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UK's Serious Fraud Office: LIBOR Traders And Submitters Found Guilty

Date 04/07/2016

Three former employees of Barclays Bank plc have been convicted by a jury at Southwark Crown Court of conspiracy to defraud in connection with an SFO investigation into the manipulation of US Dollar LIBOR.

Recommended All-Share Merger Between London Stock Exchange Group Plc And Deutsche Börse AG - Results Of The Court Meeting And LSEG General Meeting And Referendum Committee Update

Date 04/07/2016

At the Court Meeting and the London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") General Meeting held earlier today in connection with the recommended all-share merger between LSEG and Deutsche Börse AG ("Deutsche Börse") (the "Merger"), to be implemented through a new UK TopCo holding company ("HoldCo") which will acquire LSEG by way of a scheme of arrangement of LSEG under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme") and will acquire Deutsche Börse (the "Deutsche Börse Acquisition") by making a securities exchange offer to all shareholders of Deutsche Börse, the LSEG Shareholders approved all the resolutions proposed at both meetings by the requisite majorities.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Releases Memo Of Media Conference On Major Assets Restructuring

Date 04/07/2016

Recently, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) developed and released the "Memorandum of Media Conference on Major Assets Restructuring", clearly setting forth the circumstance, method and information disclosure of media conferences need holding when a listed company reveals a scheme for major assets restructuring. This is a move taken to fully implement China Securities Regulatory Commission's (CSRC's) regulatory idea of "legal, strict and comprehensive regulation", improve the efficiency and pertinence of major assets restructuring information disclosure, and fully protect investors' right to know and participate.

Austrian Stock Market Moves In Line With Europe

Date 04/07/2016

• Solid trading: Average monthly trading volumes reach last year’s level
• Equity trading volume in June 2016 up 8.5% versus June 2015
• Brexit vote prompts higher volatility near end of second quarter
• Vienna Stock Exchange systems handle almost 18 million price movements at peak times

VTB Capital Tops Dealogic League Tables

Date 04/07/2016

VTB Capital was ranked first in Dealogic League Tables in the DCM Bookrunner and M&A Advisor categories across Russia and CIS in 1H 2016.

International Baccalaureate Collaborates With Investment Industry To Offer Sixth Form Students Bespoke Finance Education Package

Date 04/07/2016

The International Baccalaureate (IB) has launched a brand new package in the UK for students aged 16 - 18 who want to gain practical experience of the finance sector in their final two years of compulsory education.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Party School Unveiled To Celebrate 95th Birthday Of The CPC

Date 04/07/2016

On July 1, the Party School of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) was founded with its online version and App both released to celebrate the 95th birthday of the CPC. Delivering speeches at the founding ceremony were Wu Qing, SSE Party Chief and Chairman of the SSE Board of Governors, and Zhou Zhongfei, Executive Deputy President of China Executive Leadership Academy, Pudong (CELAP). Professor Huang Kun, an expert in the Party’s history at CELAP, gave a special lecture themed with “taking history as a mirror, being a qualified Party member”.

DME Successfully Concludes Its Latest Auction Of Oman Crude Oil - Global Crude Players Bid Through DME Auctions For 1 Million Barrels Of Oil

Date 04/07/2016

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) announced today the success of its latest auction with major global players participating in a bid to buy 1,000,000 barrels of Oman crude oil. The auction was conducted on July 1 through the DME Auction platform, the first spot commodity auction system in the Middle East. 

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Publication Of Abstract Of The "Final Report Of The Working Group On Shortening Stock Settlement Cycle"

Date 04/07/2016

In July 2015, the "Working Group on Shortening Stock Settlement Cycle" (hereinafter referred to as "WG") was established, with Japan Securities Dealers Association, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation acting as its secretariat. Since then, the WG has discussed detailed plans for realization of shortening of stock settlement cycle in Japan (change of settlement cycle to T+2) and published the Interim Report describing the policies for main tasks and the target schedule for the change of settlement cycle to T+2 in the end of 2015.

EPEX SPOT Power Trading Results Of June 2016: French And Swiss Power Markets Expand Liquidity

Date 04/07/2016

In June 2016, a total volume of 43 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday power markets (June 2015: 45.7 TWh).