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Revenue Growth Of Over 30% For Brady Plc

Date 20/01/2011

Brady plc (BRY.L), announced today an update on trading performance for the full year to 31 December, 2010. This year has been a significant one for Brady; it is now the largest energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software provider in the commodities market in Europe. With a stronger cross-market offering and wider geographical reach, Brady is in a very strong position to take advantage of the rebound in the Group’s underlying markets and powerful market drivers such as the industry foc

ESMA: Publication Of Letters To The SEC And The CFTC On Rulemakings On Registration Of Foreign Swap Data Repositories And Foreign Boards Of Trade

Date 20/01/2011

These letters are sent in the context of the consultation on proposed rulemakings conducted by the SEC and the CFTC.

Euroclear Sweden To Automate Fund-Transaction Processing

Date 20/01/2011

Euroclear Sweden announces today the launch of its inaugural service to automate and standardise fund-transaction processing. Fund management firms, fund distributors and transfer agents in Sweden may now benefit from automated fund-transaction order routing between relevant parties and settlement of the cash-related part of the transaction on a straight-through processing basis at Euroclear Sweden.

UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Spread Bet Broker £490,000 For Transaction Reporting Failures

Date 20/01/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined City Index Limited (City Index) £490,000 for failing to provide accurate transaction reports to the FSA.

EEX Not Affected By Unauthorised Account Access To Emissions Trading - Trading And EUA Primary Market Auction At EEX Continues

Date 20/01/2011

The structures and processes of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the clearing subsidiary European Commodity Clearing (ECC) have proven again reliable and secure despite recent hacking attacks on diverse national emissions trading registries. The EU Commission has suspended all national and international transactions for all European EUA registries for safety reasons until 26 January 2011, 19:00 CET earliest. The declaration of the EU Commission can be found at:

Colombia And Peru Exchanges To Merge - First Merger Of Stock Exchanges In Latin America

Date 20/01/2011

The Lima Stock Exchange, LSE, and the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, BVC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to take the first steps to carry out the corporate merger of these two companies.

UK's Financial Services Authority Confirms Professional Standards For Investment Advisers From 2013

Date 20/01/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today confirmed that, after extensive consultation, retail investment advisers will need to hold a Statement of Professional Standing (SPS) if they want to give independent or restricted advice after January 2013.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Life Insurance Futures Contract

Date 20/01/2011

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 24 January 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margin

ABN AMRO Clearing Joins LCH.Clearnet's SwapClear - SwapClear Membership Reaches 37

Date 20/01/2011

ABN AMRO Clearing (ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V.) has successfully commenced clearing its interbank interest rate swap (IRS) trades through SwapClear, LCH.Clearnet Ltd’s (LCH.Clearnet) market leading over-the-counter (OTC) IRS clearing service, thereby significantly reducing counterparty, credit and operational risk. The total number of SwapClear clearing members now stands at 37.

Green Exchange: Suspension Of Trading And Force Majeure Declaration With Respect To Daily European Union Allowance (EUA) Futures (Code EUL) Contract

Date 20/01/2011

Today, the European Commission suspended transfers at all European Emissions Trading Scheme Registries until at least January 26, 2011. The suspension is due to recent security breaches at certain EU member state emissions registries. The UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Registry, which is the standard delivery facility for the Exchange’s Daily European Union Allowance (EUA) Futures (code EUL) contract, is subject to the suspension.