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AED 2.6 Billion Of Trading Through Smart Phone Applications In 2014 To Date -Dubai Financial Market Inks Memorandum Of Understanding With “Raqmiyat” And “Kony” To Develop “Smart Borse” Applications - The Exchange Honors 7 Brokerage Firms Enabling Its Customers To Trade Via Smart Phone Applications

Date 21/10/2014

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with “Raqmiyat” and “Kony” with the aim to develop a series of applications as part of the exchange’s strategy to fully implement the “Smart Borse” concept over the coming period.

NICE Actimize Partners With Alacra To Integrate Compliance And Reference Data Platform Technology Into The Actimize Customer Due Diligence Anti-Money Laundering Solution - The Product Alliance Marries NICE Actimize Workflow And Analytics Functionality With Alacra’s Reference Data Tools To Create Industry-Leading Customer Risk Assessment

Date 21/10/2014

NICE Actimize, a NICE Systems (NASDAQ:NICE) business and the largest and broadest provider of a single financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, announced today that it has partnered with Alacra, Inc., a leading provider of online business information solutions. The alliance is designed to integrate Alacra’s market leading customer onboarding and Know-Your-Customer tool, Alacra Compliance Enterprise (“ACE”) and Alacra’s Reference Data Platform, into NICE Actimize’s Customer Due Diligence (“CDD”) anti-money laundering solution. The combined solution will create one of the most advanced and innovative customer risk assessment tools in the marketplace.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Notice Of Releasing “SSE Stock Listing Rules (Revised In 2014)”

Date 21/10/2014

In order to perfect the delisting system for listed companies, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has amended contents related to the delisting system in the “SSE Stock Listing Rules (Revised in 2013)” (the original “Listing Rules”), according to the “Opinions on Reform, Improvement and Implementation of the Delisting System of Listed Companies” of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). On this basis, the SSE has formulated the “SSE Stock Listing Rules (Revised in 2014)” (the new “Listing Rules”), which has been discussed and approved by the SSE’s Board of Governors and obtained approval from the CSRC. The SSE hereby releases the new “Listing Rules”, which will take effect on November 16, 2014, and the original “Listing Rules” will be abolished at the same time.

Irish Stock Exchange: Record Trading Volumes Reported In Q3 2014

Date 21/10/2014

• 3.3m equity trades in the first 9 months of 2014 – a record high
• Value of equity trades hits €49.4bn in first 9 months of 2014 – up 16% on same period in 2013
• More than 24,000 debt instruments listed at end Q3 – up 11% so far in 2014

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Notice Of Soliciting Public Opinions On Amending Supporting Rules Of “SSE Stock Listing Rules (With Delisting Part Revised In 2014)”

Date 21/10/2014

SSE Announcement [2014] No. 11 Document

In order to implement the delisting system for listed companies and protect rights and interests of investors, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has formulated the draft for comments on delisting-related supporting rules, the remarks on amendment to the supporting rules and the check-list of revised provisions (see the attachments), according to the “Opinions on Reform, Improvement and Implementation of the Delisting System of Listed Companies” of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the “SSE Stock Listing Rules (Revised in 2014)”. The SSE hereby solicits public opinions on the amendment.

SGX 1Q Net Profit At $78 Million

Date 21/10/2014

• Revenue: $169 million, down 8% from a year earlier
• Operating profit: $87 million, down 19%
• Net profit: $78 million, down 16%
• Earnings per share: 7.3 cents, down 16%
• Interim dividend per share: 4 cents, unchanged

EEX Acquires Majority Stake In Powernext - PEGAS Markets To Be Operated By Powernext – Management Board Of EEX To Be Extended By Three New Members

Date 21/10/2014

The European Energy Exchange (EEX), part of Deutsche Börse Group, will become the majority shareholder of Powernext, from 1 January 2015, as a logical development of the successful longstanding cooperation in power and gas started in 2008, both companies announced at a press conference in London today. In this context, EEX will hold 55.8 percent of the shares in Powernext. The necessary approval of the transaction by the relevant competition authorities has already been given.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Comprehensive Implementation Of Opinions On Delisting, And Listing Rules Revised

Date 21/10/2014

The SZSE officially released The Rule on Share Listing (Amended in 2014) and Rules Governing the Listing of Shares on the ChiNext Board of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Amended in 2014) (both hereinafter referred as The Listing Rules), and solicited public opinions on two ancillary regulations of Implementation Measures on Re-listing of Delisting Companies (Amended in 2014) and Special Regulation on Business during Delisting Transitional Period (Amended in 2014).

Azul Systems Showcases Award-Winning Java Solutions At Conferences throughout November 2014 - Catch Up With Azul In San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Munich And London

Date 21/10/2014

Azul Systems, Inc. (Azul), the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, today announced it will be presenting its market-leading technology at multiple shows around the globe throughout November 2014.

TOCOM To Adjust Crude Oil Futures Contract Specifications In January 2015

Date 21/10/2014

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. announced today that it has received regulatory approval on October 17 to change the specifications of Crude Oil futures beginning with the June 2015 contract with trade starting on January 5, 2015.