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Borsa Italiana Hosts Its 2014 Luxury & Finance Event

Date 09/10/2014

• Listed and private companies from the fashion, luxury goods and lifestyle sectors meet international investors
• Over 450 meetings organised by more than 100 international investors

Year To Date Venture Capital Fundraising Surpasses Full Year 2013 Commitment Levels - U.S. Firms Raise Nearly $6.1 Billion During Third Quarter

Date 09/10/2014

U.S. venture capital firms raised $6.1 billion in new commitments from 60 funds during the third quarter of 2014, a 26 percent decrease compared to the number of funds raised during the second quarter of 2014 and a 21 percent decline by dollar commitments, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The level of dollar commitments raised during the third quarter of 2014 increased 40 percent compared to the third quarter of last year and brings the dollar volume of capital committed to U.S. venture capital funds during the first nine months of 2014 to $23.8 billion, eclipsing full year 2013 levels.

Bucharest Stock Exchange: Transition To The T+2 Settlement Cycle, As Well As Migration To The New System Of Cooperation Between Trading And Post-Trading Systems, Were Successfully Completed By The Romanian Capital Market

Date 09/10/2014

Bucharest Stock Exchange informs that on October 6, 2014, the two major infrastructure projects of the Romanian capital market, namely the segregation of the trading and post-trading systems, and the migration to T+2 settlement cycle, were successfully implemented.

CISI Welcomes The Appointment Of Dame Colette Bowe As Chair Of The Banking Standards Review Council

Date 09/10/2014

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), a charity and professional body, welcomes the appointment of Dame Colette Bowe as Chair of the Banking Standards Review Council and looks forward to playing its part in helping the wider banking industry to become more professional.

Russian Corporate Eurobonds To Start Trading On Moscow Exchange

Date 09/10/2014

On 14 October 2014 Moscow Exchange admits to trading 13 issues of Russian corporate Eurobonds.

Capacity Market Auction’s Pre-Qualification Stage Brings 'Surprising Consequences’ Says LCP Energy Analytics Expert

Date 09/10/2014

As the British power market gears up for its first Capacity Market auction in December, the level of competition in the pre-qualification stage is good news for consumers, and also highlights how the process has attracted significant interest in new power station development.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Disqualification Order Against Former Executive Director Of Tack Fiori International Group Limited

Date 09/10/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today obtained a disqualification order in the High Court against Mr Norman Ho Yik Kin, a former executive director of Tack Fat Group International Limited (Tack Fat), now known as Tack Fiori International Group Limited.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Market Misconduct Tribunal Bans Tiger Asia And Bill Hwang From Trading Securities In Hong Kong

Date 09/10/2014

The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) has determined that Tiger Asia Management LLC (Tiger Asia) and two of its senior officers, Mr Bill Sung Kook Hwang and Mr Raymond Park engaged in market misconduct in Hong Kong.

Osaka Exchange: Public Comments Regarding Expansion Of Contract Months For Nikkei 225 Options

Date 09/10/2014

From the viewpoint of further enhancing the convenience of market participants, Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) will introduce new options contracts on the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225) in addition to the current contracts, which expire on the second Friday (regular options), and has made the outline of the new options contracts (weekly options). Weekly options will be set so that they expire on Fridays on which there are no expiring regular options.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Strenghtening The REIT Market

Date 09/10/2014

1. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today published a consultation paper on a set of proposals to strengthen Singapore’s real estate investment trust (REIT) market. The proposals will enhance the transparency and corporate governance of the REIT market and improve its attractiveness to issuers and investors.