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Frankfurt Stock Exchange Exchange Council Re-Elects Lutz Raettig As Chairman

Date 21/01/2014

The Exchange Council of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse – FWB) was reconstituted on 21 January 2014. The members re-elected Dr Lutz R. Raettig (Morgan Stanley) as Chairman. His Vice Chairman is once again Dr. Werner Brandt (SAP AG).
Renewed Orc Offering Combines Future Proof, Flexible Technology Platforms With Expert Services - New Trading And Electronic Execution Solutions Together With Professional Services Deliver Unparalleled Value Proposition

Date 21/01/2014

Orc, a global leader in derivatives trading technology, today announced a renewed and expanded solutions offering. Building on Orc’s technology leadership, industry expertise and commitment to R&D, new Trading and Electronic Execution offerings are now introduced, backed by Professional Services.
EEX: New Daily Record On The Power Derivatives Market

Date 21/01/2014

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has achieved a daily record on the Power Derivatives Market. Yesterday, on 20 January 2013, a volume of 18,419,754 MWh of power was recorded on the Phelix Futures Market – this is the highest volume which has ever been traded in these products on one day. The volume included 13,714,248 MWh from the registration of trades for clearing (so-called “Trade Registration”).
CFTC Announces Public Meeting Of The Technology Advisory Committee, Has Been Cancelled

Date 21/01/2014

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission cancelled its scheduled Commission Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) today due to the closure of all Federal government agencies because of inclement weather in the Washington Metropolitan area.
European Commission To Consult European Public On Provisions In EU-US Trade Deal On Investment And Investor-State Dispute Settlement

Date 21/01/2014

EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht today announced his decision to consult the public on the investment provisions of a future EU-US trade deal, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The decision follows unprecedented public interest in the talks. It also reflects the Commissioner's determination to secure the right balance between protecting European investment interests and upholding governments’ right to regulate in the public interest. In early March, he will publish a proposed EU text for the investment part of the talks which will include sections on investment protection and on investor-to-state dispute settlement, or ISDS. This draft text will be accompanied by clear explanations for the non-expert. People across the EU will then have three months to comment.

Moscow Exchange Sells Its Stake In MICEX-IT

Date 21/01/2014

Moscow Exchange has sold its 100% stake in MICEX-IT to trading portal Fabrikant.ru. The transaction is in line with Moscow Exchange strategy to dispose of noncore assets. The decision to sell the stake was adopted by the Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board in December 2013. The size of the deal is RUB 440 mln.
Euroclear’s Collateral Highway Grows 12 Percent To EUR 787 Billion In 2013

Date 21/01/2014

Euroclear’s global Collateral Highway enjoyed phenomenal growth in 2013, with average daily collateral outstanding on it climbing from EUR 700 billion at the end of 2012 to over EUR 787 billion at the close of 2013, with peaks of up to EUR 830 billion in the second half of the year. This 12 percent increase on the Collateral Highway – which allows users to seamlessly source and mobilise their securities irrespective of location in order to cover trading exposures and to access central bank liquidity – comfortably eclipsed annual growth figures reported by other collateral management service providers.
Thomson Reuters Launches Accelus Market Surveillance - New Solution Provides Systematic Surveillance Of Trading Activity To Detect Market Abuse, Suspicious Trading, Price Manipulation And Insider Dealing

Date 21/01/2014

Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced a strategic partnership with b-next, a provider of capital markets compliance solutions, to enable compliance managers at both buy side and sell side institutions to meet the ever increasing challenge of monitoring their firm’s trading activity. Through the partnership,Thomson Reuters Accelus Market Surveillance integrates b-next’s systematic surveillance capability with Thomson Reuters market data, news analytics and managed services to provide a complete market abuse monitoring and alert management solution covering a broad range of exchange traded and OTC traded asset classes.
Japan Exchange Group To Host RI Asia 2014 Conference

Date 21/01/2014

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) is proud to be hosting Responsible Investor's third annual "RI Asia" conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 5th & 6th March 2014.
PEGAS: Powernext To Launch PEG TIGF / PEG Sud Spot Spread Contracts On 4th February 2014

Date 21/01/2014

Powernext announces the launch of a Spot spread contract between TIGF and GRTgaz Sud delivery zones as of 4th February. This new product will be listed for all Spot maturities on PEGAS, the common natural gas platform launched by Powernext and EEX.