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LCH.Clearnet Launches Buy-Side Clearing Of FX Derivatives In Europe

Date 26/05/2015

• European offering expands on ForexClear’s US client clearing model
• Four banks signed up as clearing brokers
• Variety of account structures provide end users with increased protection and asset segregation

Bank Of England: Contractual Stays In Financial Contracts Governed By Third-Country Law – CP19/15

Date 26/05/2015

Background

A key aspect of effective resolution is ensuring that, once a firm enters resolution, its counterparties in derivatives and other financial contracts (such as repo/reverse repo, securities lending and other similar transactions subject to contractual set-off and netting arrangements) cannot terminate and ‘close out’ their positions solely as a result of the firm’s (or a related entity’s) entry into resolution.

Newly Launched STOXX International Exposure Indices Licensed To Source

Date 26/05/2015

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the launch of the STOXX International Exposure Indices. The new indices provide exposure to companies that generate a substantial portion of their revenue outside their home region, allowing market participants to express views on those companies that are well positioned to profit from currency depreciation and higher growth in non-domestic markets. The EURO STOXX International Exposure and STOXX Japan International Exposure indices have been licensed to Source, one of Europe’s largest issuers of ETFs, and the initial fund launches are expected in June 2015.

Warsaw Capital Market Summit 2015 to be held on 18 June - Warsaw Gathers Global Investors For The Fifth Time

Date 26/05/2015

Warsaw Capital Market Summit 2015 is an international conference devoted to capital markets in Poland, and Central and Eastern Europe. This year’s fifth edition will bring together investors, issuers, financial institutions and public administration representatives, as well as financial media from around the world and will take place in Warsaw at the Stock Exchange Centre.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority Has Today Published Decision Notices In Respect Of Three Former Members Of Keydata’s Senior Management: Stewart Ford, Mark Owen And Peter Johnson

Date 26/05/2015

The FCA has today published Decision Notices in respect of three former members of Keydata’s senior management: Stewart Ford (former chief executive), Mark Owen (former sales director) and Peter Johnson (former compliance officer).

ABN AMRO Clearing Clears EURO STOXX 50® Variance Futures On Eurex

Date 26/05/2015

As of Wednesday, May 27th, ABN AMRO Clearing will offer clearing services for the EURO STOXX 50® Variance Futures on Eurex. This future on the EURO STOXX 50® Index volatility is the onexchange complement to OTC variance swaps. These innovative contracts replicate the payoff profile of OTC variance swaps. The new contract offers exposure to the difference between implied versus realized volatility. It allows users to expand their equity portfolio hedging strategies. This hedging can now take place in a centralised order book, which gives greater price transparency.

Eurex Clearing: New Member Of The Supervisory Board Of Eurex Clearing AG Appointed

Date 26/05/2015

The supervisory board of Eurex Clearing AG welcomes Susanne Clemenz as a new member. She fills the previously vacant seat on the 12-member board.

NanoSpeed Launches Fastest Trading FPGA On The Market

Date 26/05/2015

NanoSpeed, the provider of ultra-fast FPGA solutions to the trading community, has announced today the world’s fastest FPGA for trading with the launch of Nano-Gateway, a trading gateway. The new FPGA halves the latency of NanoSpeed’s first trading gateway, Nano-TG (launched in 2013) which was already the fastest on the market by a significant margin. The new generation gateway offers a host of benefits for financial institutions, including order entry, pre-trade risk and market data as well as new connectivity to exchanges, including NASDAQ, PSX (Philadelphia Exchange) and BX (Boston Exchange) using the ultra low-latency UFO protocol (UDP For Orders).

"Facilitating Innovation In The Islamic Capital Market" Keynote Address By Dato Dr Nik Ramlah Mahmood, Deputy Chief Executive Securities Commission Malaysia, At The IFN Asia Forum 2015, Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Date 26/05/2015

Let me first thank IFN for inviting me to speak at this flagship IFN Forum 2015. I am pleased to note that this event has over the years grown from strength to strength and is now a key event in the calendar of the global Islamic financial services industry.

BME: MedCap Forum Brings Together 85 Companies & 200 Investors At Spanish Exchange - The Secretary Of State For The Economy And Support Of Enterprises, Iñigo Fernández De Mesa And Antonio Zoido, Chairman Of BME, To Open The 11th Medcap Forum Tomorrow

Date 26/05/2015

• The presence of a  large number of non-resident investors confirms the growing interest of      international investors in the Spanish market
• The objective of the Forum is to help increase knowledge of the evolution of Spanish midcaps and their prospects
• The second session of the Forum will be devoted to the 5th gathering of MAB companies and investors