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Atlas ATS Announces Plan To Be First Regulated U.S. Bitcoin Exchange - The National Stock Exchange Will Help Formulate Rules To Regulate Atlas

Date 23/04/2014

Atlas ATS and The National Stock Exchange (“NSX”) today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to have NSX develop and enforce rules to regulate Atlas ATS, thereby making Atlas the first fully regulated U.S. - based digital currency exchange.  Atlas’s exchange has been operating for several months, trading digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Litecoin, as well as options on digital currencies (also known as crypto- currencies or alternate currencies).  The Atlas regulatory rule set by which they will operate the exchange will be based upon rules already in use by U.S. stock and options exchanges.

Quincy Extreme Data Now Fastest To London And Frankfurt - Aurora-Slough LD4 In 35.39 Ms And Aurora-Frankfurt In 37.79 Ms - More UK Colos To Follow

Date 23/04/2014

Quincy Data, LLC announced that its Quincy Extreme Data service is distributing Aurora-sourced data to London’s Slough-LD4 data center in 35.39 milliseconds (ms) and to Frankfurt’s FR2 data center in 37.79 ms.  Both routes offer the lowest known latency for any commercially available service and will receive substantial upgrades over the next several months to ensure that the QED service remains the fastest.

Investec Structured Products Takes Control Of Volatility

Date 23/04/2014

• UK Controlled Volatility Fund launched today
• Lower risk alternative to traditional UK equity funds.
• First of 4  fund launches in 2014

SGX Posts Third-Quarter Net Profit Of $76 Million

Date 23/04/2014

• Revenue: $166 million, down 13% from a year earlier
• Operating profit: $88 million, down 23%
• Net profit: $76 million, down 22%
• Earnings per share: 7.1 cents, down 22%
• Interim dividend per share: 4.0 cents

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Goes Live With New Trading Engine Powered By NASDAQ OMX

Date 23/04/2014

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), today announced that ADX has gone live with X-stream Trading technology. The upgrade, started in 2012, provides ADX with the world's most widely deployed, internationally compliant, multi-asset trading platform. This milestone is a step in ADX's ambition to introduce new asset classes, support its market expansion and maintain a leading position in the exchange industry in the region. The agreement also extends the existing management contract with NASDAQ OMX for a further five years.

JSE Chooses Integrated Clearing Technology From Cinnober

Date 23/04/2014

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has selected Cinnober as its partner for the development of a new multi-asset clearing technology platform.

Talanx Newly Listed On WSE - German Insurer Talanx Is The 57th Foreign Company Listed On WSE - Talanx Is The Third Largest Insurance Group In Germany And The Eighth Largest Insurance Group In Europe

Date 23/04/2014

Shares of the German insurance company Talanx have been newly listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange today. The issuer is the 454th company listed on the Main Market and the 9th new listing on the market in 2014. Talanx is also the 57th foreign company listed on WSE (47 companies on the Main Market and 10 companies on NewConnect).

Thai Bourse’s Board Appoints Kesara Manchusree As Its 12th President

Date 23/04/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) Board of Governors today elected Kesara Manchusree as the exchange’s twelfth president, with a four-year term running from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2018.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Appoints Two New Senior Advisers Focused On Competition And Investment Banking

Date 23/04/2014

David Saunders and Gunner Burkhart have been appointed as senior advisers at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Clearstream And Citco Announce Citco Global Securities Services Transaction

Date 23/04/2014

Clearstream and Citco have signed an agreement for the sale of Citco’s Cork based Financial Institution Hedge Fund custody processing business to Clearstream for a sum in the mid double digit million euro range. The deal allows Clearstream to significantly expand its hedge fund services for financial institutions whilst enabling Citco to strategically focus on its core fund investor client base – namely Fund of Hedge Funds, Family Offices, Insurance Companies and Pension and Endowment Schemes - via its Citco Alternative Investor Services (CAIS) division.