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BGC And GFI Announce Agreement To Sell Trayport To Intercontinental Exchange For $650 Million - Transaction Expected To Close As Early As The First Quarter Of 2016

Date 16/11/2015

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners" or "BGC" or the "Company"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, and its majority-owned division, GFI Group Inc. (OTC: GFIG) ("GFI Group" or "GFI"), a leading intermediary and provider of trading technologies and support services to the global OTC and listed markets, today announced that GFI has entered into an agreement to sell its Trayport business to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) ("Intercontinental Exchange" or "ICE") for $650 million.

Huseyin Ozhan Takes Up Post As New Head Of EBRD’s Ankara Office

Date 16/11/2015

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Huseyin Ozhan head of its office in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Mr Ozhan, a senior banker previously in charge of the EBRD’s investments in the transport sector in Turkey, is taking up his new post today.

City Service Newly Listed On Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 16/11/2015

• City Service is a leading provider of cleaning and facility management services.
• The Estonian company is the 53rd foreign company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Thailand Focus 2015 Reaffirms The Country’s Strength To Boost Investment Sentiment

Date 16/11/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Phatra Securities pcl and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will hold "Thailand Focus 2015" during December 2-4 at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, Bangkok, under the theme "Opportunity Growth and Reform," enabling foreign funds to get insights from top executives in the public and private sectors, and meet directly with 120 listed companied with a combined market capitalization of THB 8.9 trillion (approx. USD 247.2 billion), or 66 percent of total market (as of November 13, 2015), in order to boost their confidences and attract investment into Thailand’s promising economy.

PEGAS: New Locational Products For Germany And France

Date 16/11/2015

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, will introduce locational spot products on 17 November 2015. These new products support the physical balancing of French Transmission System Operators (TSO) and German Market Area Manager (MAM).

A Minute's Silence To Be Observed By LSEG

Date 16/11/2015

London Stock Exchange Group will be observing a minute's silence at 11:00 GMT / 12:00 CET on Monday 16 November 2015 in commemoration of the victims of the attacks in Paris last week. London Stock Exchange Group respectfully asks market participants to observe the silence although our markets in London and Italy will remain open.

Thomson Reuters Streamlines Decision-Making Workflow For Buy-Side Equities Traders With New Eikon App - New App Tailored Specifically To The Buy-Side Equity Trader Brings Key Eikon Capabilities Together Into A Single Intuitive Dashboard To Help Them Quickly Decide How To Direct Trades Into The Market

Date 16/11/2015

Thomson Reuters has created a new dashboard in Eikon tailored specifically to the needs of buy-side equities traders. The new Eikon app, Buy-Side Optimized Workflow (BOW), brings together key Eikon capabilities into a single screen to help buy-side traders quickly decide how to direct trades into the equities market.

Bucharest Stock Exchange: More Than 200 Participants For The Individual Investors Forum Organized By The Bucharest Stock Exchange

Date 16/11/2015

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) organized on Saturday, November 14, 2015, the 3rd edition of the Individual Investors Forum, after the two editions of the Forum held in Neptun and Cluj-Napoca. For the first time, the format of the Forum was designed to attract the participation of those who are just beginning their investment experience, as well as the already experienced investors, by creating two parallel and specific sections to each category. More than 200 persons interested in investments and managing their personal finances participated at the presentations, interactive sessions and workshops organized.

Celoxica Expands Market Access And Data Solutions For Low Latency Fixed Income And Rates Trading - Adding Accelerated Feed Handlers And Gateways For New Venues Including BrokerTec & Nasdaq eSpeed

Date 16/11/2015

Celoxica, a leading provider of accelerated market data, order entry and pre-trade risk solutions for the electronic trading community, today announced the extension of its Celoxica Feed Handler and Gateway portfolio to further support Interest Rate Markets by including the BrokerTec and Nasdaq eSpeed venues, delivering small footprint, high message volume processing at ultra-low latency.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Gong Yueyue For 15 Years

Date 16/11/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Gong Yueyue, a former licensed representative, from re-entering the industry for 15 years following his conviction by the Eastern Magistrates’ Court on 25 February 2015 for an offence of bribery.