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The Amman Stock Exchange Will Be Closed On Thursday 19 February 2015

Date 18/02/2015

Further to the news published earlier today regarding changing the ASE’s trading session on Thursday 19/2/2015, and based on the Prime Minister’s decision taken later to observe tomorrow as holiday for  ministries and public agencies due to the expected weather conditions in Jordan, The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will be closed for tomorrow Thursday 19/2/2015. 

Deutsche Börse AG Closes FY/2014 With Increase In Profit And Strong Fourth Quarter

Date 18/02/2015

• Net revenue for FY/2014 up 7 per cent to €2,043 million
• Adjusted earnings per share climb 5 per cent to €3.63
• Net revenue for Q4/2014 at €545 million – the highest level for 3 years
• Stable dividend of €2.10 per share proposed
• Growth of net revenue to €2.1 to €2.3 billion expected for 2015
• Mid-term guidance until 2017 confirmed

SEC Halts Colorado-Based Pyramid Scheme

Date 18/02/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an emergency asset freeze against two operators of a Colorado-based pyramid and Ponzi scheme that promises investors extraordinary returns of 700 percent through a purported “triple algorithm” and “3-D matrix.”

DLA Piper Comment: Capital Markets Union

Date 18/02/2015

Following the announcement from the European Union today setting out a road map for boosting capital markets across its 28 members, in an effort to spur investment in the region, Michael McKee, Partner at DLA Piper, said:

Trading Technologies’ Platform To Support Quantitative Brokers’ Best Execution Algorithms

Date 18/02/2015

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, and Quantitative Brokers, a leading provider of fixed income and futures algorithms, today announced TT will provide access to Quantitative Brokers’ best execution algorithms from the next-generation TT platform. In addition, TT is planning to add support for other broker algorithms.

ESMA Welcomes Launch Of The Capital Markets Union Process

Date 18/02/2015

Welcoming the launch of the Capital Markets Union process by the European Commission this morning Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, said

“Today’s launch by the European Commission of its Green Paper on CMU initiates an important process. CMU has the potential to create a truly integrated EU capital market easing access to finance for European companies and consumers. ESMA strongly supports this project.”

SunGard Wins Acquisition International’s 2015 Hedge Fund Award For Innovation In Global Corporate Actions Processing

Date 18/02/2015

SunGard has won the Acquisition International (AI) 2015 Hedge Fund Award for Innovation in Global Corporate Actions Processing for its XSP solution. Now in its third year, AI’s Hedge Fund Awards use a comprehensive selection process by combining the votes they receive with its own in-house research to arrive at a final winners list.

Changing The Amman Stock Exchange's Trading Session On Thursday 19 February 2015

Date 18/02/2015

Based on the Prime Minister's decision to change the official office hours of the government departments and public institutions due to the weather conditions on Thursday Feb19, 2015 to be end at 12 am. 

TMX Datalinx To Become Global Distributor Of Wall Street Horizon’s Data Products

Date 18/02/2015

TMX Datalinx, the information services division of TMX Group, and Wall Street Horizon Inc, (WSH) today announced an agreement under which TMX Datalinx will become a global distributor of Wall Street Horizon's data products.

trueEX Appoints CIO, Reports Record Trading Volumes

Date 18/02/2015

trueEX, the first designated contract marketplace for interest rate swaps, announced today the appointment of Saro Jahani as Chief Information Officer. The appointment comes at a time of rapid growth for the company, which reported record activity on its platform in January 2015.