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Liquidnet Volumes Increase In Every Region Around The Globe, In February - Including An 11% Increase In Volume In Europe

Date 17/03/2011

Liquidnet, the institutional equities marketplace, today announced performance highlights and monthly and year-to-date trading statistics for U.S. and international equities.

ICE Gasoil And ECX EUA Futures Contracts Set Daily Volume Records

Date 17/03/2011

IntercontinentalExchange, a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced new daily volume records for the ICE Gasoil and ECX EUA futures contracts.

FSA Publishes Its Prudential Risk Outlook

Date 17/03/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published the Prudential Risk Outlook (PRO), which sets out its assessment of macro economic and financial trends as a context for its micro-prudential regulation and supervision of firms.

EU Investment Policy Needs To Balance Investor Protection And Public Regulation, Says International Trade Committee

Date 17/03/2011

The fact that the Lisbon Treaty made foreign direct investment (FDI) an exclusive EU competence necessitates striking a delicate balance between protecting investors' rights and the right of public authorities to regulate, argues the International Trade Committee in a report voted on Wednesday. This in turn requires very clear definitions of what types of investors and investments will be protected, it adds.

SWIFT Implementation Report: MEPs Raise Serious Data Protection Concerns

Date 17/03/2011

US requests for EU citizens' banking data under an EU-US counter-terrorism data-sharing deal are too general and abstract to allow Europol to check whether they meet EU data protection standards, and Europol seems to be merely rubber-stamping them, said worried Civil Liberties Committee MEPs debating a watchdog report on the deal's first six months on Wednesday. This should be borne in mind when Parliament is asked to approve other data transfer agreements, they added. 

Thai Bourse Launches “Settrade Streaming For iPad”

Date 17/03/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), through Settrade.com, has launched “Settrade Streaming for iPad”, a real-time, internet-based stock trade program, for investors who wish to trade by themselves, targeting investors with modern lifestyle.

HKEx Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 17/03/2011

Russell Launches New Global Index Series With Enhanced Investability - Index Series Complements Russell Global Index, Increases Liquidity For Tradable Products

Date 17/03/2011

Russell Investments announced today the launch of the new Russell Global 3000™ Index series of 18 indexes — all sub-components of the comprehensive Russell Global Index — for investors who seek enhanced tradability features for investment vehicles.

Singapore Exchange To Announce Third Quarter Results On 19 April 2011

Date 17/03/2011

Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be announcing its third quarter (3Q) FY2011 results on Tuesday, 19 April 2011, before market open.

EDHEC-Risk Institute Announces The Launch Of EDHEC-Risk Indices & Benchmarks

Date 17/03/2011

EDHEC-Risk Institute has announced the creation of a spin-off, EDHEC-Risk Indices & Benchmarks, which aims to be one of the leading beta designers for the investment industry.