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Announcement Of Transitional Measure: EU ETS Registry System

Date 20/01/2011

As of 19 January 2011, 19:00 Central European Time, the European Commission will suspend transactions, except for allocation and surrender of allowances, in all EU ETS registries at least until 26 January 2011, 19:00 Central European Time. This transitional measure is taken in view of recurring security breaches in national registries over the last two months. Following a first such security breach in early 2010 the Commission has worked closely with national

Nomura Names Piero Novelli Global Co-Head Of M&A

Date 20/01/2011

Nomura, the global investment bank, today announced that Piero Novelli will join the firm as a Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), partnering with Kentaro Okuda, Global Co-Head of M&A who is based in Japan. Novelli will become a member of the Investment Banking Executive Committee and will report to William Vereker and Hiroyuki Suzuki, joint Heads of Investment Banking, who are based in London and Tokyo, respectively.

SWIFT Strengthens Global Securities Business With New Senior Appointments - Fabian Vandenreydt Named Head Of Securities And Treasury Markets

Date 20/01/2011

SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 9,500 financial institutions and corporations in 209 countries, announced today that Fabian Vandenreydt has been named Head of Securities and Treasury Markets. He will report to Gottfried Leibbrandt, Head of Marketing.

Evolution Markets Joins ICE eConfirm Broker Matching Service

Date 20/01/2011

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced that Evolution Markets, a leading energy and environmental markets brokerage, has joined the ICE eConfirm Broker Matching Service.

Revenue Growth Of Over 30% For Brady Plc

Date 20/01/2011

Brady plc (BRY.L), announced today an update on trading performance for the full year to 31 December, 2010. This year has been a significant one for Brady; it is now the largest energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software provider in the commodities market in Europe. With a stronger cross-market offering and wider geographical reach, Brady is in a very strong position to take advantage of the rebound in the Group’s underlying markets and powerful market drivers such as the industry foc

ESMA: Publication Of Letters To The SEC And The CFTC On Rulemakings On Registration Of Foreign Swap Data Repositories And Foreign Boards Of Trade

Date 20/01/2011

These letters are sent in the context of the consultation on proposed rulemakings conducted by the SEC and the CFTC.

Euroclear Sweden To Automate Fund-Transaction Processing

Date 20/01/2011

Euroclear Sweden announces today the launch of its inaugural service to automate and standardise fund-transaction processing. Fund management firms, fund distributors and transfer agents in Sweden may now benefit from automated fund-transaction order routing between relevant parties and settlement of the cash-related part of the transaction on a straight-through processing basis at Euroclear Sweden.

UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Spread Bet Broker £490,000 For Transaction Reporting Failures

Date 20/01/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined City Index Limited (City Index) £490,000 for failing to provide accurate transaction reports to the FSA.

EEX Not Affected By Unauthorised Account Access To Emissions Trading - Trading And EUA Primary Market Auction At EEX Continues

Date 20/01/2011

The structures and processes of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the clearing subsidiary European Commodity Clearing (ECC) have proven again reliable and secure despite recent hacking attacks on diverse national emissions trading registries. The EU Commission has suspended all national and international transactions for all European EUA registries for safety reasons until 26 January 2011, 19:00 CET earliest. The declaration of the EU Commission can be found at:

Colombia And Peru Exchanges To Merge - First Merger Of Stock Exchanges In Latin America

Date 20/01/2011

The Lima Stock Exchange, LSE, and the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, BVC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to take the first steps to carry out the corporate merger of these two companies.