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ISE Launches New Service For Pre-Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) On www.isedirect.ie

Date 28/10/2013

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has launched its pre-Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) service. The ISEis sponsored by the Central Bank of Ireland as the pre-LEI provider in Ireland and is now providing an online application service for customers through a new website www.ISEdirect.ie.

CC&G Expands CCP Services - CC&G To Clear EuroMOT, ExtraMOT And HI MTF Markets - Expansion Of Offering Now Includes Clearing Of Euro-Denominated Bonds Settled Outside Of Italy - Increases Range Of Services Offered Outside Of Italy

Date 28/10/2013

CC&G today announces that it is expanding its existing CCP services to EuroMOT, ExtraMOT and HI MTF markets. CC&G will now act as the standing buyer to every seller and vice versa for bonds settled via international CSDs including Euroclear Bank Brussels and Clearstream Banking Luxembourg. The initial phase will see clearing of euro-denominated bonds. In the coming months, CC&G will also begin clearing products traded on EuroTLX, the fixed income MTF.

SEC Charges Three Firms With Violating Custody Rule

Date 28/10/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned three SEC-registered investment advisory firms for violating the “custody rule” that requires them to meet certain standards when maintaining custody of their clients’ funds or securities.

Armanta Secures Additional Patent - Enhances Sandbox™ Scenario “What If” Capability

Date 28/10/2013

Armanta Corporation, which provides analytic technology that enables enterprise wide, self-constructed, current time analytics by users, today announced that it has been awarded the second in a series of patents tied to its Sandbox capability.

ESMA: Proxy Advisors Launch Consultation On Best Practice Principles

Date 28/10/2013

The Drafting Committee of the Best Practice Principles for Governance Research Providers has launched a public consultation on the draft Principles which concern activities associated with the provision of shareholder voting and analytical services.

Moscow Exchange To Launch Transportation Index

Date 28/10/2013

Moscow Exchange plans to launch a transportation sector index on 11 November. The key constituents are to be Aeroflot, Fesco, NCSP, Transcontainer, and UTair, which are already included in the exchange"s Broad Market Index. As with other sector indices, the Transportation Index is to be rendered in RUB (code MICEXTRN) and USD (RTStn).

BNP Paribas Launches 39 EasyTRACKERS On NYSE Euronext Paris ETN Segment

Date 28/10/2013

BNP Paribas and NYSE Euronext Paris have teamed up to facilitate access to Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) for professional investors by launching 39 EasyTRACKERS. Offering its product line on NYSE Euronext’s ETN segment represents a major new stage in BNP Paribas’ expansion on the French market, and gives fresh momentum to NYSE Euronext’s European ETN offer for qualified investors.

ESMA Publishes Updated Q&As On The Prospectus Directive

Date 28/10/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated Questions and Answers on the Prospectus Directive (PD), revising a number of current market practices and addressing a number of new issues related to the implementation of the PD.

BME Will Bring Its CCP Activities Under One UMBRELLA BME Clearing

Date 28/10/2013

• In compliance with the European Regulation EMIR, BME has separated the exchange activity from the CCP activity
• BME Clearing will include the clearing of cash markets

MIAX Options - End of Daylight Savings Time 2013

Date 28/10/2013

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange is scheduled to end Daylight Savings Time at 2:00AM on Sunday, November 3, 2013.  The MIAX will adjust the system time back one hour for trading beginning Monday, November 4, 2013.