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UK's Serious Fraud Office: Brokers Charged In LIBOR Investigation

Date 15/07/2013

Terry Farr and James Gilmour, former brokers at RP Martin Holdings Limited, have today been charged with offences of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into the manipulation of LIBOR.

European Organisations Aim To Boost Triparty Repo Settlement Interoperability By 2015

Date 15/07/2013

The ICMA European Repo Council has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with Clearstream, Euroclear and Eurex Clearing, which engages  the three post-trade infrastructure providers in a joint project enabling their systems to work together to increase the efficiency of the repo market. The project primarily creates the opportunity for Eurex Clearing to extend the connected settlement locations for its secured funding market GC Pooling with Clearstream Banking to include Euroclear Bank. Pending completion of detailed feasibility studies and market consultation, triparty settlement interoperability is envisaged to be delivered by the end of 2015.

Interdependent Swaps Markets Need Interactive Cross-Border Rules - Brookings Institution - Restoring Momentum In Transatlantic Cooperation On Financial Reform

Date 15/07/2013

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to thank both the Global Financial Markets Association and the Brookings Institution for inviting me to speak bright and early on a Monday morning.

NASDAQ OMX Expands The Global Index Family - Twenty-One Thousand New Indexes Provide Investors A Broad Representation Of The Global Investable Marketplace

Date 15/07/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the introduction of the second suite of the NASDAQ Global Index Family – resulting in the launch of more than 21,000 new NASDAQ Global indexes.

Moscow Exchange Indices Weekly Review: July 8-12, 2013

Date 15/07/2013

Weekly review: July 8-12, 2013 (pdf, 662 Kb)

Barclays Launches Automated Capital Commitment For Algorithmic Trading In EMEA - Industry-First Feature Provides Electronic Clients With Liquidity While Improving The Cost Of Execution On Algorithmic Orders

Date 15/07/2013

Barclays has introduced an automated capital commitment feature available through select equity algorithmic  trading strategies in EMEA. This new functionality, called capital commitment, allows clients to partner with Barclays in creating liquidity and transferring  risk.

S&P Capital IQ Announces Strategic Agreement With Tullett Prebon Information For Use And Redistribution Of Market Data - Deal Extends Across All Divisions Of Parent Company, McGraw Hill Financial

Date 15/07/2013

S&P Capital IQ, a leading provider of multi-asset class research, data and analytics, today announced a long-term, strategic agreement with Tullett Prebon Information (TPI),  part of Tullett Prebon, one of the world’s largest inter-dealer brokers. The deal covers broad use rights across all business units and divisions of S&P Capital IQ’s parent company, McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE:MHFI), including S&P Capital IQ, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Platts. The terms provide for expansive use and redistribution of TPI data by MHFI companies.

Sao Paulo Based BLK Sistemas Financeiros Accelerates Trading With Perseus LiquidPath® - Perseus Telecom Brazil Connects BLK Sistemas Financeiros To Brazil Exchange In Less Than 50 microseconds - BLK Sistemas Financeiros Enhances Liquidity Options With Perseus Ultra-Low Latency DMA Connectivity

Date 15/07/2013

Perseus Telecom, a leading provider of ultra-low latency, high capacity global networks, today announced BLK Sistemas Financeiros has connected to the BM&F Bovespa through the Perseus Telecom LiquidPath connection of sub 50 microseconds. LiquidPath launched late in 2012 by Perseus, connects the ALOG/Equinix (SP1) datacenter with the BM&F Bovespa data center (CT1) in less than 50 microseconds Round Trip Delay (RTD).

Powernext Becomes AIB Member - Exports And Imports Of Guarantees Of Origin Are Now Enabled On The French National Registry

Date 15/07/2013

The AIB (Association of Issuing Bodies) Board has officially accepted Powernext as a member. The AIB counts 19 European registries and has the mission of promoting a European standard for guarantees of origin (European Energy Certificate System - "EECS"). The EECS standard insures that guarantee certificates are issued, transferred and used according to reliable procedures. Moreover, the association puts at the disposal of its members a technical connection allowing all participants to import and export guarantees of origin electronically. In order to insure the greatest reliability of the European guarantee of origin scheme, the AIB membership relies on a thorough certification regarding registry process, systems and rules.

SIX Swiss Exchange Welcomes Another New Participant - Florint Capital Set To Benefit From State Of The Art Trading Technology And Attractive Trading Segments With Outstanding Liquidity

Date 15/07/2013

Today, SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes Florint Capital as new trading participant. Florint Capital is an international asset manager based in Amsterdam that offers transparent investment solutions to institutional portfolio managers, financial directors and corporate treasurers. Its services comprise fixed income asset management, execution and liquidity providing.