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Bahamas International Securities Exchange Re-Opens Following Passage Of Hurricane Matthew

Date 11/10/2016

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange Limited (BISX) wishes to inform the public that the BISX Offices have re-opened today Tuesday October 11, 2016 following the passage of Hurricane Matthew.

ESMA Announces An Open Hearing On Draft Technical Standards Under The Benchmarks Regulation

Date 11/10/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will hold an open hearing in the context of its Consultation on draft technical standards under the Benchmarks Regulation.

Office of Financial Research Update: The Market-Implied Probability Of European Government Intervention In Distressed Banks

Date 11/10/2016

The OFR released a working paper today entitled, "The Market-implied Probability of European Government Intervention in Distressed Banks." This paper finds a market perception that government bailouts and private bail-ins (losses imposed on bondholders) are less likely than in the past for European banks in distress. To measure this likelihood, the authors study the price spread between old credit default swap contracts and ones with a new definition of default linked to government intervention.

ESMA Publishes Updated Q&A On CFDs And Other Speculative Products

Date 11/10/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an updated version of its question and answer document (Q&A) on the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) to the marketing and sale of financial contracts for difference (CFDs) and other speculative products to retail clients (such as binary options and rolling spot forex).

Tradeweb And FTSE Russell Named As Providers Of Gilt And Treasury Bill End-Of-Day Reference Pricing By The UK Treasury

Date 11/10/2016

Tradeweb Markets, the leading global marketplace for electronic fixed income, derivatives and ETF trading, and FTSE Russell, the global index provider, today welcomed the decision by the UK Treasury naming Tradeweb and FTSE Russell as the joint future providers for end-of-day reference prices for Gilts and Treasury bills.

SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: Significant Adjustments To The Fee Model

Date 11/10/2016

First Trading Day Of New Anheuser-Busch Inbev On Euronext Brussels

Date 11/10/2016

Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev, ticker symbol: ABI), the world’s largest brewer, listed today on Euronext Brussels following the successful realisation of the combination of AB InBev and SABMiller. The company is part of the flagship index of Euronext Brussels, the BEL 20®.

Irish Stock Exchange Welcomes Announcement To Review Stamp Duty On Share Transactions

Date 11/10/2016

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) welcomes the announcement from the Department of Finance today to review the stamp duty regime on share transactions as part of the Government response to Brexit.

EEX New Participant: UBS AG

Date 11/10/2016

UBS AG has additionally been admitted to exchange trading for Financial German-Austrian Wind Power Futures.

Abeo Ready To Race On Euronext - Raises €20.7 million, Market Capitalisation Totals €110.7 Million

Date 11/10/2016

EnterNext today welcomed ABEO, specialist in sports and leisure equipment, in CompartmentC of Euronext’s regulated market in Paris.