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Irish Stock Exchange Reaches 25,000 Debt Listings

Date 09/01/2015

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has today announced that it has reached the milestone of 25,000 debt listings. This news comes in the wake of the publishing of the ISE year in review where CEO Deirdre Somers called 2014 a “landmark year” for the exchange.

Nigerian Stock Exchange: Weekly Report For The Week Ended 9 January 2015

Date 09/01/2015

A turnover of 2,013 billion shares worth N23.377 billion in 20,902 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.245 billion shares valued at N15.898 billion that exchanged hands last week in 12,018 deals.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 1 & 2, 2015

Date 09/01/2015

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 1 & 2, 2015.

December 2014 FIF Market Dynamics Report – Executive Summary

Date 09/01/2015

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Unauthorised Forex Investment Fraudster Convicted

Date 09/01/2015

Today, before Her Honour Judge Taylor at Southwark Crown Court, Alex Hope was found guilty by a jury of one count of fraud, having previously admitted a charge of operating a collective investment scheme without authorisation on 23 April 2014.  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prosecuted Hope, who ran a scam which claimed to be making large returns for investors from the profits of his forex trading. 

Polish Power Exchange Extends And Upgrades Technology Agreement With Nasdaq

Date 09/01/2015

Polish Power Exchange and Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the Polish Power Exchange (POLPX) will tap Nasdaq's X-stream Trading technology platform. POLPX has been a Nasdaq customer since 2005, and the new agreement will extend this relationship beyond 2020.

ESMA Publishes Updates To Q&As On The AIFMD And The Guidelines On ETFs And Other UCITS Issues

Date 09/01/2015

The 2 Q&As published today contain updated questions and answers on the application of the AIFMD (page 16) and of the guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues (page 7).

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Raw Sugar Futures To Be Removed From The Nikkei-TOCOM Index

Date 09/01/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) and Nikkei Inc. (Nikkei) announced today the removal of Raw Sugar Futures as a component of the jointly published Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index. This change will be effective as of February 2, 2015. TOCOM also announced today the suspension of trading of the Raw Sugar futures at the end of January.

Tan Sri Amirsham Named As New Non-Executive Chairman Of Bursa Malaysia

Date 09/01/2015

Tan Sri Amirsham Abdul Aziz is appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bursa Malaysia to succeed Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Haji Abdullah effective 1 March 2015.

BGC Files Preliminary Proxy Materials And Issues Letter To GFI Shareholders - Urges GFI Shareholders To Vote AGAINST The Inferior CME-GFI Transaction And Tender Their Shares To BGC

Date 09/01/2015

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "the Company," or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has filed preliminary proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in order to solicit votes at the January 27, 2015 special meeting of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) ("GFI Group" or "GFI") shareholders against the proposed merger with CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) ("CME").