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Xetra Trading Celebrates 20th Anniversary - Introduction Of Fully-Electronic Trading Revolutionised Exchange Trading / Launched On 28 November 1997 With 109 Equities

Date 20/11/2017

Xetra trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is 20 years old; trading was launched at 8.30 a.m. on “X-day”, 28 November 1997. This was the first time that shares in Germany were traded via a fully-electronic system with buy and sell orders in the order book automatically executed, bringing about a fundamental change in securities trading in the following years.

EEX Group Successfully Complete Dry Bulk Freight Open Interest Novation - All 2018 – 2024 Positions In Dry Bulk Freight FFA, Formerly Held With LCH Ltd. Successfully Novated To ECC

Date 20/11/2017

EEX Group has successfully novated all remaining 2018 – 2024 positions in Dry Bulk Freight FFA from LCH Ltd. to its clearing house European Commodity Clearing (ECC). The novation marks yet another significant milestone in EEX Group’s strategy to expand in globally traded markets.
 

SIX Is To Consolidate Its Locations In The Business Area Payment Services

Date 20/11/2017

As part of the integration of Aduno SA, acquired from the Aduno Group in August, SIX has decided to consolidate its locations in the business area Payment Services. Consequently, the locations in Bedano and Oerlikon are to be closed. Up to 100 positions at SIX Payment Services are set to be reduced. A consultation process has been launched.

Nasdaq Dubai To Create Futures On Emaar Development To Enable Investors To Take A Position On Share Price

Date 20/11/2017

• Move  supports liquidity of underlying shares with SHUAA Capital as Market Maker
• Number of UAE companies on which futures are offered by the exchange will rise to 14

Fiserv Underpins European First Movers To Instant Payments - As EBA RT1 And Other Real-Time Systems Go Live, Banks Are Connecting To Deliver An Enhanced Customer Experience

Date 20/11/2017

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Fiserv technology will support multiple ‘wave one' banks for EBA RT1, the first pan-European clearing platform for real-time payments in euro. Slated to go live 21 November 2017, EBA RT1 facilitates 24/7 payments in line with the SEPA Credit Transfer Instant (SCT Inst) Scheme of the European Payments Council (EPC).

Jürg Weber To Leave SIX

Date 20/11/2017

Jürg Weber, Division CEO Payment Services, has decided to leave SIX. Marc Schluep, currently Head Organizational Development at SIX Payment Services, will be taking over his duties.

Esprow Upgrades ETP Studio For FIX, Delivering New features And Support For Over 70 New Venues - Expanding Automated Testing Solutions Including Enhanced MiFID II Compliance

Date 20/11/2017

Esprow Pte. Ltd., a global provider of enterprise testing technology for the financial markets, is pleased to announce the release of version 3.0 of ETP Studio for FIX.

Quincy Extreme Data Service Extended To Milan And Zurich

Date 20/11/2017

McKay Brothers International has added Milan and Zurich points of presence to its industry-leading Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service. The QED POPs in Milan and Zurich distribute a broad range of low latency futures contracts from the US and the UK.

UAE’s Securities And Commodities Authority Signed An Agreement With «Xerox» To Develop A New System For The Cores Services At The Authority - It Speeds Up Procedures And Facilitate Interconnection And Exchange Of Information

Date 20/11/2017

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has signed an agreement with Xerox to develop a new system for the Authority's core services, covering all services provided by the Authority's business sectors and technical departments, such as supervision, licensing, issuance and enforcement.

ASIC Accepts Enforceable Undertakings From ANZ And NAB To Address Conduct Relating To BBSW

Date 20/11/2017

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and National Australia Bank (NAB) have today entered into enforceable undertakings (EUs) with ASIC in relation to each bank's bank bill trading business and their participation in the setting of the Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW), a key Australian benchmark and reference interest rate.