News Centre

EEX Admits Dutch Emissions Trading Registry NEa For The Primary Market Auction

Date 20/10/2011

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has admitted the Dutch emissions trading registry NEa (Nederlandse Emissie Autoriteit) as a new trading participant on the Spot Market for Emission Allowances. NEa will take part in the auctions as a seller in the framework of the Dutch primary auction, which EEX will carry out for the years 2011 and 2012.

The Spanish Stock Exchange To Celebrate Its 180th Anniversary

Date 20/10/2011

IOSCO Publishes Recommendations On Market Integrity

Date 20/10/2011

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its Final Report on Regulatory Issues Raised by the Impact of Technological Changes on Market Integrity and Efficiency, containing Recommendations aimed at promoting market integrity and efficiency and to mitigate the risks posed to the financial system by the latest technological developments including high frequency and algorithmic trading.

LCH.Clearnet To Accept Bonds Issued By KfW As Margin Collateral

Date 20/10/2011

LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet), as part of its ongoing plans to broaden the range of acceptable margin collateral, is to accept bonds issued by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) from November 1, 2011.

Securities Commission Malaysia: Leading Islamic Finance Experts To Discuss Risk Sharing Concepts

Date 20/10/2011

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will host the 5th International Islamic Capital Market Forum (IICMF) on 10 November 2011. The 5th IICMF will gather local and international experts to discuss and deliberate on the current state of Islamic finance.

Xtract Europe Announces New Loan Covenant Service

Date 20/10/2011

Xtract Europe is pleased to announce the launch of its European Loan Covenant service designed to provide a comprehensive analysis of new and existing credit facilities across a wide spectrum of debt structures (including senior, second lien, mezzanine, payment-in-kind, comprising high yield features and ‘covenant-lite’). The service is launching with an initial coverage list of over 100 large leveraged loans and is expected to grow substantially. All reports are undertaken on a confidential basis with each client.

Customer Power Key To Provisional BATS/Chi-X Clearance

Date 20/10/2011

The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the anticipated acquisition by BATS Global Markets, Inc of Chi-X Europe Limited.

Competition Commission Provisionally Clears BATS Global Markets’ Acquisition Of Chi-X Europe

Date 20/10/2011

BATS Global Markets and Chi-X Europe welcome today’s announcement from the UK Competition Commission that it has provisionally decided to approve the acquisition of Chi-X Europe by BATS Global Markets. The Competition Commission has reviewed the transaction and provisionally concluded that it does not expect it to result in a substantial lessening of competition.

Antitrust: European Commission Confirms Inspections In Suspected Cartel In The Sector Of Euro Interest Rate Derivatives

Date 20/10/2011

The European Commission can confirm that, starting on 18 October 2011, Commission officials undertook unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the sector of financial derivative products linked to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) in certain Member States. The Commission has concerns that the companies concerned may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices (Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – TFEU and Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area).

MiFID2 - European Commission Publishes Proposed New Rules For Securities Markets

Date 20/10/2011

The European Commission will today publish proposed new rules for securities markets by amending the 2004 Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and the 2003 Market Abuse Directive.