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DFM Accredits “Securities & Investment Company UAE” For Direct Market Access (DMA)

Date 04/03/2015

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that “Securities & Investment Company UAE” has been accredited to provide Direct Market Access (DMA) for global brokers lifting the number of DMA service providers to 10 brokerage firms. The exchange is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

Investor Activity On WSE Markets: February 2015

Date 04/03/2015

• The total value of trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 16.1 billion in February 2015, a decrease of 12.6% year on year.
• The total value of trading on NewConnect was PLN 167.1 million in February 2015, an increase of 53.4% year on year.
• The value of bond issues listed on Catalyst was PLN 63.6 billion at the end of February 2015, an increase of 6.0% year on year.
• The total volume of trading in electricity was 14.5 TWh in February 2015, a decrease of 10.5% year on year.
• The volume of trading in property rights to certificates of origin increased by 12.1% year on year to 5.5 TWh in February 2015.
• The total volume of spot and forward trading in gas was 12.4 TWh in February 2015, compared to 0.2 TWh in February 2014.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Consultation On Pension Transfers

Date 04/03/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a consultation paper on proposed changes to its pension transfer rules, designed to reflect the Government’s new flexible pensions regime. 

Higher Volatility In 2015, Experts Concur At POC2015 - Bursa Malaysia Offers Tools, FCPO & FPOL To Be Ahead Of The Markets

Date 04/03/2015

Bursa Malaysia Berhad’s 26th Palm and Lauric Oils Conference & Exhibition (POC) 2015 that concluded successfully today saw close to 2,000 attendees from 67 countries representing the entire value chain including plantation holders, manufacturers, fund managers, traders, financiers, derivatives participants, logistics and infrastructure providers.

Euronext Announces Monthly Trading Volumes For February 2015

Date 04/03/2015

Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for February 2015.

Fidessa Appoints Peter Holmgren As Regional Sales Manager For Europe - Responsible For Sell-Side New Business Sales Within The Region

Date 04/03/2015

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has today announced that Peter Holmgren has joined the company to head up new business sales for its sell-side trading systems in Europe. Holmgren is based in Fidessa’s London office and will be responsible for sales across all asset classes to the European broker community. 

Shanghai Stock Exchange Releases 2014 Regulatory Whitepaper, Self-Regulation Presents 7 Features

Date 04/03/2015

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently released the “2014 SSE Self-regulation Work Report”, comprehensively summarizing its self-regulatory work in 2014 from 7 aspects such as improving regulatory transparency, optimizing information disclosure means, enhancing regulation on abnormal market fluctuation, and accelerating the transformation of regulatory method.

DFM Performance – February 2015

Date 04/03/2015

The Dubai Financial Market General Index increased by 5.2% to 3864.7 points at the end of February compared to 3674.4 points at the end of January. The Financial & Investment services index decreased the most by 10.1% and the Real Estate and Construction index up 7.7%, and the Insurance index increased by 4.6%. In contrast, the Industrial index down by 16.9%, and Transportation index down 0.4%

Trading Technologies To Provide Access To GMEX Exchange For Its Customers - Financial Markets Engineering Supports GMEX Exchange

Date 04/03/2015

Global Markets Exchange Group Limited (GMEX), which operates GMEX Exchange, and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, are pleased to announce that Trading Technologies will provide its customers with access to GMEX when the exchange launches in Q2 2015. Connectivity through X_TRADER® will be available on day one of trading, while access through the next-generation TT platform will commence in Q3 2015.

Special Rural Development Tax To Be Exempted From Imported Gold Traded In The KRX Gold Market

Date 04/03/2015

The Korea Exchange (KRX) announced that the special tax for rural development that had been imposed on the imported gold to be traded in the KRX gold market (a gold spot market operated by the KRX) will be exempted with effect from March.