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Statement By The EC, ECB And IMF On Greece

Date 14/03/2013

“Staff teams from the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF have conducted discussions with the Greek authorities during the last two weeks regarding the review of Greece’s economic program. Significant progress has been made but a few issues remain outstanding. As additional technical work will be necessary to settle these issues, the mission will take a short break to allow this work to be completed. The mission plans to return to Athens in early April to continue its work.”
Spanish Market To Be Offered CISI Global Professional Qualifications In Wealth Management And Islamic Finance

Date 14/03/2013

Simply Sharia Human Capital (SSHC) has signed a long-term Training Agreement with the prestigious Spanish business school, Escuela de Finanzas.
From Our Man In Boca, Tom Groenfeldt: How To Launch A New Exchange - FIA Panelists Tell [Almost] All

Date 14/03/2013

If you thought the Emerging Exchanges session at Futures Industry Association (FIA) in Boca Raton was going to be about the new Cambodian rice futures and options, you’d have been disappointed to find that the newest emergent was NASDAQ OMX NLX with Charlotte Crosswell, CEO, operating out of that distant, exotic and occasionally dangerous jungle -- London. It will offer UK and European listed interest derivatives.
LME Clear Selects Citi, Bank Of America Merrill Lynch And J.P. Morgan To Support Self-Clearing Platform

Date 14/03/2013

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has selected Citi, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan as key providers of financial infrastructure to LME Clear, its self-clearing platform.
European Power Exchange: Pan-European Intraday Target Model Confines Exchanges’ Development Capacity - Exchange Council Backs Flexibility Products

Date 14/03/2013

Performing power markets need flexibility: This is the result of discussions amongst the members of the Exchange Council of the European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT at its latest meeting. Concerning this matter, the Exchange Council deliberated on the tender for the pan-European Intraday system and supported the development of new flexible products.

BME Launches A Training Programme For Its Shareholders - The Number Of Retail Shareholders In The Company Stands At 52,300

Date 14/03/2013

BME has designed a Training Programme for Shareholders, which will be coordinated by its training subsidiary, Instituto BME, in which different professionals from the Group will participate. The aim of the initiative is to spread the financial culture among the company’s retail shareholders.
London Stock Exchange Group Launches Second Annual Charity Trading Day - Equity Trading Fees From One Day Across The Group To Be Donated To Charity - Over £500,000 Expected To Be Raised - LSEG Foundation's Partner Charities Open London Trading

Date 14/03/2013

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) will today donate a day's worth of equity trading fees from London Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana and Turquoise - expected to be in excess of £500,000 - to charity.
Johannesburg Stock Exchange: New Rules Launched For New Derivatives Market Default Fund

Date 14/03/2013

Safcom - the clearing house for the JSE’s derivatives market – today announced the promulgation of the rules enabling the establishment of a default fund intended to add another layer of investor protection in the exchange traded derivative market. The need for the fund arises from the financial crisis of 2008, which prompted coordinated efforts to improve global market stability. Internationally, derivatives markets must now have prefunded resources to provide capital (in addition to the collateral posted by participants) in case a clearing member defaults. The fund aims to reduce the impact of this risk and thus limit the liability for Safcom’s clearing members, most of whom are banks. Safcom calls for approximately R14billion in margin to cover trading valued at R350 billion per day.
DGCX Implements Scila Surveillance

Date 14/03/2013

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange, DGCX, has successfully implemented its new market monitoring system, Scila Surveillance, into production. Scila Surveillance is an integral part of a significant technology infrastructure update at DGCX. Together with Cinnober’s platforms for trading, real time clearing and risk management; Scila Surveillance completes the DGCX’s technology platform, EOS
Quarterly Index Review To Lift JSE Equities Volumes - Large Trading Volumes Expected Tomorrow On The JSE’s Equity Market As A Methodology Change To The FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series Is Implemented

Date 14/03/2013

Market watchers can expect to see large trading volumes on the JSE’s equity market tomorrow as a methodology change to the FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series is implemented. This change will impact all investments that track an index including unit trusts, exchange traded funds, institutional funds as well as index derivatives products.