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European Commission: Keynote Speech By Commissioner Jonathan Hill, Financial Services, Financial Stability And Capital Markets Union, At The 2015 Award For The Robin Cosgrove Prize For Ethics

Date 15/10/2015

I am delighted to be here to celebrate the 2015 Award for the Robin Cosgrove Prize for Ethics.

It is a particular pleasure to be able to congratulate this year's winner Ross Murdoch for an excellent and thoughtful essay. And yes, as this is an event to promote ethics, I feel I should make clear I did actually read it. I didn't outsource it. Or give it to a compliance officer to read. I read it myself, which seems to me in the spirit of Ross's core argument that we have an individual responsibility to think about values and to question the environment in which we operate.

International Investment Bank Bonds Issue Debuted On The Bucharest Stock Exchange

Date 15/10/2015

The bonds issued by International Investment Bank debuted on Thursday, October 15, 2015, on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The total value of the issuance is RON 111mn (EUR 25mn).

LCH.Clearnet Enhances SwapClear Compression Offering

Date 15/10/2015

• $1.9 trillion in notional eliminated in first blended-rate compression run for Forward Rate Agreements at SwapClear
• Enhancement drives further capital and operational efficiencies for market participants
• $250 trillion in notional eliminated in SwapClear to date in 2015 through proprietary and third-party compression services, contributing to a net notional reduction of $93 trillion  

Bank Of England Announces Further Proposals To Strengthen The Financial System Through Structural Reform

Date 15/10/2015

The Bank of England has today published two consultation papers: one on ring-fencing and one on operational continuity. These proposals will ensure that ring-fenced banks are protected from shocks originating in other parts of their groups, as well as the broader financial system, and can be easily separated from their groups in the event of failure.

Euronext Amsterdam Welcomes Intertrust

Date 15/10/2015

Shares in Intertrust N.V., a leading global provider of high-value trust and corporate services, today started trading on Euronext’s Amsterdam market, after its successful Initial Public Offering (IPO) at an issue price of € 15.50 per share. In total the proceeds of the IPO are approximately € 486 million. 

HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 15/10/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: New WisdomTree Smart Beta ETF Launched On Xetra - Index Fund Offers Access To High-Dividend Companies In Asian Emerging Markets

Date 15/10/2015

A new exchange-listed index fund issued by WisdomTree has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday. WisdomTree is primarily a smart beta ETF provider, using fundamental data to weight companies in the reference index.

ESMA Publishes Updated Data On Performance Of The Credit Rating Agencies

Date 15/10/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its latest set of semi-annual statistical data on the performance of credit ratings, including transition matrices and default rates.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: Five New ComStage ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Track Long And Short Futures Contracts On US Government Bonds For The First Time

Date 15/10/2015

Four new exchange-listed bond index funds and one commodity index fund issued by ComStage have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.

Thomson Reuters Risk Management Solution For Pricing Structured Products And For Mitigating Portfolio Risk Selected By Fubon Financial Holdings

Date 15/10/2015

Thomson Reuters announced that its solution for pricing complex structured products and for managing risk in exotic portfolios has been selected by Fubon Financial Holdings Company (FHC), one of the largest financial holding companies in Taiwan.