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Brewin Dolphin Appoints Clearstream To Handle Its Fund Custody Business

Date 02/12/2015

• Brewin Dolphin is one of the UK’s largest private client investment managers 
• Efficiency gains and asset safety aspects were key decision criteria
• Clearstream’s Vestima platform well placed to help customers meet strict regulatory requirements for asset safety and efficiency in fund custody

Russell/Nomura Japan Equity Indexes Add 19 New Firms In 20th Reconstitution

Date 02/12/2015

FTSE Russell, the global index provider, and Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., today announced that 19 new firms were added to the Russell/Nomura Japan Equity Indexes as part of its 20th annual reconstitution process on December 1. The new constituent list for the indexes, which capture 98% of the float-adjusted market capitalization of the Japanese equity market, was posted on the Nomura Securities website.

FIX Trading Community Announces Enhancements To The FIX Protocol To Support MiFID II Legislation On Time Stamps

Date 02/12/2015

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced that the FIX Protocol will now support higher time stamp resolution to enable market participants to be MiFID II compliant.

Consorzio Operativo MPS Selects Goldensource For Customer And Counterparty Integration

Date 02/12/2015

GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry, announced today that Consorzio Operativo MPS has selected GoldenSource Customer and Counterparties to create, maintain and publish a standardised reference data repository for all of MPS Group’s counterparty data.

Misys Launches FusionCapital In The Cloud - Company Expands Cloud Strategy For Capital Markets Together With Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Date 02/12/2015

Misys, the leading financial software company, has launched Misys FusionCapital, its next generation platform for capital markets, in the cloud. We are pleased to announce Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is the first partner to provide a highly secure, enterprise-grade cloud platform for clients wanting to benefit from this cloud-based solution.

Joint Communication On A Revised Proposal For Green Bond Impact Reporting Harmonization

Date 02/12/2015

The overall goal of the Green Bond market is to help mobilize private sector financing for sound climate- and environmentally-sustainable investments and help enhance transparency of environmental finance. The relevance of this market is growing rapidly – in 2014, issuances were over US$35 billion, more than three times higher than the US$11 billion issued the year before. The 2014 amount has been surpassed in 2015 to-date, with almost US$40 billion in new Green Bond issuance.

Boerse Stuttgart Generates Turnover Of Roughly EUR 6.8 Billion In November - Increase In Turnover In Equities, Securitised Derivatives, Debt Instruments (Bonds) And Investment Funds

Date 02/12/2015

According to its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 6.8 billion in November 2015. In a dynamic market environment, the trading volume rose by more than 5 percent in comparison with October and by around 6 percent compared with November 2014.

ITRS Group Enters The ITOA Fray With New Real-Time Smart Analytics Application And Technology Platform

Date 02/12/2015

ITRS Group has launched ITRS Insights, a new IT Operation Analytics (ITOA) application, built on its new Valo technology. Both the application and technology address the challenge of running real-time analysis and search functions on time-series, semi-structured and even unstructured data simultaneously. Valo is an industry independent technology, and ITRS Insights brings these abilities to the growing ITOA space to help businesses extract maximum value from their increasingly plentiful and important operational data.

IPO Of EDAG Engineering Group AG At The Frankfurt Stock Exchange - Deutsche Börse Welcomes Automotive Engineer In Prime Standard - Total Issue Volume Of €166.25 Million

Date 02/12/2015

As of 2 December, EDAG Engineering Group AG (ISIN: CH0303692047) has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. A total of 8.75 million shares were placed in the IPO and the total issue volume was approximately €166.25 million. The initial listing price was €19.55; the issue price €19.00.

Payment Systems Regulator Sets Out How It Will Regulate The New EU Interchange Fee Regulation In The UK

Date 02/12/2015

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the new economic regulator for the £75 trillion UK payment systems industry, has published draft guidance setting out how it plans to regulate new European legislation covering payment cards.