiana, who has moved to the newly created role of Traiana Executive Chairman.

Listed Firms Of Thai Alternative Bourse Post Higher Sales In Q1 - Q1 Revenues Of MAI’s Listed Firms Up 27.45 Pct From A Year Earlier - Net Profit Down 1.21 Pct Y-O-Y To THB 1.23 Bln

Date 21/05/2012

Companies listed on the Market for Alternative Investment (mai), in The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, reported a 27.45 percent increase in sales to THB 22.9 billion (approx. USD 738 million) in the first quarter of 2012, while net profit dipped slightly by 1.21 percent from a year earlier to THB 1.23 billion.

Quote MTF Launches Outsourced Equities Trading Venue Services - Quote MTF’s QUBE To Fast-Track Industry Adoption Of Regulated Multilateral Trading Facilities

Date 21/05/2012

Quote MTF,the lit trading venue for Pan-European equities, today launched QUBE, a turnkey hosting and outsourcing solution for equities crossing venues under  an MTF regulatory framework.

Osaka Securities Exchange SPAN Parameter Updated (May 28, 2012 - Jun. 01, 2012)

Date 21/05/2012

OSE has set up SPAN Parameter for calculating margin requirements as follows.
This SPAN Parameter is used for calculating "SPAN Risk Parameter Files" which are distributed on a daily basis. OSE sets and publishes new Parameters on the first business day of each week, which are applicable from the first business day of the next week.

HKEx Participates In Give & Gain Day 2012

Date 21/05/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) participated in the Give & Gain Day campaign on Friday, 18 May 2012, joining an international movement aimed at mobilising employees to serve the community by volunteering during their work hours.  The campaign in Hong Kong was organised by Community Business Limited and comprised companies committed to organising and supporting their employees to serve the community on a voluntary basis.

Osaka Securities Exchange: SPAN Parameters For DJIA Combined Commodity

Date 21/05/2012

According to the launch of DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) Futures on May 28, 2012, OSE announces SPAN parameters for DJIA Combined Commodity as follows.
The following parameters will be applied from May 28, 2012 to June 1, 2012.
Please be advised that SPAN Parameter is subject to change during the above period upon market conditions.

Rupee And Gold Trading Drives New DGCX Daily Volumes Record - Exchange Trades 51,943 Contracts On May 16, Valued At US $ 1.98 Billion

Date 20/05/2012

Driven by an increase in Indian Rupee and Gold futures trading, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) registered a new daily volume high of 51,943 contracts on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The new daily volume record surpassed the previous best of 42,484 contracts set on May 9, 2012. The Exchange also set a new daily value record, with US $ 1.98 billion worth of contracts traded on Wednesday.

A Delegation From The Egyptian Exchange Meets With Souhag Businessmen To Promote For NILEX

Date 20/05/2012

A group of the stock exchange's officials met a number of businessmen, local investors in Souhag Governorate in addition to representatives of Chambers of Commerce as well as the officials handling the industry development file on Thursday, May 17, 2012. This meeting is one of a series of meetings the stock exchange holds periodically with the Egyptian businessmen to raise their awareness about the benefits of listing on NILEX and the growth opportunities the companies get through the funding.