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BM&FBOVESPA Institute And BrazilFoundation Announce The Creation Of A Social Joint Venture - This Unprecedented Partnership At BM&FBOVESPA’s Socio-Environmental Investment Exchange (BVSA) Will Kick Off With The Listing Of 20 New Projects - Each Project Will Initially Have Around R$ 40,000, With Another R$ 50,000 Possible From Fundraising

Date 02/02/2015

The BM&FBOVESPA Institute and BrazilFoundation have announced an unprecedented social joint venture to attract sponsors to projects run by Brazilian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).  The partnership combines BrazilFoundation’s expertise on selection, capacity building and supervision of social projects, with BVSA’s worldwide pioneering model for fundraising and account rendering via a virtual platform based on concepts similar to those of a stock exchange. The common vision of this initiative is the need to build a culture of Transformative Philanthropy in Brazil.

ACER Invites Stakeholders To Participate In A Survey And A Workshop On Electricity Transmission Tariff Harmonisation Scoping

Date 02/02/2015

ACER has appointed consultants from Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA) to undertake stakeholders’ survey to gather evidence and inform an assessment of electricity transmission tariff structures across Member States and Norway. ACER strongly encourages stakeholders to respond to the survey which is being launched this week (please consult the announcement here). Deadline to respond to CEPA is 27 February 2015.

SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation Kick-Off the 12th Annual Stock Market Game™-Capitol Hill Challenge - Students From High Schools And Middle Schools From All 50 States Participate In The SIFMA Foundation - Competition To Promote Financial Capability And Expose Students To Fiscal Policymaking

Date 02/02/2015

SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation today kicked-off the 12th annual Stock Market Game™-Capitol Hill Challenge (CHC). This 14-week challenge organizes teams of middle and high school students by Congressional district and state and teaches the importance of saving and investing, while simultaneously promoting a better understanding of our nation’s government.

ICE Benchmark Administration to Administer the LBMA Gold Price from March 2015 - LBMA Gold Price to replace the London Gold Fix

Date 02/02/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, and the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), have today announced that the new LBMA Gold Price, which replaces the long established London Gold Fix, is expected to be launched in March 2015. As announced by the LBMA in November 2014, ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) will officially become the administrator of the new pricing mechanism.

JonesTrading Expanding In Europe

Date 02/02/2015

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, a leading institutional equity block trading and execution firm based in the United States announced today that it will open a London office as part of a strategic initiative to expand its services to Europe. The move comes in response to client demand for regional expansion of the firm’s relationship based model for block trading and execution services as well as for the firm’s ancillary capital market and independent research services.

Power Trading Results Of January 2015: More Than 9 TWh On French Day-Ahead - Overall Monthly Volume Record On European Power Exchange

Date 02/02/2015

In January 2015, a total volume of 38.6 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday power markets (January 2014: 31.5 TWh). This represents a new monthly all-time high. All EPEX SPOT’s markets have shown strong results in January. In particular, the French Day-Ahead volume surged to over 9 TWh, exceeding the existing record from December 2014 (6.9 TWh) by 31%. The considerable increase in France can be related to strong supply and the phasing out of regulated prices that are helping to drive this growing liquidity trend.

Thomson Reuters Launches Accelus Regulatory Intelligence For Compliance Professionals - New Solution Combines Content With Advanced Technology Allowing Clients To More Efficiently Manage And Mitigate Risk

Date 02/02/2015

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the launch of a new solution to help clients more efficiently respond to and navigate regulatory risks. Thomson Reuters Accelus Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) combines content with advanced technology to deliver an unmatched regulatory intelligence solution.

January Statistics Report From The Nasdaq Nordic Exchanges

Date 02/02/2015

Share Trading

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 3.1 billion, compared to EUR 2.6 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per trading day was 454,007 compared to 356,334 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap of listed companies at Nasdaq Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 1 082 billion, compared to EUR 930 billion in January 2014.

EEX Trading Volumes In January – Monthly Record On The Power Derivatives Market – New All-Time Highs In German, French And Italian Power Futures

Date 02/02/2015

In January 2015, the total volume in power derivatives on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) amounted to 226.5 TWh. This represents the highest volume that has been traded in this market so far and an increase of 10 percent compared to the previous record (December 2014: 205.1 TWh). Compared to the previous year, the volume has almost doubled (January 2014: 116.2 TWh).

Nasdaq Launches Experimental Access Fee Program - Lowered Access Fees For Key Stocks To Provide Data For Market Structure Improvement

Date 02/02/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) will launch its experimental pricing program today with lower access fees for 14 stocks representing both small and large capitalization companies traded on U.S. equity listings venues.