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Statement On Incident At ECB Press Conference

Date 15/04/2015

The European Central Bank’s press conference was briefly disrupted by a protester today, who jumped on to the stage and threw confetti. Staff from the ECB are investigating the incident.

SR Labs Announces Support For New IEX TOPS Data Feed

Date 15/04/2015

SR Labs LLC., the largest feed handler vendor in the financial markets, has announced its support for the IEX Top of Book Quote Feed (TOPS). IEX TOPS is one of 5 feed handlers that SR Labs has released in Q1 2015. In addition to building the software feed handler product, SR Labs also plans to offer delivery of the data through their proprietary low latency consolidated market data feed, SuperFeed™.

MGEX Has Second-Consecutive Record Day

Date 15/04/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), set a pair of top 20 volume records on Tuesday, including its ninth-highest electronic volume of all-time, finishing the day at 17,033 electronic contracts traded. Total exchange volume reached 17th-best on its daily charts, coming in at 17,687.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Market Attributes: Risk & Volatility Index Dashboard

Date 15/04/2015

DFSA Fines Deutsche Bank AG For Serious Breaches

Date 15/04/2015

The Dubai Financial Services Authority ("DFSA"), announced today, that it has fined the DIFC branch of Deutsche Bank AG ("DBDIFC"), USD $8,400,000 (AED 30,849,000) for serious contraventions.

ESMA Updates Data On Performance Of Credit Rating Agencies

Date 15/04/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its latest set of semi-annual statistical data on the performance of credit ratings, including transition matrices and default rates.

FTSE Strengthens Global ESG Offering With Three Management Appointments

Date 15/04/2015

• New regional heads of ESG Asia Pacific and Americas
• John Jarrett appointed to head global ESG research
• Further strengthens FTSE’s global footprint and reach

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice Of Adjusting The Tick Size Of Coke, Coking Coal And Iron Ore Futures Contracts

Date 15/04/2015

After the approval of the DCE Board of Directors and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the tick size of coke, coking coal and iron ore futures contracts are adjusted to RMB 0.5 per ton from RMB 1 per ton, in a bid to adapt to the market needs. It hereby releases the amendments to the relevant contracts, which shall come into force on 21:00 on April 17, 2015.

Qatar Central Securities Depository Rases Foreign Ownership Percentage Of Doha Bank To 49%

Date 15/04/2015

Qatar Central Securities Depository (QCSD) announced that it had amended the foreign ownership percentage in the shares of the Doha Bank to become 49% of the bank''''s capital, as of the end of today''''s trading session Wednesday, April 15th 2015.

Singapore Exchange Response To Monetary Authority of Singapore Query In Relation To Reports On Market Rumour On A Possible Stock Trading Link

Date 15/04/2015

In response to a query from our regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, on 15 April 2015, Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) wishes to make a clarification on market rumours in news reports including The Straits Times on 14 April 2015 and The Business Times on 15 April 2015, about a potential stock trading link with SGX along the lines of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect.  SGX is not currently in the process of establishing such a link, but remains open to future collaborations which benefit our partners and shareholders. SGX will notify the market of any material developments as required under the Securities and Futures Act and the SGX-ST Listing Rules.