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STOXX Monthly Index News

Date 17/02/2016

The latest edition of STOXX Monthly Index News brings you the following topics:

• Performance: Top five STOXX Indices – Minimum Variance Portfolios cushion losses
• STOXX Europe 600 Index: UK and Germany at bottom in tough month
• Investment Outlook: Key developments to consider by Aureliano Gentilini,
  Head of Research, STOXX Ltd.
• Fact of the Month: Climate change could cost 20% of global GDP
• Index of the Month: STOXX Global Climate Change Leaders Index

Digital Asset Establishes Strategic Business Relationships With Accenture, Broadridge & PwC - Firms Will Provide Resources And Expertise To Help Digital Asset Scale Distributed Ledger Technology Solutions Globally

Date 17/02/2016

Digital Asset Holdings, LLC, a developer of Distributed Ledger Technology for the financial services industry, today announced that it has entered into non-exclusive strategic business relationships with Accenture, Broadridge and PwC designed to ensure the faster adoption and scalability of its innovative solutions, and create additional value for clients across the financial ecosystem.

SEEPEX Successfully Launches Serbian Day-Ahead Market

Date 17/02/2016

SEEPEX, the South East European Power Exchange, has successfully launched the Serbian Day-Ahead market, with 1,925 MWh being traded on the first day. Baseload, the average price of all hourly prices of the day, came out at 23.83 €/MWh.

REDI And OpenFin Partner To Deliver Next Generation Platform

Date 17/02/2016

REDI Global Technologies today announced it has partnered with OpenFin, provider of the industry's leading HTML5 container technology.

Devet Capital Investments Wins AIF Factor 2016 At The Amsterdam Investor Forum

Date 17/02/2016

Devet Capital Investments was voted the AIF Factor 2016 winner during ABN AMRO Clearing’s  5th Amsterdam Investor Forum held today. The fund successfully pitched their investment strategy and convinced a group of over 250 delegates, comprising of investment managers, institutional investors, Hedge funds allocators, high net worth individuals and a jury panel consisting of four industry experts. It was a very close call and a special mentioning goes to Mint Tower Arbitrage Fund that ended second with only 0.6% less votes to the winner.

UBS MTF Market Notice N2 - Additional Central Clearing Counterparty

Date 17/02/2016

This market notice is to inform you that UBS MTF will be expanding its Central Clearing Counterparty ("CCP") offering with the addition of a third CCP, LCH Clearnet Limited, from Monday 22nd February 2016.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Financial Sector Tripartite Committee Formed To Prepare Our Workforce To Be Future Ready

Date 17/02/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) today announced the formation of the Financial Sector Tripartite Committee (FSTC). Reflecting the spirit of tripartism, the FSTC will bring together the industry associations, labour movement, and government to foster a financial workforce that can meet the changing needs of the financial industry.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Performs Technical Improvements On The “Circuit Breaker” System - Rashid Al Baloushi: “A Step That Reinforces The Exchange’s Status Both Locally And Regionally”

Date 17/02/2016

In a step through which it aims to enhance its status on the local and regional level, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange will apply the developed version of the Circuit Breaker System starting from Thursday, February 18th, 2016. The improvements on the Circuit Breaker System based on the new method offer many positive features such as the existence of two levels of Breaker Circuit and the entering of the security in the price bid period along with the ability to enter new orders and modify the previous ones. This will ensure instantaneous effectiveness and transparency of all parties in the trading process.

Re-Shaping The Regulatory Landscape Through Big Data Analytics - New Research From The SWIFT Institute Discusses How Global Financial Institutions Are Using Data Analytics To Better Manage Regulatory Requirements

Date 17/02/2016

A new paper from the SWIFT Institute published today highlights the many uses of big data analytics by financial organisations to meet evolving regulatory and compliance requirements.  

EBRD-FT Central Asia Investment Forum On 18 February In Istanbul

Date 17/02/2016

The EBRD and the Financial Times are gathering investors, policymakers and experts in Istanbul to discuss investment opportunities and challenges in Central Asia, including Mongolia. The event is taking place on 18 February in Istanbul, Turkey, a major regional hub with strong commercial links with Central Asia.