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Peter Reitz New CEO Of EEX

Date 11/07/2011

At today’s meeting of the Supervisory Board of European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) Peter Reitz was appointed the new CEO of EEX AG. At the same time, the Supervisory Board of European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) also appointed him as CEO of ECC AG. Peter Reitz, who has a diploma in mathematics, will take office in Leipzig in both of these functions on 1 August 2011.   

Alan Yarrow, Chartered FCSI (Hon) Is Elected Sheriff Of The City Of London

Date 11/07/2011

Alderman Alan Yarrow, Chartered FCSI (Hon) and Chairman of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has been elected Sheriff of the City of London for the year 2011/12.

Mark Price To Join ICAP As Group Chief Operating Officer

Date 11/07/2011

ICAP plc (IAP.L), the world’s premier interdealer broker and supplier of post trade risk and information services, today announced that Mark Price will be appointed Group Chief Operating Officer of the firm, subject to FSA approval.

Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony For HKEx’s New Data Centre

Date 11/07/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) held a foundation stone laying ceremony today (Monday) for its data centre in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate.  The ceremony was officiated by the Honourable Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.  He was joined by HKEx Chairman Ronald Arculli, Chief Executive Charles Li, Hong Kong’s Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services) Au King-chi, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Julia Leung, Securities and Futures Commission Chairman Eddy Fong and other HKEx Directors at the event.

Twelve New db X-Trackers ETFs Launched On Xetra - First ETFs On Emerging Markets Sector Indices

Date 11/07/2011

Twelve new ETFs issued by db X-trackers have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Monday.

LME Non-Ferrous Trading Climbs 16 Per Cent In H1

Date 11/07/2011

• Non-ferrous trading up 16 per cent with 68.6 million lots traded in H1 2011
• Total value of non-ferrous contracts traded equivalent to $7.8 trillion
• LME contracts account for 82 per cent of non-ferrous tonnes traded on exchanges globally

QuantHouse Provides Sub-Millisecond Access To Direct Edge Data

Date 11/07/2011

QuantHouse, the leading provider of next generation trading solutions, today announced the availability of its Direct Edge feed handler, allowing algorithmic trading firms sub-millisecond access to America’s newest stock exchange.

Eurex: Further Milestone Reached In Agricultural Derivatives

Date 11/07/2011

The international derivatives exchange Eurex has recently reached a further milestone in the agricultural derivatives segment.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For July 2011 Rubber Contract

Date 11/07/2011

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the July 2011 contract month in the Rubber market has been determined.

SIX Securities Services Announces New Head Of Clearing And New Head Of Clearing Relations

Date 11/07/2011

SIX Securities Services has appointed Urs Wieland as CEO of SIX x-clear Ltd. He succeeds Marco Strimer, who has led SIX x-clear Ltd for the past six years. In addition, Tomas Kindler, former Managing Director of LinkUp Markets, has joined SIX x-clear Ltd as the new Head of Clearing Relations.