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CalPERS Signs Paris Climate Change Pledge - Pledge Signifies A Commitment To The Agreements Reached At COP21

Date 14/12/2015

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) signed the Paris Pledge for Action, a commitment to support and implement the Paris Agreement, the global climate change agreement reached at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21). The pledge was coordinated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations body responsible for climate efforts.
EBA: Consultation On RTS On Assessment Methodology For Market Risk Internal Models

Date 14/12/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) that specify the conditions under which competent authorities assess the significance of positions included in the scope of market risk internal models, as well as the methodology that competent authorities shall apply to assess an institution’s compliance with the requirements to use an Internal Model Approach (IMA) for market risk. These draft RTS are a key component of the EBA's work to ensure consistency in models outputs and comparability of risk-weighted exposures and will contribute to harmonise the supervisory assessment methodology across all EU Member States. The consultation runs until 13 March 2016.
BVB Shareholders Elected A New Board Of Governors And The New President Of The Board

Date 14/12/2015

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting met on Monday, December 14, 2015, elected the new members of the Board of Governors and a new president of the Board.
EBA Issues Recommendations For Sound Prudential Regime For Investment Firms

Date 14/12/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its report in response to the European Commission's call for advice on the suitability of certain aspects of the prudential regime for investment firms. This report, done in consultation with the European Securities Market Authority (ESMA), presents the EBA's findings and lists a series of recommendations aiming to provide a more proportionate and less complex prudential regime for investment firms, based on appropriate risk sensitivity parameters.
Intercontinental Exchange Completes Acquisition Of Interactive Data Corporation

Date 14/12/2015

Intercontinental Exchange Group (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today completed its previously announced $5.2 billion acquisition of Interactive Data Corporation (Interactive Data), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related trading solutions. Interactive Data is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICE, having been acquired from Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus for approximately $3.65 billion in cash and approximately 6.47 million shares of ICE common stock, which were valued at $1.55 billion on October 23, 2015, based on the 10-day trailing volume-weighted average price of the ICE common stock as of that date. Based on the 10-day trailing volume-weighted average as of December 10, 2015, the 6.47 million shares have an approximate value of $1.67 billion. ICE previously announced that it had issued $2.5 billion in senior notes relating to the cash portion of the transaction.

Moscow Exchange: New Binary Protocol For Derivatives Market

Date 14/12/2015

New transactional binary protocol for derivatives market TWIME will be available on test environment starting form 10 December 2015. We are glad to invite our clients to participate in testing.
EBA Consults On Assessment Methodology On The Use Of Internal Models For Market Risk

Date 14/12/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) that specify the conditions under which competent authorities assess the significance of positions included in the scope of market risk internal models, as well as the methodology that competent authorities shall apply to assess an institution's compliance with the requirements to use an Internal Model Approach (IMA) for market risk. These draft RTS are a key component of the EBA's work to ensure consistency in models outputs and comparability of risk-weighted exposures and will contribute to harmonise the supervisory assessment methodology across all EU Member States. The consultation runs until 13 March 2016.
Quayle Munro Advises Synova Capital On Its Investment In Vistair

Date 14/12/2015

Quayle Munro is pleased to announce that it has advised Synova Capital LLP (“Synova”), an award winning investor into UK growth companies, on its £9.0 million investment into Vistair Systems Limited (“Vistair” or the “Business”), a leading provider of technology-based safety, efficiency and compliance solutions to the airline industry.
MIAX Options - Christmas And New Year’s Holiday Schedule

Date 14/12/2015

MIAX Options Exchange will have an abbreviated trading session on Thursday, December 24, 2015. All Option Classes will close 3 hours early.
American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Japonica Partners Present Inaugural Pericles Leadership Award to Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim - EUR100,000 Award To Support Awardee Goal Of Greece Government Balance Sheet

Date 14/12/2015

The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Japonica Partners presented the inaugural Pericles Leadership Award to Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim. Professor Serafeim has pledged the €100,000 Award to support the goal of helping the Hellenic Republic produce a government balance sheet, which he views as an essential step to accelerating the turnaround of Greek government finances.