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LEI Update From Alacra – Lapse Rate Starting To Decrease

Date 12/10/2015

Alacra Inc., an Opus Global company, and the leading provider of compliance and reference data solutions for financial institutions, corporations and professional service firms, has issued Inside the LEI, issue VII, its regular update on Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs).

EEX: REMIT Reporting Service Launched

Date 12/10/2015

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has started the REMIT data reporting service. Being officially approved as Registered Reporting Mechanism, the service covers the provision of trading data for the organised market places EEX, Gaspoint Nordic and Powernext.

HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of China Overseas Structured Products And Options

Date 12/10/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to China Overseas Land & Investment Limited (China Overseas) structured products and options to account for China Overseas' spin-off and separate listing issue.

SWIFT To Deliver A 57% Price Reduction By The End Of 2015 - New Five Year Plan Aims To Cut Messaging Prices By An Additional 30-45 % By End Of 2020.

Date 12/10/2015

SWIFT announces today that it expects to deliver a 57% price reduction on its messaging services by the end of 2015, exceeding the original target of a 50% price reduction set out by the company in 2010 as part of its SWIFT2015 strategy.

HKEx: Admission Of China Railway Signal & Communication Corporation Ltd To List Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 12/10/2015

 The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 19 October 2015 (Monday) China Railway Signal & Communication Corporation Ltd (Stock code: 3969) will be admitted to the list of designated securities eligible for short selling.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority: Views Sought To Radically Improve Access To Financial Advice

Date 12/10/2015

On Monday HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will launch a joint consultation exploring what can be done to improve customers’ access to financial advice.

FTSE Russell And Johannesburg Stock - Exchange Launch New ESG Indexes

Date 12/10/2015

• Launch of FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Benchmark and Top 30 Index
• New indexes are based on FTSE Russell’s next generation ESG model
• ESG partnership builds on the successful, long standing JSE relationship
• Replaces JSE’s SRI index

Euronext Hosts First Benelux Capital Day - A Unique Forum Bringing Together All Stakeholders Of The Belgian And Dutch 'Access To Finance' Ecosystem

Date 12/10/2015

Euronext today holds its first Benelux Capital Day in Kinepolis Antwerpen, gathering more than 200 professionals and 50 speakers for a new cross-border ‘access to finance’ conference, with a strong focus on tech and growth companies. To kick off the event, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Agenda and Telecom, Alexander De Croo, opened the European markets by ringing the Bell. 

LCH.Clearnet Leverages SWIFT For Standardised Margin Call Messages

Date 12/10/2015

• First CCP to use standardised MX messages over SWIFT to notify clearing members of margin calls
• Adoption of ISO 20022 standard brings increased operational efficiency to members
• Targeting go-live in November 2015

Euronext Extends The Segment For Spotlight Options To France

Date 12/10/2015

As part of its strategy to develop its derivatives segment, Euronext introduces today the first “Spotlight Options” on the Paris market. The dedicated segment for spotlight optionsbenefits from a unique market model designed by Euronext to give more visibility to underlying assets, such as medium and smaller sized companies and newly listed stocks.  Eight new “Spotlight Options” have been admitted to listing with immediate effect, following the companies’ successful IPOs on Euronext in Paris: Coface, Elior, Elis, GTT, Numericable Group, Tarket, SPIE and Worldline.