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OANDA Bolsters Trading API Offering - Global Forex Broker Adds New Tools To Build Software Off Its Award-Winning Trading Platform

Date 18/02/2015

OANDA, a global provider of innovative forex and contracts for difference (CFD) tradingservices is pleased to announce significant enhancements to its Application Programming Interface (API) suite for retail forex traders, developers, and partners. New additions include the re-launch of the OANDA API Developer Portal with added reference implementation, including a fully functional sample trading app, additional code samples, new APIs for the broker's proprietary fxLabs tools, an OANDA-MetaTrader 4 (MT4) API, and several new partner integrations.

Unlocking Funding For Europe's Growth - European Commission Consults On Capital Markets Union

Date 18/02/2015

The European Commission today launched its landmark project to unlock funding for Europe’s businesses and to boost growth in the EU’s 28 Member States with the creation of a true single market for capital.

Etihad Airways Selects Fundtech For Payments Gateway - Deploying Fundtech As A Payments Gateway Will Provide UAE Airline With Reduced Risk, Increased Efficiency

Date 18/02/2015

Fundtech, a market leader in global transaction banking solutions, today announced that Etihad Airways has selected Fundtech to provide it with a payments gateway that will enable connectivity to the SWIFT financial messaging network. Key to Etihad will be the ability to reduce risk and increase the efficiency of sending and receiving payment/financial messages in order to continue to expand its business.

BGC Urges All GFI Stockholders To Tender Their Shares Into Its $6.10 Per Share Offer Before It Expires - BGC Reminds GFI Stockholders Of The February 19 Expiration Date

Date 18/02/2015

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "the Company," or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today urged GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) ("GFI Group" or "GFI") stockholders to tender into its $6.10 per share offer to purchase all outstanding shares of GFI before its expiration on February 19, 2015.

Unlocking Funding For Europe's Growth - Jonathan HILL - EU Commissioner For Financial Stability, Financial Services And Capital Markets Union

Date 18/02/2015

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

I am delighted to be with you in this press room today to present one of the key initiatives of this Commission.

BME Expands Its Post-Trade And Depository Services - BME Securities Solutions Is Launched

Date 18/02/2015

BME has launched BME Securities Solutions, a set of post-trade, clearing and depository services for financial institutions.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: 2 New ETNs To Be Listed On Mar. 16, 2015 (Mon.) - Nomura Group, "NEXT NOTES" Series (Sixth Installment)

Date 18/02/2015

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of the following trust beneficiary certificates (Japanese Depositary Receipts) whose trust assets are exchange traded notes (indicator-tracking securities) issued by Nomura Europe Finance N.V. (※). These will be listed on Monday, March 16, 2015.
※A wholly subsidiary (Netherlands-registered) of Nomura Holdings, Inc. 

STOXX Ltd. Expands Smart-Beta Offering With STOXX Sharpe Ratio Index Family - STOXX Europe Sharpe Ratio 50 Index Licensed To JP Morgan

Date 18/02/2015

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today released a first-of-its-kind index family that selects components based on their Sharpe ratios. The STOXX Sharpe Ratio indices include stocks from the respective benchmarks that have the highest Sharpe ratios, while excluding those with low dividend yields and low liquidity. JP Morgan has licensed the STOXX Europe Sharpe Ratio 50 Index for a structured product.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Held On 4 And 5 February 2015

Date 18/02/2015

• Bank Rate should be maintained at 0.5%;
• The Bank of England should maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of MGM China Structured Products And Options

Date 18/02/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced the arrangements for the adjustment to MGM China Holdings Ltd. (MGM China) structured products and options to account for MGM China's special dividend.