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Bats Europe Successfully Operates Exchange From Disaster Recovery Facility - Company Executes Critical Infrastructure Test On May 5, 2016

Date 10/05/2016

Bats Europe, Europe’s largest stock exchange, today announced the successful operation of its European business from the exchange’s disaster recovery (DR) office. The test constitutes a critical part of Bats Europe’s Business Continuity Planning (BCP) process.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics For April 2016

Date 10/05/2016

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics for April 2016 are now available:

For Main Market Statistics click here

For NewConnect Alternative Market Statistics click here

Thai Bourse Market Report For April 2016

Date 10/05/2016

• SET Index at 1,404.61 points, up 9.1 pct from end-2015, highest in the region
• Average daily securities trading value rose 3.0 pct y-o-y to THB 43.7 bln.
• Market cap at THB 13.7 trillion, up 8.7 pct from end-2015
• Foreign investors bought a net THB 12.7 bln so far this year, while being net sellers in April.
• Derivatives trading jumped by 8 pct y-o-y to185,463 contracts per day.

HKEX: Re-appointment Of Chairman Approved

Date 10/05/2016

Reference is made to the announcement of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) dated 29 April 2016 in relation to the re-appointment of Mr Chow Chung Kong (“Mr Chow”) as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of HKEX (“Chairman”).

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: UBS ETF On Emerging Market Bonds With Currency Hedge Launched On Xetra - ETF Tracks More Than 100 Government And Quasi-Government Bonds From Over 60 Emerging Markets

Date 10/05/2016

A new UBS Global Asset Management bond index ETF has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.

Abu Dhabi Global Market Sets Out Proposal For FinTech Regulatory Framework In The UAE

Date 10/05/2016

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) today published a public consultation paper setting out its proposal for a “Regulatory Laboratory” (“RegLab”), a tailored framework that allows firms deploying innovative technology in the financial services sector (“FinTech participants”) to conduct their activities in a controlled and cost-effective environment.

Bryan, Garnier & Co Expands Its Equity Capital Markets Capabilities With The Hiring Of Pierre Kiecolt-Wahl As Managing Director - ECM

Date 10/05/2016

Bryan, Garnier & Co, the leading pan-European Investment Bank focusing on growth companies, is pleased to announce that Pierre Kiecolt-Wahl has joined the firm as Managing Director, ECM, where he will lead Bryan, Garnier & Co’s equity capital markets efforts throughout Europe.

Interest In Post Trade Risk Mitigation Services Grows In Asia, According To TriOptima Whitepaper - Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, And Singapore Are Leading The Way In Adopting Post Trade Services - Perception That These Services Require Additional Human, Financial And It Resources, Hampering Further Adoption

Date 10/05/2016

TriOptima, the award-winning post trade infrastructure provider, has published a whitepaper today entitled “Post Trade Risk Mitigation in Asia”. The whitepaper claims that adoption of post trade initiatives in the region are growing and provides a summary of clearing requirements and the OTC derivatives landscape in the Asia Pacific region. 

Metamako Slashes Switch Latency And Offers More Ports

Date 10/05/2016

Metamako, provider of the world’s fastest, deterministic, ultra-low latency devices for the trading, exchanges and telco communities, has today announced the launch of a new device, MetaMux 48. The next-generation, 48-port device lowers latency by 20% and has a greater number of ports. It is more than twice as fast as the best-performing conventional switches, with a latency for aggregation of just 82 nanoseconds. Critically, as with all other Metamako devices, the new switch has a high degree of determinism 

LME Steel Scrap Contract Sees First Voice-Brokered Trade

Date 10/05/2016

The London Metal Exchange (LME) today announces the first voice-brokered trade of its LME Steel Scrap contract. The trade was executed on 4 May 2016 by INTL FCStone Ltd on behalf of Stemcor.