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U.S. Treasury Announces Pricing Of Public Offering Of AIG Common Stock

Date 08/03/2012

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has agreed to sell 206,896,552 shares of its American International Group (AIG) common stock at $29.00 per share.  The aggregate proceeds to Treasury from the common stock offering are expected to be approximately $6.0 billion. 

RTS Realtime Systems Connects To Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) - Increases Coverage Of Asian Exchanges

Date 08/03/2012

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced that the firm is now able to offer market access to the Thailand Futures Exchange plc (TFEX), a subsidiary of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Group.

Ibercom Receives Favourable Report From Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB)

Date 08/03/2012

In the Growth Companies segment

The Admissions Committee of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on IBERCOM (World Wide WEB Ibercom), stating that the company is eligible for admission to the market’s Growth Companies segment following a thorough review of all the information presented. The final approval of MAB’s Board of Directors is required before the shares of the company, the twentieth to list on this market, can be admitted for trading.

Athens Exchange Derivatives Market Monthly Statistical Bulletin February 2012

Date 08/03/2012

Click here to download ADEX's monthly statistical bulletin for February 2012.

FFastFill Plc Contract Win - FFastFill Signs INTL FCStone For Front, Middle And Back Office Base Metals Trading, Clearing And Settlement

Date 08/03/2012

FFastFill plc (LSE: FFA), the leading provider of Software as a Service (“SaaS”) to the global derivatives community, today announced that INTL FCStone (Europe) Limited, formerly  Ambrian Commodities, the metals futures trading arm of Ambrian Capital plc, has signed for both its Trading Pro, SEALS and Eclipse applications for execution, matching and settlement. The addition of INTL FCStone to the FFastFill Horizon network takes the number of category one and two members accessing FFastFill services to 22 members for the London Metal Exchange and FFastFill continues to be a leading provider of technology to the base metals markets. 

SEB Futures Enhances Post Trade Clearing Services For Clients - New Service Addresses Middle Office Bottlenecks And Facilitates Post Trade Transparency

Date 08/03/2012

SEB Futures today announced a major expansion of its exchange-traded derivatives client service platform.

Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, Joins 50 Leading Business Women To Open London Stock Exchange, Celebrating The WIE50 And International Women's Day - 50 Top Business Women Were Joined By Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister To Open Trading On London Stock Exchange - Event Held In Partnership With First Ever London Women Inspiration And Enterprise Symposium (WIE) - Veuve Clicquot Announces Shortlist For Business Woman Of The Year Awards At Today's LSEG Hosted ‘Power Breakfast'

Date 08/03/2012

Today, 50 of the UK and Europe's leading business women were joined by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, in a Market Open Ceremony celebrating International Women's Day. The ceremony was part of the Women Inspiration and Enterprise ‘Power Breakfast' event sponsored by Barclays Wealth and held at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) headquarters in Paternoster Square.

ESMA Makes Available The Recording Of The Open Hearing On EMIR

Date 08/03/2012

On 6 March 2012, ESMA organised a Public Hearing on draft technical standards on EMIR.

FSA Bans And Fines Former Royal Liver Assurance FD George McGregor £109,000

Date 08/03/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined former Finance Director at Royal Liver Assurance Limited (RLA), George McGregor, £109,000 for entering into contracts on behalf of RLA without authorisation and which benefitted a former RLA employee. The FSA determined that McGregor’s behaviour merited a fine of £1,000,000 but reduced the amount because this level of fine would cause serious financial hardship. McGregor is also prohibited from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the financial services industry.

European Central Bank: Eligibility Of Bonds Issued Or Guaranteed By The Greek Government In Eurosystem Credit Operations

Date 08/03/2012

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has acknowledged the activation of the buy back scheme, provided to underpin the quality of marketable debt instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the Hellenic Republic. In light of this, the Governing Council has decided that the aforementioned debt instruments will be again accepted as collateral in Eurosystem credit operations, without applying the minimum credit rating threshold for collateral eligibility until further notice.