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SunGard Helps Firms Operate Smarter By Integrating XSP Corporate Actions With SGN’s SWIFT Connectivity

Date 09/04/2014

SunGard’s XSP is now providing connectivity to the SWIFT network for the automation of corporate actions messaging through the SunGard Global Network (SGN). The XSP-SGN connectivity helps firms achieve smarter operations by providing XSP customers with access to the SWIFT gateway and the ability to integrate ISO corporate actions message types through SGN. These capabilities are now available to customers of the XSP v5 cloud-hosted platform and XSPrisa SaaS solutions.

Azul Systems Extends Zulu Runtime For Java To Support Java 8 - Azul’s Commercialized Build Of OpenJDK Now Supports The Latest Version Of Java SE Plus Java SE 6 And SE 7

Date 09/04/2014

Azul Systems, Inc. (Azul), the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, today announced the general availability of Zulu 8.0, a commercialized build of OpenJDK that is compatible and compliant with the Java SE 8 standard. Zulu 8.0 is available immediately and freely downloadable fromwww.azulsystems.com/products/zulu/downloads.

Securities Commission Malaysia: High Court Maintains Two Year Jail Sentence And RM3 Million Fine On Market Manipulator

Date 09/04/2014

The High Court today dismissed Dato Phillip Wong Chee Kheong’s appeal against a two-year jail term and a fine of RM3 million meted out by the Sessions Court upon his conviction under section 84(1) Securities Industry Act 1983.

TFEX’s Q1 Average Daily Trading Volume At 56,000 Contracts

Date 09/04/2014

• Q1 avg trading volume keeps at 56,000 contracts despite uncertainties
• To raise trading margins ahead of Thai new year holidays
• To launch mini SET50 futures on May 6

ICAP Aligns With Perseus - Boosts High Precision Trading Access In Brazil And LATAM - Leading Markets Operator chooses LiquidPath From Perseus

Date 09/04/2014

Perseus Telecom, a leading provider of high-speed global connectivity, High Precision Time™ and Market-to-Market networks, announced today ICAP is a global customer accessing the award-winning LiquidPath®  network in Brazil and Latin America.

Reed Smith Team Advises ETF Securities On Launch Of 3x Short And Leveraged Equity Securities Platform - One Of The First New Structured Derivative Products Following The New UKLA Retail Prospectus Approval Process

Date 09/04/2014

Global law firm Reed Smith’s derivatives team has advised ETF Securities on its ground-breaking new 3x Short and Leveraged Equity Securities ETP Platform.  This is one of the first new structured derivatives products to go through the revised UKLA retail prospectus approval process.

Third Clearing House In Europe - EU Authorisation Of KDPW_CCP Clearing House - From Spin-Off To Authorisation Of KDPW_CCP

Date 09/04/2014

The authorisation of the clearing house KDPW_CCP is yet another step in the harmonisation of the Polish financial market with the international standards and legal requirements. The preparations for the authorisation began at the time of the spin-off of KDPW_CCP from the structure of the Central Securities Depository of Poland (KDPW) according to the KDPW growth strategy adopted in 2009.

BSE: Trade-To-Trade Scrips – Inclusions In ‘T’ Groups

Date 09/04/2014

As a part of Surveillance measures, the Exchange transfers various scrips for settlement on a Trade-to-Trade basis. The criteria for shifting scrip’s to/from for settlement on trade to trade basis are decided jointly by the stock exchanges in consultation with SEBI and reviewed periodically. 

MARF Admits To Trading A €35 Million Issue By Tecnocom - Through Single Five-Year Bonds

Date 09/04/2014

The Mercado Alternativo de Renta Fija (MARF), today admitted a new single bond issue by the telecommunications company Tecnocom, to the value of €35 million.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Engages With Firms On Claims Handling Thematic Review

Date 09/04/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today engaging with firms and other interested parties to discuss the initial findings of its thematic review on household and travel insurance claims handling. The thematic review was designed to assess the extent to which insurers put consumers making claims at the heart of their businesses. Martin Wheatley, the chief executive of the FCA, launched the review in a speech to the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference in May last year.