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ESMA Offices Closed On 9 And 10 May

Date 08/05/2013

ESMA’s offices will be closed on the following days:

Charles Li Live And Direct: Connecting The Dots For A Full Picture Of HKEx’s Plans

Date 08/05/2013

Over the past four years, we have launched a lot of initiatives, made investments, completed a major acquisition, and launched reforms.  It’s been a very busy time, and people have asked me why we’re doing so much, so fast.  Others openly wonder whether and when these initiatives will bear fruit.  These are good questions.  Because we’ve done so much of late, I feel it’s time to take stock of where we are, what these initiatives mean, why we’re doing them, and how these dots can be connected to show the larger picture.

FINRA Fines Three Firms $900,000 For Inadequate Anti-Money Laundering Programs - Four Firm Executives Fined And Suspended

Date 08/05/2013

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined three firms a total of $900,000 for failing to establish and implement adequate anti-money laundering (AML) programs and other supervisory systems to detect suspicious transactions. FINRA also fined and suspended four executives involved. FINRA imposed the following sanctions.

Palestine Exchange Monthly Investor Newsletter - April 2013

Date 08/05/2013

Click here to download Palestine Exchange's monthly investor newsletter for April  2013.

BT Radianz Cloud Opens Gateway To Latin American Markets - BT Welcomes BM&FBOVESPA - Brazil’s Largest Securities, Commodities And Futures Exchange To Its Financial Services Cloud Community

Date 08/05/2013

BT today announced that the market data of BM&FBOVESPA — one of the largest listed exchange groups in the world, the second largest in the Americas and the leading exchange in Latin America — will now be available to financial institutions globally via the BT Radianz Cloud. The cloud community members now have access to the market data of the Brazilian exchange via the world’s largest secure networked financial services community, benefitting from reduced time to market and the costs of technology infrastructure.

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange Launch 2013 U.S. Finance Series - Series Shares Benefits Of Going Public In Canada For U.S. SMEs

Date 08/05/2013

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) today launched their 2013 U.S. Finance Series with their first event in Orange County, California. The Finance Series events will outline the prominence of the Exchanges as international equity markets and their expertise in financing, mentoring and supporting small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

Quadriserv, Inc. Announces Expansion Of Relationship With SunGard In Support Of Securities Lending Initiatives - SunGard To Assume Key Operational And Technological Functions - Senior SunGard Executive Joins Quadriserv’s Reconstituted Board Of Directors

Date 08/05/2013

Quadriserv, Inc., founded with a mission to bring efficiency, price transparency, and innovation to the equity finance markets, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with SunGard, one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies. Specifically, SunGard will provide hosting and network services, operational and technical support, as well as software maintenance and development for Quadriserv’s AQS platform, a central counterparty-based securities lending marketplace.  

2012 Financial Year: EEX Successfully Defends Its Position Despite A Difficult Market Environment - Increases In Volume On Almost All Trading Markets – Records On The Gas And Emission Markets – Clearing Co-Operations Expanded – Higher Sales And Annual Profit

Date 08/05/2013

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has reported a positive result for the 2012 financial year, during which volume increases were generated on almost all trading markets and very good results were achieved. These achievements played a major part in EEX maintaining its position in spite of a difficult market environment, shaped by structural changes on the power market and lasting uncertainty. In 2012, the sales revenue generated by the Leipzig energy exchange increased by 5 percent to EUR 47.9 million (previous year: EUR 45.6 million). The annual net profit also showed positive development against the previous year and increased by 5 percent to EUR 11.8 million (previous year: EUR 11.3 million). At the end of the year 2012, EEX Group employed 145 members of staff – corresponding to an increase of 14 percent against the previous year (127).

NYSE Euronext: Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting Survey Identifies Key Legal Risks In 2013 For Companies - Annual Survey Finds Leadership Succession, Cyber Risk, And Regulatory Compliance Are Leading Concerns For Directors And General Counsel

Date 08/05/2013

Managing and mitigating risk surrounding cyber security, IT strategy, regulatory compliance, and concerns over leadership succession operations top the list of worries for U.S. directors and general counsel as revealed in the 13th annual Law and the Boardroom Study by Corporate Board Member^®, an NYSE Euronext Company, and FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN). The 2013 findings reflect a continued escalation of concern over data security and IT risk, as well as the onus on public companies with regard to new regulation stemming from the Dodd-Frank Act. The survey also suggests that directors and general counsel worry about the need for strong leadership continuity to manage companies through many new and growing challenges.

Exchange Of Views With The Economic And Monetary Affairs Committee Of The European Parliament On Financial Assistance To Cyprus - Introductory Statement By Jörg Asmussen, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, Brussels, 8 May 2013

Date 08/05/2013

Dear Madam Chair,

Honourable Members of Parliament,

Thank you for inviting me to this exchange of views on financial assistance to Cyprus.