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Liquidnet To Launch Institutional Dark Pool For Corporate Bonds With Connectivity To Seven Major OMS Providers - Dark Pool To Centralize Critical Mass Of Corporate Bond Liquidity Currently Unavailable In The Market

Date 18/06/2015

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that it is integrating with seven Order Management Systems (OMS) to provide direct connectivity into the first dark pool for corporate bonds which is scheduled to launch in Q3. Through these integrations, Liquidnet is centralizing a critical mass of corporate bond liquidity to market participants so that they can take advantage of corporate bond trading opportunities that are currently not available in the marketplace.

FESE Announces Winner Of The Josseph De La Vega Prize 2015

Date 18/06/2015

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) is delighted to announce that this year’s winners of the De la Vega Prize 2015 are Dion Bongaerts and Mark Van Achter fromthe Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, for their paper “High Frequency Trading and Market Stability”.

Value Hard To Find In Secondary Annuity Market, Says NAPF

Date 18/06/2015

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has today (Thursday) published its response to HM Treasury’s consultation Creating a Secondary Annuity Market.

Moscow Exchange And Russian Private Equity Council Sign Cooperation Agreement

Date 18/06/2015

Moscow Exchange has signed a cooperation agreement with the Russian Private Equity Council at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. 

European Commission Asks Member States To Terminate Their Intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties, Brussels, 18 June 2015

Date 18/06/2015

The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against five Member States today requesting them to terminate intra-EU bilateral investment treaties between them ("intra-EU BITs"). BITs are agreements establishing the terms and conditions for private investment by nationals and companies of one state in another one. Intra-EU BITs are agreements that exist between EU Member States.

Moscow Exchange"s Innovation And Investment Market Announces New Strategy

Date 18/06/2015

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announced a new strategy for its Innovation and Investment Market (IIM) at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The strategy aims to boost the investment appeal of Russia"s most innovative companies.

ECB Governing Council Takes Note Of Ruling On Outright Monetary Transactions

Date 18/06/2015

• ECJ finds programme falls within the scope of ECB’s mandate
• Programme includes sufficient safeguards to avoid monetary financing

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Accredits “Shuaa Securities” For Direct Market Access (DMA)

Date 18/06/2015

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that “Shuaa Securities” has been accredited to provide Direct Market Access (DMA) for global brokers lifting the number of DMA service providers to 12 brokerage firms. The exchange is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

Europac’s 2015 Commercial Paper Programme Admitted On MARF For €50 Million

Date 18/06/2015

Europac has renewed its annual Commercial Paper Programme started on MARF in June 2014. This will allow the company to issue commercial paper with an outstanding volume of up to €50 million each time, individual nominal amounts of €100,000 and a maximum maturity of 2 years.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 15 June, 2015, Issue 8

Date 18/06/2015

Last week, Shenzhen Component Index stood at 18098.3 points after adding 2.5%. SME Index edged up 2.4% to 11996.5 points. ChiNext Index advanced 0.4% to 3899.7 points. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$743.4 billion, or a 7.9% decrease from the week before.