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The Single Market And Banking Union - Speech By Yves Mersch, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, - European Forum Alpbach 2013, Alpbach, 29 August 2013

Date 29/08/2013

Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you for inviting me to speak today at the Alpbach Forum. The topic of my remarks will be Banking Union, and in particular the role of Banking Union in supporting the Single Market in Europe.

Prices Of T+ Order Book To Be Employed To Calculate Moscow Exchange Indices

Date 29/08/2013

Moscow Exchange will use T+ Main Trading Mode prices to calculate the indices during the main trading session starting 2 September.

European Central Bank Aims To Double Share Of Women In High-Ranking Positions

Date 29/08/2013

The Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to introduce gender targets with the aim of doubling the share of women in management.

NYSE Euronext: Portuguese PSI 20 Index With New Rules In 2014 - Changes Will Increase Efficiency And Attractiveness Of The Benchmark

Date 29/08/2013

NYSE Euronext, the compiler of the PSI 20 index, today announces several changes to the selection method and constitution of the index, that will be applied in 2014. These improvements in the PSI 20 rules are expected to increases the efficiency and attractiveness of the index, for the benefit for both the users as well as the companies listed on NYSE Euronext Lisbon.

Thai Bourse Lowers Minimum Volume For Block Trade, Effective September 2, 2013

Date 29/08/2013

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, has decreased the minimum size required for block trade transaction of high notional-valued contracts, effective from September 2, 2013.

NYSE Euronext: AEX-Index Selection To Be Based On Free Float Market Capitalization - Changes In Index Methodology Effective 24 March 2014

Date 29/08/2013

Today NYSE Euronext announced that the selection basis of the AEX-Index® family will change from turnover to free float adjusted market capitalization ranking. This decision was made to improve stability in the selection process and to maintain a good reflection of the listings on the Amsterdam stock exchange. Several additional selection criteria will be introduced, aiming to improve tradability and market efficiency of the index, which will also strengthen the objective selection process. These changes, which resulted from a recent client consultation, will be implemented with the next annual index rebalance in March 2014 and will apply to the AEX®, the AMX® and the AScX®. The change in selection basis is not expected to lead to a completely different  outcome of the selection process.

Thomson Reuters Delivers Significant Enhancements To eLearning Solutions - New Learning Management System Enhances Functionality, User Experience And Ease-Of-Use - Integration Of WeComply Courses To Provide Enhanced North American And Corporate Content

Date 29/08/2013

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced further steps to deliver enhanced governance, risk and compliance solutions to organizations globally. The delivery of a new Learning Management System (LMS),Accelus Learning Manager and integration of WeComply, a leading provider of compliance e-learning, into its offerings will bring increased scalability, performance, capacity and language support to Thomson Reuters online educational courses.

KDD Central Securities Clearing Corporation Chooses Swift To Connect To T2S

Date 29/08/2013

SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 212 countries and territories, today announced that KDD Central Securities Clearing Corporation in Slovenia will use SWIFT’s Value Added Network (VAN) solution to connect to T2S. It is also taking advantage of further value-added services from SWIFT.

New Incentive Scheme From Eurex To Mark Three Years Of Eurex KOSPI Product - The Successful Cooperation Is Now In Its Fourth Year- Sustained Growth Of Traded Volume - Daily Average Of 83,000 Traded Contracts In 2013

Date 29/08/2013

On the third anniversary of the Eurex/KRX Link, the international derivatives market Eurex Exchange drew a positive balance on the product cooperation. To celebrate this milestone and in recognition of its success, Eurex Exchange is waiving trading fees for the Eurex KOSPI Product for the month of September. In addition, all Eurex members located in Korea also qualify with immediate effect for the special incentive program for Asian participants. The program grants volume-related discounts and reduced network connection costs to directly connected exchange members. Additionally, Eurex and the area Market Data + Services of Deutsche Börse work closely together to ensure an optimal distribution of Eurex KOSPI Product data.

Thai Bourse Firms Up Cooperation With Cambodia, Laos And Vietnam Exchanges

Date 29/08/2013

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with other stock exchanges in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) – Cambodia, Hanoi, Hochiminh and Laos –, announced that they will collaborate to strengthen the region’s competitiveness and raise its global profile during the first GMS exchanges CEOs meeting ‘GMS Focus’, hosted by SET, as a platform for closer collaboration among GMS exchanges.