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Irish Stock Exchange Joins WFE Global Financial Education And Entrepreneurship Initiative

Date 20/11/2015

• 31 stock exchanges set up group to promote financial education and entrepreneurship
• Initiative aimed at students in universities and schools

Euronext Amsterdam Welcomes ABN AMRO - Second Largest IPO In Europe This Year And Largest Listing Since 2011 In Terms Of Market Capitalisation

Date 20/11/2015

ABN AMRO (ticker symbol: ABN) began trading today on the Amsterdam market of Euronext, after its successful Initial Public Offering (IPO). In total € 3.3billion was raised, making it the second largest IPO in Europe this year. With a market capitalisation of € 16.7 billion the listing of ABN AMRO is the largest in Europe since 2011.

Interactive Data’s Continuous Fixed Income Evaluated Pricing Now Available On Kuberre Systems’ Event Fusion Platform - Expanded Content Enhances Real-Time Market Data, News And Social Media Analytics

Date 20/11/2015

As part of its continuing strategy to provide world-class analytics and data solutions to investors, Kuberre Systems today announced that it is now offering Interactive Data’s Continuous Evaluated Pricing service on its Event Fusion platform.  Event Fusion’s inclusion of continuous evaluated pricing will support trading desks and portfolio managers with intraday insights into fixed income markets that were not readily available before now.

ESMA Vacancy Notice - Seconded National Expert – Corporate Finance Profile (Deadline: 22/12/2015)

Date 20/11/2015

Deadline: 22 December 2015

Please refer to our vacancy page for the details on this position (REF.: ESMA/2015/VAC31/SNE) and how to apply.

EBRD Looks Ahead With Confidence To Post-COP21 Challenges

Date 20/11/2015

As crucial climate talks in Paris approach, the EBRD is looking ahead with confidence to bringing its expertise and finance to the implementation of a new set of climate goals.

The 30 November-11 December COP 21 meeting is expected to seal an international climate agreement and define an agenda of specific actions to combat climate change.

Thai Listed Firms Report THB 460 Bln Net Profits In First 9 Months Of 2015

Date 20/11/2015

• Nine-month net profits worth THB 460.24 billion, dropped by 26 pct from the same period last year.
• Higher gross profit margins at 22 pct due to better cost management
• Debt to equity ratio (excluding Financials industry) kept low level at 1.29 times at the end of Q3/2015.

Borsa Istanbul: Updates In Derivatives Market (VIOP) Operation Principles Related To BISTECH Migration

Date 20/11/2015

Circular on VIOP Operation Principles dated 19/07/2015 and numbered 433 are updated with the Announcement dated 18/11/2015 and numbered 2015/109, effective starting from November 30th, 2015.

Thai Bourse Grants Annual Social Development Award

Date 20/11/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) honors and encourages philanthropic actions of individuals and organizations through its annual "Social Recognition Project" via SET-sponsored awards covering seven areas. This year's award for the Vimuttayalaya Foundation for social development has been granted to farmer Jon Jandai for his role model in using local wisdom for sustainableliving.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Proposes Changes To The ATS Guidelines

Date 20/11/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released a consultation paper on proposed changes to update the Guidelines for the Regulation of Automated Trading Services. 

From December's Trading Places: “The Only Reason For Time….” - Ian Salmon, Markets Advisor, Accedian Networks

Date 20/11/2015

According to Albert Einstein “…is so that everything doesn’t happen at once”.

Consider yourself in the shoes of a timekeeper of athletic events. The stakes are high, consequently the choice of tools for the job imperative. Endurance or sprint? This question is at the forefront when it comes to providing the appropriate accuracy and granularity - seconds, tenths and hundredths of a second for a 100 metre race – hours, minutes and seconds to the marathon.