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World Economic Forum’s Summit On The Global Agenda 2015: Meeting Global Challenges Means Revamping Governance Systems

Date 27/10/2015

• The world needs new governance systems to deal with complex global challenges at a time of profound and rapid technological change brought on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• To achieve the best results from any governance revamp, leaders need to determine the kind of world people want and design for that
• A discussion of values is crucial for any recasting of governance systems to succeed
• More information about the Summit on the Global Agenda 2015 is available here:http://wef.ch/gac15

China Makes Leaderboards Of 2015 Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings®

Date 27/10/2015

• First Time in Rankings’ 14 years: 3 Chinese Companies Make it to Top 10; 2 Make it to Top 5
• Both APAC and EMEA Slip in Number, Average Rank and Growth Rates    
• Ongoing Shale Plays Advance Americas’ in the Rankings
• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Chairman Nishi Vasudeva Named 2015 ‘Asia CEO of the Year’

BPIFRANCE, The EIB Group And KFW Invest €75M In Partech Growth To Support Tech Companies

Date 27/10/2015

Bpifrance, the EIB Group (through the European Investment Fund) and KFW today announce their €75M joint investment in Partech Growth. For the first time, these three key-players of the European economic revival invest together in a growth fund.

Opening Remarks At The October 2015 Meeting Of The Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Oct. 27, 2015

Date 27/10/2015

I am very pleased to welcome you back for the October 2015 meeting of the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee.  I want to begin by thanking each of you for your flexibility when we postponed the meeting from its originally scheduled date of September 24th.  The road closures and other security measures taken for the Pope’s visit that day would have made travel and convening the meeting very difficult.

Borsa Italiana Welcomes Poste Italiane

Date 27/10/2015

• Biggest IPO in Europe in 2015
• €3.4 billion raised at IPO
• Largest privatisation of an Italian company for 16 years

CME Group To Host Eighth Annual Global Financial Leadership Conference

Date 27/10/2015

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will host the eighth annual Global Financial Leadership Conference (GFLC) Nov.16-18, 2015, at the Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort in Naples, Florida. The GFLC is an exclusive, invitation-only event that brings together decision-makers from the world's leading financial institutions to discuss the global investment climate and outlook, debate critical economic issues and share insight and analysis of geopolitical trends and the global financial landscape.

Nasdaq Announces Inaugural Clients For Initial Blockchain-Enabled Platform 'Nasdaq Linq' - Demonstrates Blockchain Technology At Money20/20 In Las Vegas

Date 27/10/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the initial roster of private company clients for Nasdaq Linq, its blockchain-enabled platform. The first participants will include:Chain.com, ChangeTip, PeerNova, Synack, Tango and Vera. Nasdaq will unveil a first-ever demonstration of its blockchain technology at the Money20/20 event today in Las Vegas.

European Stability Mechanism Issues 5-Year EUR4 Billion Bond

Date 27/10/2015

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) today issued a new €4 billion 5-year benchmark bond with a coupon of 0.1%, maturing on 3 November 2020. This reduces the funding need of the ESM for the remainder of 2015 to €2 billion.

KfW Lists Largest Green Bond This Year On Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Date 27/10/2015

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) listed and admitted to trading on 27 October 2015 a green bond issued by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the German government-owned development bank.

ESMA Vacancy Notice - Market Data Expert - FGIV (Deadline Extended To 10 November 2015)

Date 27/10/2015

Deadline: 10 November 2015

Please refer to our vacancy page for the details on this position (REF.: ESMA/2015/VAC23/FGIV) and how to apply.