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Electricity Authority Selects NZX Preferred Supplier For All 4 Tendered Roles

Date 20/08/2015

NZX is pleased to advise it has been informed by the Electricity Authority (the Authority) that it has been selected as preferred supplier for all four market operations service provider roles that were recently tendered by the Authority.

DataArt Ranks In The 2015 Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing U.S. Private Companies

Date 20/08/2015

DataArt, a technology consulting firm that creates end-to-end solutions, today announced its listing in the 34th annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.

Irish Stock Exchange Hosts Great Place To Work Institute Event On Culture And Strategy

Date 20/08/2015

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) yesterday hosted an event on the interplay between culture and strategy in conjunction with Great Place to Work® (GPtW), a global research, consulting and training firm. GPtW helps organisations identify, create and sustain great workplaces through the development of high-trust workplace cultures.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 16-20 August 2015

Date 20/08/2015

Trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) on the third week of August was ended down in most of the leading share indices;Further public offerings in the share and bond markets

SGX Proposes Segregation Of Collateral Of Derivatives Clearing Members’ Affiliates

Date 20/08/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is consulting the public on the proposed introduction of Affiliate Segregation where collateral of an affiliate of an SGX Derivatives Clearing (SGX-DC) member is protected if the member defaults on its own contracts. The affiliate’s positions may also be transferred to another SGX-DC member.

ASIC Consults On Amendments For The Launch Of the Chi-X Australia Investment Product Market

Date 20/08/2015

ASIC today released a consultation paper setting out proposed changes to ASIC market integrity rules and various instruments to enable Chi-X Australia Pty Ltd (Chi-X) to commence the quotation and trading of warrants and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on its market.

ESMA: Joint Committee Publishes Responses To Its Discussion Paper On PRIIPS Key Information Document

Date 20/08/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the responses received to the Joint Committee Discussion Paper on Key Information Document for PRIIPS. To view the responses, please see the consultation page.

Two Swiss Banks Reach Resolutions Under US Justice Department's Swiss Bank Program

Date 20/08/2015

The Department of Justice announced today that bank zweiplus ag (Bank Zweiplus) and Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino (Banca Stato) have reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.  

Thomson Reuters Announces Winners Of 2015 Starmine Analyst Awards – Japan: Nomura Recognized As The Top Brokerage Firm; Manabu Akizuki, Of Nomura; And Shiro Sakamaki Of Daiwa Securities Take Top Individual Awards

Date 20/08/2015

Thomson Reuters today announced the winners of the 2015 StarMine Analyst Awards for Japan. This is the eleventh year that StarMine has presented its awards to the top stock analysts and brokerage firms in Japan.

ESM/EFSF Investor Newsletter - August 2015 Update

Date 20/08/2015

Greece

The ESM Board of Governors decided on 19 August to grant a three-year ESM stability support programme to Greece. The programme will be for up to €86 billion and in 2015 will comprise:

• €16 billion to be disbursed in cash. This part of the tranche is expected to be released in three separate payments: the first €13 billion immediately upon programme approval, the remaining €3 billion of this sub-tranche will be disbursed at the latest by the end of November, once Greece has completed additional prior actions. 
• €10 billion for the recapitalisation of the banking sector (cashless) immediately and €15 billion (cashless) expected later in 2015, after the first review and the ESM Board of Directors’ approval.
• €6.7 billion to be disbursed in cash in November and December, subject to agreed policy reforms and the ESM Board of Directors’ approval.