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Bursa Malaysia Closes For Christmas And New Year’s Day

Date 17/12/2013

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) and its subsidiaries will be closed on these dates in conjunction with the following public holidays:

1. CHRISTMAS
   
   Wednesday, 25 December 2013
   
   Bursa Malaysia will resume operations on Thursday, 26 December 2013.
   
   
2. NEW YEAR’S DAY
   
   Wednesday, 1 January 2014
   
   Bursa Malaysia will resume operations on Thursday, 2 January 2014.

Japan Exchange Group Has Published "Proposals From The JPX Financial And Capital Market Workshop: Toward Creating An Attractive Capital Market"

Date 17/12/2013

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) announced that JPX has published the "Proposals from the JPX Financial and Capital Market Workshop: Toward Creating an Attractive Capital Market".

WSE Reaffirms Corporate Social Responsibility Commitment

Date 17/12/2013

• WSE is among 23 companies in the new RESPECT Index portfolio in the seventh edition of the project.
• Warsaw Stock Exchange has joined the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative of global exchanges which promote high CSR standards on home capital markets

RTS Realtime Systems Introduces Connectivity To Eris Exchange

Date 17/12/2013

RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, and Eris Exchange, a U.S.-based futures exchange offering capital-efficient Eris interest rate swap futures, today announced that RTS clients can now enjoy direct connectivity to the Eris SwapBook™ electronic trading platform through the full range of RTS trading solutions.

Results Of The Seventh Edition Of The RESPECT Index Project

Date 17/12/2013

• Four new index participants: BZ WBK, WSE, RAFAKO and Tauron Polska Energia
• This year’s edition for the first time includes foreign companies listed on WSE

FCA Bans Four For 'Disgraceful' Failings In Relation To Occupational Pension Schemes

Date 17/12/2013

Three men have been banned from working in the financial services industry by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); and another has been banned from holding key positions. This follows a review of CBW Trustees Limited and CBW Pensions Forensics Limited (collectively CBW) by the Pension Regulator (TPR) which found serious flaws in CBW’s conduct.

November 2013 FIF Market Share And Market Dynamics Reports – Executive Summary

Date 17/12/2013

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C totaled118.0 billion shares, a decrease of 18.4% monthly, and9.2% annually.
• In November 2013, off-exchange trading accounted for37.5% of the shares traded in NMS Equity Securities, a slight increase of 0.2% compared to last month.
• NYSE-listed securities share volume was 63.8 billion shares, a decrease of 17.1% monthly, and 10.8% annually.
• Share volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 34.1 billion shares, a 17.2% monthly and 3.4% annual decrease.

Aquis Exchange Expands Client Sales Team - Appoints Graham Dick To Head Team, Leila Mayet Joins From Nasdaq OMX

Date 17/12/2013

Aquis Exchange, the subscriptions-based European equities exchange, today announced that it has expanded its Sales and Client Relationship Management (CRM) team and appointed Graham Dick to lead it. 

Tribunal Bans Former Trader For Lying To The FCA And The Tribunal

Date 17/12/2013

The Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) has directed the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ban former derivatives trader David John Hobbs from performing any role in regulated financial services.

ECC To Introduce Trade Reporting Services

Date 17/12/2013

In the future, European Commodity Clearing (ECC) will also offer reporting of transaction data – so-called Trade Reporting – in the framework of EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation).