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Swiss Biotech Report 2015 Published - SIX Swiss Exchange Interviews Experts On Current Biotech Environment

Date 15/04/2015

This year's Swiss Biotech Report[PDF] highlights the outstanding positioning of the entire value chain of the Swiss biotech industry within the international life sciences ecosystem. Success, innovation, research and financial growth can only be driven in cooperation with international stakeholders. SIX Swiss Exchange also plays a vital role in this respect, and is once again represented by an article in the report. The new report was presented at this year's Swiss Biotech Day, the leading Swiss biotechnology conference.

BATS Successfully Migrates U.S. Options Exchange To NY5 Data Center - 100% Of Customers Participate In Migration; Market Share Finished At 9.2% Tuesday

Date 15/04/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of exchanges and services for financial markets globally, reported the successful and complete migration of the BATS Options market to the Equinix NY5 data center in Secaucus, N.J., on Monday, April 13.

Van Eck Global Lists First Market Vectors UCITS ETFs In Europe On The Irish Stock Exchange

Date 15/04/2015

Van Eck Global Investments Ltd., a subsidiary of Van Eck Global, one of the largest provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. and the sponsor of Market Vectors ETFs, has listed its first Market Vectors UCITS ETFs in Europe on the ISE.

SEC Staff And FINRA Issue Report On National Senior Investor Initiative

Date 15/04/2015

With the Social Security Administration estimating that each day for the next 15 years, an average of 10,000 Americans will turn 65, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued a report to help broker-dealers assess, craft, or refine their policies and procedures for investors as they prepare for and enter into retirement.   

Statement On Incident At ECB Press Conference

Date 15/04/2015

The European Central Bank’s press conference was briefly disrupted by a protester today, who jumped on to the stage and threw confetti. Staff from the ECB are investigating the incident.

SR Labs Announces Support For New IEX TOPS Data Feed

Date 15/04/2015

SR Labs LLC., the largest feed handler vendor in the financial markets, has announced its support for the IEX Top of Book Quote Feed (TOPS). IEX TOPS is one of 5 feed handlers that SR Labs has released in Q1 2015. In addition to building the software feed handler product, SR Labs also plans to offer delivery of the data through their proprietary low latency consolidated market data feed, SuperFeed™.

MGEX Has Second-Consecutive Record Day

Date 15/04/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), set a pair of top 20 volume records on Tuesday, including its ninth-highest electronic volume of all-time, finishing the day at 17,033 electronic contracts traded. Total exchange volume reached 17th-best on its daily charts, coming in at 17,687.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Market Attributes: Risk & Volatility Index Dashboard

Date 15/04/2015

DFSA Fines Deutsche Bank AG For Serious Breaches

Date 15/04/2015

The Dubai Financial Services Authority ("DFSA"), announced today, that it has fined the DIFC branch of Deutsche Bank AG ("DBDIFC"), USD $8,400,000 (AED 30,849,000) for serious contraventions.

ESMA Updates Data On Performance Of Credit Rating Agencies

Date 15/04/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its latest set of semi-annual statistical data on the performance of credit ratings, including transition matrices and default rates.