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Fidessa Wins FOW Award For Best Sell-Side Trading System - Platform Continues To Receive Accreditation From Across The Industry

Date 12/12/2013

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that its derivatives trading platform has been selected as Sell-Side Trading System of the Year at the 2013 FOW International Awards. The win marks continued success for Fidessa's platform, after receiving the same accolade at FOW's Awards for Asia in Singapore earlier this year, and collecting the FCMs' Independent Software Vendor of the Year prize at FOW's International Awards in London in 2012. 

Shenzhen Securities Information And Soochow Securities: SuZhou Leading Index Issued

Date 12/12/2013

Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. and Soochow Securities Co., Ltd jointly announced to issue SuZhou Leading Index (Code: 399410, Abbreviation: SuZhou Leading) on December 12, 2013. The index takes December 30, 2011 as the base day and 1000 point as the base point.

Oslo Børs: Changes To The Composition Of The OBX Index From 20 December

Date 12/12/2013

Oslo Børs has performed the semi-annually revision of the composition of the OBX Index, which consist of the 25 most traded shares at Oslo Børs. From 20 December 2013 Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) and Opera Software (OPERA) will be added to the index, while Polarcus (PLCS) and Electromagnetic Services (EMGS) are removed.

European Commissioner Barnier Welcomes Trilogue Agreement On The Framework For Bank Recovery And Resolution

Date 12/12/2013

"I welcome the trilogue agreement reached tonight between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. This is a fundamental step towards the completion of the Banking Union."

TriOptima’s triResolve Service Leads In OTC Commodity Portfolio Reconciliation With Over 500,000 OTC Commodity Trades From 80 Energy And Financial Firms

Date 12/12/2013

TriOptima announces that more than 80 leading energy houses are reconciling over 500,000 OTC commodity trades on the triResolve portfolio reconciliation platform. Users include BKW Energie AG, DONG Naturgas A/S, EnBW Trading GmbH, Eni S.p.A, GDF SUEZ Trading, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Total Gas & Power Limited, Vitol S.A, and dealer financial institutions.

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Constituents Unchanged After December Semi-Annual Review

Date 12/12/2013

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award-winning global index provider, and Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) announced that there are no changes to FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI following the semi-annual review of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Administrative Action Against Deutsche Securities Inc.

Date 12/12/2013

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) conducted an inspection on Deutsche Securities Inc  (hereinafter referred to as “Company”), and found a violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (hereinafter referred to as ''FIEA''). On December 5, 2013, the SESC recommended taking an administrative action against the Company.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Kwan Hung Kei For Life

Date 12/12/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Kwan Hung Kei, a former employee of Nanyang Commercial Bank, Limited (Nanyang Bank), from re-entering the industry for life (Note 1).

African Securities Exchanges Association Newsletter - November 2013 Edition

Date 12/12/2013

The African Securities Exchanges Association has released the November Edition- ASEA Newsletter. The Newsletter contains industry news and  member statistics from July to September 2013.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: ETF/ETN Monthly Report For Nov 2013

Date 12/12/2013

Monthly trading value hit a record high in November!

• With monthly trading value reaching approx. JPY 2.4 trillion, the ETF/ETN market in November reached a new record high, surpassing the previous record of approx. JPY 2.1 trillion set in May.
• Trading of leveraged and inverse ETFs remained active, with NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index Exchange Traded Fund (1570) occupying more than 50% of the trading value of the entire ETF/ETN market.
• ETFs tracking TOPIX and Nikkei 225 also saw steady gains in trading value.