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Bucharest Stock Exchange's Main Market Gets A New Company Listed

Date 11/08/2015

The Romanian company Mecanica Fina Bucuresti (MECE) will debut Wednesday, August 12, 2015, on Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Main Market, in the Standard category, after the transfer from the Rasdaq market. 

CSC Announces Agreement To Acquire Fixnetix, A Leading Managed Trading Solutions Provider - Acquisition Accelerates CSC’s Strategic Growth Plan iIn Capital Markets And Offers Clients Winning Combination Of Global Capabilities, Outsourcing Expertise And Mission Critical Trading Systems

Date 11/08/2015

CSC (NYSE: CSC), a global leader in next-generation IT services and solutions, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Fixnetix, a leading provider of front-office managed trading solutions in capital markets. The proposed acquisition will enable CSC to offer capital market clients an expanded range of as-a-service front office capabilities and will strengthen its ability to address growing client demand for greater efficiency and innovation in trading, market data, hosting, infrastructure, connectivity and risk management.

Beltone Joins Nasdaq Dubai As A Member And Market Maker In Equities

Date 11/08/2015

• Collaboration underlines growing Egypt-UAE capital markets links
• Market making supports liquidity and trading activity

Moscow Exchange Monthly Market Report: July 2015

Date 11/08/2015

The trading volume of stocks totalled RUB 0.7 trln in July. The average daily trading volume was RUB 30 bln, down 12% MoM. The T+2 sector made up 96% of the total secondary market trading volume and the T0 sector accounted for 4%.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Upper Tribunal Releases Its Judgment On Action Against Timothy Roberts And Andrew Wilkins

Date 11/08/2015

The Upper Tribunal has released its judgment in relation to Timothy Roberts and Andrew Wilkins of Catalyst Investment Group Limited (“Catalyst”).  The Tribunal decided to impose a fine of £450,000 and to prohibit Mr Roberts from performing any role in regulated financial services. The Tribunal also decided to fine Mr Wilkins £50,000.  It referred back to the FCA a decision on whether to impose a prohibition on Mr Wilkins. It remains open to the parties to appeal the Tribunal’s judgment.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Changes In The Serial Number Format Of Deliverable Grades

Date 11/08/2015

The serial number format of the following TOCOM Good Delivery Gold bar has been changed.

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Censures Co-operative Bank For Serious Risk Management And Transparency Failings

Date 11/08/2015

Following an enforcement investigation into the Co-operative Bank Plc (Co-op Bank) the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), supported by a team of investigators at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has found that there were serious and wide-ranging failings in Co-op Bank’s control and risk management framework during the period from 22 July 2009 to 31 December 2013. The PRA has also found that the firm failed to deal with its regulators in an open and co-operative manner in that period.

Thai Bourse Market Report For July 2015

Date 11/08/2015

• Average daily securities trading value down 4.79 pct m-o-m to USD 1.14 bln
• Market cap at USD 411.5 bln
• Derivatives trading dropped slightly m-o-m to 198,396 contracts per day
• Foreign investors sold a net USD 780.6 mln in July

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: New SPDR ETF Launched On Xetra ETF Provides Access To European Real Estate Sector Ex UK

Date 11/08/2015

A new exchange-listed sector index fund issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.

Calypso Appoints Chief Product Officer

Date 11/08/2015

Calypso Technology, Inc., the standard for treasury and capital markets software, has appointed Pedro Porfirio as Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer. In this role, Porfirio will be responsible for overall product strategy, driving product development and innovation across Calypso's solutions.