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FTSE Launches Global Diversified Factor Index Series

Date 17/06/2014

• Developed with J.P. Morgan as underlying benchmark for first US ETF
• Reinforces FTSE position as leading provider of alternatively weighted indices and its strong growth in North American ETF business

London Stock Exchange Group Signs MOU With Bank Of China

Date 17/06/2014

• LSEG and Bank of China agree to wide ranging collaboration across trading and clearing
• Significant boost to growing UK – China ties
• Signing coincides with UK visit of Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang

Thomson Reuters Announces 2014 Extel Survey Results - Pan-European Survey Highlights Achievement Across The Buy-Side, Sell-Side And Corporate Communities

Date 17/06/2014

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the results of the 41st annual Thomson Reuters Extel Survey at a lunchtime ceremony in London's Guildhall. Considered the leading benchmark for excellence in investment banking and asset management, the pan-European survey highlights achievement across the buy-side, sell-side and corporate communities.

UK Companies Provide Practical Policy Support To Chinese Free Trade Zones - TheCityUK & CBBC Publish First Expert Papers On China’s Free Trade Zones Initiative

Date 17/06/2014

Today in London, TheCityUK and the China-Britain Business Council pledged to support China’s development of its Free Trade Zone (FTZ) policy and the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

Moscow Exchange Launches New Procedure For Settling Single Stock Futures

Date 17/06/2014

A new procedure for settling futures on Russian stocks – via T+2 trades on the Main Market – was applied on Moscow Exchange for the first time on 16 June. This was made possible by the large scale modernisation of the Derivatives and Equity & Bond Markets" trading and clearing platforms.  

IOSCO Research Department Publishes Securities Markets Risk Survey

Date 17/06/2014

The Research Department of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a Staff Working Paper entitled A Survey of Securities Markets Risk Trends 2014: Methodology and Detailed Results, which provides a detailed analysis of responses to its annual survey on market trends and emerging risks.

TMX Group Launches TMX Quantum XA On Toronto Stock Exchange - Market Open Ceremony Marks The Launch Of New Trading Engine On Canada's Senior Equities Exchange

Date 17/06/2014

TMX Group today announced the successful launch of its award-winning, high performance equity trading engine, TMX Quantum XA™ on Toronto Stock Exchange. "We have reached a major milestone in our technology history," said Brenda Hoffman, Senior Vice President, Group Head of Information Technology, TMX Group. "We are very proud to have set this organization on a bold new technology path and delivered the best trading platform in the world."

New OMX Baltic 10 Portfolio Selected

Date 17/06/2014

The semi-annual review of the OMX Baltic 10 index has been completed. The new composition will become effective with the market open on Tuesday, July 1, 2014.

China Development Bank Corporation (CDB) Enters Into Comprehensive Cooperation With TheCityUK

Date 17/06/2014

TheCityUK and the China Development Bank Corporation (CDB) today (17 June 2014) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in the presence of Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

Lord Mayor Of The City of London Opens Trading On The Casablanca Stock Exchange

Date 17/06/2014

The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Fiona Woolf, opened the day’s trading on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.