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FTSE Russell Introduces Focused Factor Indexes

Date 08/12/2015

Diversified multi-factor approach built on US large-cap Russell 1000® Index

• Index captures low volatility, yield & momentum-oriented US stocks
• Addresses increasing client interest in multi-factor index approaches

OANDA Europe Offers Clients An Institutional Algorithmic Testing And Execution Platform With SeerTrading Systems

Date 08/12/2015

OANDA Europe Limited, one of the leading global providers of online foreign exchange (“Forex”, “FX”), precious metals and CFD trading services, has partnered with Seer Trading Systems, providing OANDA client’s with an Institutional-grade algorithmic back-testing and forward execution platform.

Nasdaq Commodities Successfully Launches German Wind Index Futures

Date 08/12/2015

Nasdaq Commodities is pleased to announce the launch of German Wind Index Futures contracts. The contracts will use the Renewable Wind Index for Germany, the NAREX-WIDE, as underlying.

Bucharest Stock Exchange: The Romanian IT Company Life Is Hard Debuted On AeRO

Date 08/12/2015

The representatives of the Romanian IT company Life is Hard (LIH) officially opened the trading session of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, marking the debut of first software developer on the AeRO market. The Authorized Advisor who assisted Life is Hard in the listing process is the brokerage company Goldring from Tirgu-Mures.

Habib Bank Goes Digital In Corporate Banking With Misys FusionBanking Corporate Channels - Bank Unifies Cash And Trade And Speeds Up Digital Delivery

Date 08/12/2015

Misys, the leading financial software company, today announced that HBL, the largest domestic multinational bank in Pakistan, has adoptedMisys FusionBanking Corporate Channels to enhance its corporate banking business. HBL went live with the platform in four months, which brings together trade services, cash management and supply chain finance on a single, digital solution.

Euronext To Appeal Ruling By AMF Enforcement Committee

Date 08/12/2015

Euronext considers that the decision handed down today by the Enforcement Committee of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the French market regulator, and the five million euro fine is particularly open to dispute, totally disproportionate and completely anachronistic. Euronext contests the claim that it failed to meet its professional obligations and favoured one market member over others. In no event did it ever compromise the market’s integrity when, in 2009, it deployed pilot programmes linked to the new high frequency trading practices then beginning to appear on European markets.

Thomson Reuters Expands Scope Of Commodities Supply Chain Analysis In Eikon - Global Crude Oil, Agriculture And Liquefied Natural Gas Are Added To Innovative Trade Flow Service That Provides Detailed Insight And A Global View Of The Supply Chain In Commodities Markets

Date 08/12/2015

Thomson Reuters has expanded the commodities supply chain insight on its financial markets desktop Thomson Reuters Eikon to include the physical movement of agricultural commodities and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The new enhancements to Commodity Trade Flows offer innovative analysis of the global movement of cargoes, giving commodity analysts greater transparency into the supply and demand dynamics of key commodities and, therefore, a better understanding of potential price movements.

Traiana Sees Possible $30 Million Savings For OTC Equity Markets

Date 08/12/2015

Traiana, the leading provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, today announces the publication of a white paper that highlights significant gains for the industry as a result of the netting benefits found during the automated central clearing of OTC equity trades, across pan European clearers on an interoperable basis. 

ASX Welcomes Stellar Trading Systems To The Australian Liquidity Centre Stellar Trading Systems Colocates Services In ASX Data Centre

Date 08/12/2015

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Stellar Trading Systems,a provider of global, multi-asset trading infrastructure,today announced that Stellar Trading Systems will be colocating its managed software, client gateways and global connectivity network in the Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC),ASX’s state-of-the-art data centre.

ESM Board Of Directors Approves €2.71 Billion Disbursement To Recapitalise National Bank Of Greece

Date 08/12/2015

The ESM Board of Directors decided today to release €2.71 billion to Greece to recapitalise National Bank of Greece (NBG). This amount will be subtracted from the funds designated to cover potential resolution and recapitalisation costs of the banking sector, part of the ESM financial assistance granted to Greece in August.