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ISE Mercury Completes Successful Launch

Date 17/02/2016

The International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE Holdings) today announced that ISE Mercury™, ISE Holdings’ third options exchange, launched successfully yesterday. ISE Mercury launched with twelve symbols that were selected as the first of four phases of product rollouts. The rollout schedule, which initially includes more than 600 of the most actively-traded options products, is available here. 

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, January 26-27, 2016

Date 17/02/2016

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 26-27, 2016.

A Record-Breaking Year For Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 17/02/2016

• 1,445 total registered companies; the highest number since DIFC’s inception
• 309 incorporated companies in 2015; the highest number registered within a year
• 40% of DIFC’s 2024 strategy workforce growth target already achieved
• 19% increase in new office space leased

Egypt To Engage DFIs And Investors To Outline 30GW Of Energy Projects This February

Date 17/02/2016

In mid Feb 2016 Egypt’s government, regulators and public sector stakeholders will discuss the role of DFIs and the private sector to fund and build 30GW of electricity generation, transmission and distribution projects that are about to go to tender, and projects which will require additional investments and partnerships to be completed.  

Deutsche Börse AG Closes Financial Year 2015 With Significant Increases In Net Revenue And Profit

Date 17/02/2016

• 2015 net revenue of €2,367 million at the upper end of the forecast range
• Sharp EBIT increase, to €1,124 million/Adjusted earnings per share up 14 per cent, to €4.14
• Dividend increase to €2.25 per share proposed
• Strong profit growth of 10 to 15 per cent expected for 2016

SIFMA Releases Electronic Bond Trading Platform Report For U.S. Corporate And Municipal Securities

Date 17/02/2016

SIFMA today released the results of its survey of electronic bond trading platforms for U.S. corporate and municipal securities.  The survey results highlight a fixed income market structure that is evolving and adapting given regulatory and market constraints, and reflects a significant market focus on electronic trading as an emerging part of fixed income market structure. At this stage, the survey revealed that the platforms have primarily focused on the corporate bond market which has approximately $8 trillion outstanding and over $1.4 trillion issued in each of the last three years. Platforms have deployed innovative solutions to improve pre-trade price transparency as well as address various dimensions of the liquidity challenges in fixed income markets.

Nasdaq Stockholm Orders Nederman Holding To Pay A Fine Corresponding To One Annual Fee

Date 17/02/2016

The Disciplinary Committee of Nasdaq Stockholm (“the Exchange”) has ruled that Nederman Holding AB (“Nederman”) has breached Nasdaq Stockholm’s regulations (“the Rule Book”), and has therefore ordered Nederman to pay a fine of SEK 199.000, corresponding to one annual fee.

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.