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Platts To Launch Weekly Price Assessments For Synthetic Rubber - Styrene Butadiene Rubber Prices Complement Platts’ Existing Natural Rubber Coverage

Date 05/09/2012

Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider and a premier source of benchmark assessments, today announced it will launch four weekly physical market price assessments for styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), a synthetic rubber central to the manufacturing of tires, footwear and other products. The new assessments follow on the 2011 introduction of Platts’ first rubber assessment, the natural rubber index, known as Platts RBX.

EPEX SPOT & EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In August 2012

Date 05/09/2012

In August 2012, a total volume of 26.5 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday markets (August 2011: 25.0 TWh).

Exchange Data International Achieves ISO 9001 Registration From The British Assessment Bureau

Date 05/09/2012

London-based financial data provider Exchange Data International (EDI) has been awarded the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certification. 

VistaOne Solutions Releases vSolvencyII™ - Comprehensive Data Governance Platform To Satisfy Solvency II Regulations

Date 05/09/2012

VistaOne Solutions, a CoreOne Technologies company and the global leader in providing financial data management, reporting and distribution services, today announced the release ofvSolvencyII™, providing end-to-end governance for Europe and UK insurance firms and their asset management to comply with impending Solvency II regulations.

The Incentivisation Of Sales Staff – Are Consumers Getting A Fair Deal? - Speech By Martin Wheatley - Managing Director, Financial Services Authority

Date 05/09/2012

Introduction

We all know what it is like to walk into a bank to do something simple, like pay a credit card bill, only for the person behind the counter to ask if you would like to extend your credit, take out more insurance or look at their competitive mortgage rates?  To be honest, I only have a credit card to shop online, I have all the insurance I need and the mortgage on my house is fixed.  

Thai Bourse Ready For ASEAN Link, Attracts ASEAN Investors Into Thailand

Date 05/09/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is ready to be connected on the ASEAN Trading Link in October, following a recent successful launch of SET’s new trading engine, and aims at increasing investment opportunities in Thailand by actively presenting the potential of the Thai stock market and strengths of its listed companies for investors both in Malaysia and Singapore ahead of the launch of ASEAN Trading Link.

Ashmore Investment Management Goes Live With Calastone

Date 05/09/2012

Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the mutual fund industry, is pleased to announce that Ashmore Investment Management (“Ashmore”) has signed up to the network’s order routing service for its range of funds domiciled in Luxembourg.

EEX And ECC Offer OTC Registration Via EFETnet

Date 05/09/2012

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and EuropeanCommodity Clearing (ECC) are offering their participants a new and straight-forward solution for clearing OTC transactions. With immediate effect, EEX and its clearing house are connected with the EFETnet network. EFETnet is operated by the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) and provides traders with a platform for the registration of OTC transactions at various exchanges and trading venues, including EEX.

Trayport® Launches Energy Market Access Gateway, Its Pre-Trade Risk And Market Access System

Date 05/09/2012

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide, today announced the launch of Energy Market Access Gateway (EMA Gateway), its new pre-trade risk management system.

Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Year-To-Date Volumes Up 153%

Date 05/09/2012

• August volumes up 71% year-on-year, reaching 938,837 contracts
• Trading in Currency futures up 179% year-to-date