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Clearstream To Offer Settlement And Custody For Mexican "Cebures" - Mexican Corporate Debt Now Eligible In Clearstream Via Its Link To The Mexican Central Securities Depository - First Eligible Corporate Bonds By Comisión Federal De Electricidad (CFE) - Berthold Kracke: "An Important Step For The Mexican Capital Markets"

Date 11/06/2015

Clearstream is now able to offer settlement and custody for Mexican corporate debt instruments ("Cebures"). This move will give international investors access to Mexican Peso-denominated securities and in return unlock the pool of capital provided by Clearstream’s international customers for Mexican corporate issuers.  

Bucharest Stock Exchange: Investors Can See Live At BVB The Prices At Which Shares Might Open The Day

Date 11/06/2015

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) is launching a new feature through which investors and future investors find out live, right before the opening of the trading day, the prices at which transactions might open the day. 

Comment From John Thanassoulis, Professor Of Financial Economics At Warwick Business School: Is Now The Right Time For The Government To Sell Its Stake In RBS?

Date 11/06/2015

Commenting on the announcement from the Government that it will be selling its stake in The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), John Thanassoulis, Professor of Financial Economics at Warwick Business School said: “The taxpayer will definitely lose out on this deal and, as a result, I’m not sure why now is viewed as the right time to start selling. It’s unclear to me as to what has changed in the last few months or even in the last year to warrant such action.

TMX Group Announces eXplore TMX Innovation Lab - New Initiative Designed To Accelerate Technological And Organizational Innovation

Date 11/06/2015

TMX Group today announced the launch of eXplore TMX Innovation Lab, a new initiative that will leverage both emerging and in-house technology and intellectual capital to create products and services that will provide competitive advantages to clients in Canada, across North America and around the world.

Irish Stock Exchange: New Online Process For ISIN Applications Commences Monday 29 June 2015

Date 11/06/2015

A new online application process for all unlisted ISIN commences on Monday 29 June 2015. It will operate via the ISE’s online portal www.isedirect.ie.

Eddie Astanin Joins SWIFT Board Of Directors

Date 11/06/2015

On 11 June 2015, Eddie Astanin, Chairman of the Executive Board of National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia"s central securities depository, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the international SWIFT system.  This is the first time that a candidate from Russia has joined the Board of SWIFT.  

London Stock Exchange Group Appointments Reinforce Group Focus On North America

Date 11/06/2015

• Mary Schapiro appointed as Non-Executive Director to LSEG Board
• David Weisbrod becomes LSEG USA Country Head
• Reflects growing importance of region for LSEG

Working Hours Of The Amman Stock Exchange And Trading Hours During The Holy Month Of Ramadan

Date 11/06/2015

On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the ASE has decided to change the official working and trading hours during the holy month of Ramadan, the working hours will be from 09:30 to 15:30.

IOSCO - Implementation Monitoring Of The PFMIs: Second Update To Level 1 Assessment Report

Date 11/06/2015

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published the second update to the Level 1 assessments of implementation monitoring of the Principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMIs).

SGX Says Some CDP Customers Received Erroneous Printed Monthly Statements

Date 11/06/2015

SGX wishes to inform the public that some customers may have received erroneous May 2015 Central Depository (CDP) printed account statements.