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Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin August 2013

Date 09/09/2013

Click here to download Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin for August 2013.

CME Group Honored For The Tenth Year In A Row On The 2013 InformationWeek 500 List Of Top Technology Innovators Across America

Date 09/09/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it made this year's InformationWeek 500 – a list of the top technology innovators in the U.S. This marks the tenth year in a row the company has been recognized by InformationWeek. The full list can be found at www.informationweek.com/500.

“Competition And Conduct Regulation In Financial Services” - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Director Of Policy, Risk And Research, UK's Financial Conduct Authority, At The Regulatory Policy Institute's Annual Competition And Regulation Conference

Date 09/09/2013

The creation of the Financial Conduct Authority in April signalled a significant change in how the UK’s financial services industry is regulated. 

NYSE Euronext Enters Strategic Partnership with ACE To Transform the Private Capital Markets - Partnership Will Establish A Technology Backbone For New Issuances Of Private Securities - NYSE Euronext Brings Its Capital Formation Expertise To The Private Placement Process

Date 09/09/2013

NYSE Euronext (NYX), the leading global operator of public financial markets, today announced a strategic partnership with ACE, a leading transaction management platform for private placements of equity, debt and other securities.  NYSE Euronext and ACE will establish an independent technology backbone for new issuances of private securities, with the goal of bringing greater transparency and efficiencies to the private market, just as NYSE Euronext has brought to the public market. 

Commerzbank And Clearstream Announce Strategic Partnership To Launch TradeCycle, The First Integrated Service Of Its Kind For OTC Derivative Trade Lifecycle - TradeCycle To Provide Tailor-Made Real-Time Support To Financial Institutions And Corporates To Comply With Changing Regulatory Requirements And Offer Cost-Reduction Opportunities - Complete Trade Lifecycle Solution With Value-Added Services For Cleared And Uncleared OTC Derivatives To Go Live In Q4 2013

Date 09/09/2013

Commerzbank and Clearstream today announced a strategic partnership offering their clients increased efficiency, reduced risk and seamless processing to cleared and uncleared OTC derivative transactions. The new TradeCycle service will be launched in Q4 2013 and is the first integrated service of its kind. The joint offering will provide clients access to an integrated management solution for the OTC derivative trade lifecycle: from trading to clearing, settlement and custody, including key services such as advisory, valuation, and collateral management. Market participants will benefit from an end-to-end solution for the handling of OTC derivatives which will allow them to minimise operational inefficiencies, funding costs, enhance yield and improve their risk management as well as being prepared for future regulatory requirements such as EMIR or MiFID/ MiFIR.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands IFCA MSC Berhad For Breach Of ACE Market Listing Requirements

Date 09/09/2013

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded IFCA MSC BERHAD (IFCAMSC) for failing to ensure that IFCAMSC’s announcements dated 24 May 2011,16 August 2011, 24 November 2011 and 23 February 2012 on the quarterly reports for the financial period ended 31 March 2011 (1^st QR 2011), 30 June 2011 (2^nd QR 2011), 30 September 2011 (3^rd QR 2011) and 31 December 2011 (4^th QR 2011) took into account the net effect on foreign exchange differences amounting to RM4.032 million upon the de-recognition of an associate (“the Adjustment”).

Dubai Good Delivery (DGD)

Date 09/09/2013

DMCC recently announced that the Gem and Jewellery Council of India (GJEPC) supports the inclusion of imports of gold from Dubai Good Delivery Standard (DGD) compliant refiners into India.  Simultaneously, Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Signet) confirmed that based on independent evaluation, the DGD standard is compliant with the Signet Responsible Sourcing Protocol (SRSP) for gold. Signet is the largest speciality retail jeweller in the USA and the UK.

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia In Conjunction With Malaysia Day

Date 09/09/2013

Bursa Malaysia and its subsidiaries will be closed on Monday, 16 September 2013 in conjunction with the Malaysia Day holiday.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report August 2013

Date 09/09/2013

Listing

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 210 at the end of August 2013. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 23 at the end of the month.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority To Carry Out Market Study Into Cash Savings - Study Is Part Of Programme To Look At Competition Across Financial Services Markets

Date 09/09/2013

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today announced plans to carry out a market study into the £1 trillion UK cash savings market. This study will be part of a programme of work where the FCA will look across financial services markets and assess whether or not competition is working effectively in the best interests of consumers.