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Azul Systems Gives DevOps New Control Over Java Runtime Performance - Latest Zing® Release Extends Azul’s ReadyNow!™ Technology To Enable Fine-Grained Control Of Java Compilation

Date 10/06/2014

Azul Systems®, Inc. (Azul), the award-winning leader in Java™ runtime solutions, today announced the general availability of its Zing® runtime for Java, release 5.10. The new Zing release extends production support for new server-grade Amazon AWS instances, is certified for use in Big Data applications running Cloudera Enterprise 5, and gives Java developers and DevOps teams a new set of compiler APIs and other features that extend the functionality and scope of Azul’s ReadyNow!™ technology.

Clearstream’s May 2014 Figures

Date 10/06/2014

• 5 percent growth in core custody business since beginning of the year compared to January to May 2013 
• 3 percent growth in Global Securities Financing (collateral management, securities lending, triparty repo) activity 
• Decline of settlement activity in May due to less business days, but also less stock exchange trading activity in German domestic and international markets 
• Marc Robert-Nicoud: “Growth drivers remain strong across all business areas.”

Genscape Announces Major Expansion To VesselTracker AIS Network With 436 Additional Antennas - Through The World’s Largest Proprietary Terrestrial And Satellite Network, Genscape VesselTracker Integrates Commodity And Energy Fundamentals With AIS Data To Complete The Global Supply Chain Picture

Date 10/06/2014

Genscape, the leading global provider of energy information for commodity and energy markets, has today announced the addition of 436 new AIS antennas to the Genscape VesselTracker terrestrial network, concentrating on U.S. inland waterways and coastal regions with additional coverage outside the continent in Mexico, Canada, Latin America, and the Persian Gulf.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Japan-South Korea Shuttle Meeting On Financial Issues

Date 10/06/2014

The second Japan-South Korea Shuttle Meeting on Financial Issues was held in Tokyo today between the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea.

HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted Henderson Land Futures Contracts

Date 10/06/2014

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. (HLD) futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The margins are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Toronto Stock Exchange Hosts Investor Day In London

Date 10/06/2014

Today, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), owned by TMX Group, will host an investor day today in London, U.K. to raise awareness with the U.K. investment community of Canada’s premier equities market.

STOXX Minimum Variance Indices Licensed To Resona Bank In Japan - Indices To Be Used In Passive Funds Used By Japanese Pension Funds

Date 10/06/2014

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that two STOXX Minimum Variance indices have been licensed to Resona Bank to be used in passive funds that will be used by Japanese pension funds. The STOXX Minimum Variance Indices use Harry M. Markowitz’s Nobel Prize winning Modern Portfolio Theory to create a hypothetical, risk-optimized portfolio, which is based on a variety of STOXX indices.

Trading Technologies’ MultiBroker Network Achieves Milestone With Participation From More Than 25 Global Brokers

Date 10/06/2014

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a provider of highperformance professional trading software, announced it has expanded its global MultiBroker ASP service to include more than 25 sell-side firms.

Two New iShares ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Based On US Companies Offering High Dividend Yields And Consumer-Oriented Companies With A Focus On Emerging Markets

Date 10/06/2014

Two new equity index ETFs issued by iShares have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Tuesday.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Finalises Rules To Improve The Protection Of Client Money And Custody Assets

Date 10/06/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today finalised changes to the client money and custody assets (client assets) rules. These changes affect approximately 1,500 FCA regulated firms that carry out investment business, from the largest investment banks to the smallest investment advisor, who collectively hold over £100bn of client money and £10tn of custody assets.