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Global Board Of Trade Introduces Delivery Based USD-MUR Contract

Date 26/03/2012

Global Board of Trade, the first multi-asset class derivatives exchange from Mauritius has introduced the delivery mechanism to the existing cash settled USD-MUR contract.

SEC Charges Medical Device Company Biomet With Foreign Bribery

Date 26/03/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Warsaw, Ind.-based medical device company Biomet Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when its subsidiaries and agents bribed public doctors in Argentina, Brazil, and China for nearly a decade to win business.

12 New Commerzbank ETNs Launched On Xetra

Date 26/03/2012

Ágora Deploys FlexOMS - Will Provide DMA And Algorithmic Trading Access To BM&F Bovespa

Date 26/03/2012

FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in broker-neutral, multi-asset algorithmic trading systems, today announced that Brazilian brokerage firm Ágora has deployed FlexOMS, its fully customizable sellside order management system, for direct market access (DMA) to BM&F Bovespa, the largest stock exchange in Latin America, and algorithmic trading.

NASDAQ OMX Postpones Introduction Of Competitive Central Counterparty Clearing In The Nordics

Date 26/03/2012

NASDAQ OMX Nordic, part of The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ), today announces that they will postpone the introduction of competitive clearing in the Nordic cash equity markets, beyond the targeted April 2012 timeline, as announced in October 2011.
 

Thomson Reuters Selected To Power Dow Jones Indexes' US Index Data Business - Deal Includes Iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average

Date 26/03/2012

Thomson Reuters today announced that its Elektron high-performance trading and data infrastructure has been selected by Dow Jones Indexes to power the index provider’s US index data business, which includes the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average®.

ESMA Confirms Full Compliance Of Börse Berlin´s Equiduct Market Model

Date 26/03/2012

After reviewing Börse Berlin´s Equiduct market model the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today officially confirmed that Börse Berlin observes its MiFID obligations, particularly regarding pre-trade transparency.

HKEx Announces Margin Rates And Information Vendors’ Access Codes For BRICS Futures

Date 26/03/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced margin rates and information vendors’ access codes for the BRICS futures contracts that will begin trading in its derivatives market on Friday, 30 March 2012.

SIDC And UiTM To Jointly Develop Talent For The Capital Market

Date 26/03/2012

The Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC), the training and development arm of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) to introduce a capital market syllabus for its university students. This collaboration is aimed at supporting the talent development requirements in the Malaysian capital market and building a graduate talent pool that is “work-ready” for the industry.

Four New Lyxor Commodity Index ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Track Strategy Indices In The Commodities Sector

Date 26/03/2012

Deutsche Börse continues to expand its XTF segment for exchange-traded index funds. Four new Lyxor commodity index ETFs have been tradable since Monday.