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MGEX Sets Pair Of Top Five Daily Volume Records

Date 11/11/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), set a pair of top five daily volume records on Tuesday, finishing the day with a total volume of 21,491 and an electronic volume of 19,939.  

ICAP To Combine Its Voice And Hybrid Broking And Information Business With Tullett Prebon

Date 11/11/2015

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that further to the announcement of Tullett Prebon plc (“Tullett Prebon”), the Board of ICAP plc (“ICAP”) has agreed terms with Tullett Prebon for the disposal by ICAP of its global hybrid voice broking and information business to Tullett Prebon, including ICAP's associated technology and broking platforms (including iSwap and Fusion) and certain of ICAP’s joint ventures and associates (“ICAP’s Global Broking Business” or “IGBB”) (the “Transaction”).

Chicago Clearing Corp And InvestCloud, Inc. Announce New Partnership

Date 11/11/2015

• Firms unite to deliver world-class technology solutions to financial institutions for managing the filing, notification, tracking, and collection of class-action settlement claims in the securities industry.
• Financial advisor users now have a turnkey class-action portal solution that increases value to their clients, by streamlining the settlement process and identifying claims that they traditionally may have been missed.
• Partnership will help Chicago Clearing Corp. deliver technologies to Advisors for streamlining class-action claims in securities industry.

Eagle Alpha - Whitepaper Highlights The Rising Influence Of Alternative Data In Institutional Investing

Date 11/11/2015

Eagle Alpha has released a new white paper authored by Gene Ekster, CFA on the role that non-traditional data research, known as alternative data, is beginning to play on the buy-side. The paper discusses how datasets such as point of sale transactions, web site usage, municipality records, social media data and similar information are being utilized by traditional long-short funds, quantitative hedge funds and also mutual funds.

Startupbootcamp Fintech Heads To New York To Launch Accelerator Program - Opens Program To New Applications - Rabobank, MasterCard, Thomson Reuters and Santander join as founding institutions in program’s expansion to US market, following success in London and Singapore

Date 11/11/2015

Startupbootcamp, the global family of industry-focused startup accelerators, announced the launch of a brand new Startupbootcamp FinTechprogram in New York. Following the success of programs in London and Singapore, the evolution of the FinTech program to the US ensures coverage of the three main FinTech hubs around the world. Startups can apply now to be part of this new accelerator program.

Lucera And Perseus Launch First Global On-Demand SDN Financial Network Exclusively For Capital Markets - Traders Gain Go-To-Market Capability In Less Than 2 Days Via Direct Access To World's Largest Global Fiber Network Dedicated To Trading - Network Reaches Cross-Connection Points Covering 241-Plus Counterparties, 53 Colocation Centers Across 24 Cities, 15 Countries, 6 Continents

Date 11/11/2015

Lucera Financial Infrastructures and Perseus have partnered, creating the world’s largest on-demand Software Defined Network (SDN) exclusively for the capital markets industry, offering traders direct access to the industry’s largest network of global fiber dedicated to cross-asset class trading.

Thai Bourse Joins IMF To Hold First “International Capital Markets Conference”

Date 11/11/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has joined hands with the IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) to organize “International Capital Markets Conference 2015”, the first time for the Thai capital market, on November 30 – December 1, 2015 in Bangkok, with the top financiers in the region and forefront experts joining to share knowledge and experiences in fundraising, clearing and settlement system and investment, highlighting collaborations and economics potential in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).

EBA: Joint Consultation Paper On PRIIPs Key Information For EU Retail Investors

Date 11/11/2015

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – has launched its Joint Consultation Paper on PRIIPs Key Information Documents to gather stakeholder views on proposed rules on the content and presentation of the Key Information Documents (KID).

London Stock Exchange Group: Chris Corrado Appointed Group COO And Group CIO

Date 11/11/2015

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today announces that it has appointed Chris Corrado as Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Group Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will also be a member of the LSEG Executive Committee. He will be based in London and joins the Group, effective from today.

Government Visa Cap For Skilled Non-EU Workers Will Damage UK’s Reputation As An International Financial Services Centre, Says CISI Survey

Date 11/11/2015

The financial services sector’s ability to hire the best global talent will be curtailed by the UK Government’s measures to cap visas for skilled non-EU workers, says a Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) survey.