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Unlocking Funding For Europe's Growth - Jonathan HILL - EU Commissioner For Financial Stability, Financial Services And Capital Markets Union

Date 18/02/2015

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

I am delighted to be with you in this press room today to present one of the key initiatives of this Commission.

BME Expands Its Post-Trade And Depository Services - BME Securities Solutions Is Launched

Date 18/02/2015

BME has launched BME Securities Solutions, a set of post-trade, clearing and depository services for financial institutions.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: 2 New ETNs To Be Listed On Mar. 16, 2015 (Mon.) - Nomura Group, "NEXT NOTES" Series (Sixth Installment)

Date 18/02/2015

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of the following trust beneficiary certificates (Japanese Depositary Receipts) whose trust assets are exchange traded notes (indicator-tracking securities) issued by Nomura Europe Finance N.V. (※). These will be listed on Monday, March 16, 2015.
※A wholly subsidiary (Netherlands-registered) of Nomura Holdings, Inc. 

STOXX Ltd. Expands Smart-Beta Offering With STOXX Sharpe Ratio Index Family - STOXX Europe Sharpe Ratio 50 Index Licensed To JP Morgan

Date 18/02/2015

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today released a first-of-its-kind index family that selects components based on their Sharpe ratios. The STOXX Sharpe Ratio indices include stocks from the respective benchmarks that have the highest Sharpe ratios, while excluding those with low dividend yields and low liquidity. JP Morgan has licensed the STOXX Europe Sharpe Ratio 50 Index for a structured product.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Held On 4 And 5 February 2015

Date 18/02/2015

• Bank Rate should be maintained at 0.5%;
• The Bank of England should maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

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

Date 18/02/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced the arrangements for the adjustment to MGM China Holdings Ltd. (MGM China) structured products and options to account for MGM China's special dividend.

Euronext Celebrates The Bond Listing Of The Belgian Debt Agency On Its Euronext Brussels Market

Date 18/02/2015

Euronext Brussels announces the successful admission to listing of the 15 years benchmark Government bonds issued by the Belgian Debt Agency, responsible for public debt management in Belgium.

HYPO NOE Gruppe Bank AG To List Program On TOKYO PRO-BOND Market

Date 18/02/2015

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a program listing application from HYPO NOE Gruppe Bank AG (http://www.hyponoe.at/m129/at/en/content/investor_relations/uebersicht.shtml) for listing on the professional-oriented TOKYO PRO-BOND Market.

ISE Holdings Statement On The Passing Of Ivers W. Riley

Date 18/02/2015

The International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE Holdings) today released a statement on the passing of Ivers W. Riley, who joined ISE’s Board of Directors in 2000 and served as its Chairman from 2002 to 2006. 

OFR Brief Examines Data On Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies

Date 17/02/2015

The OFR released a brief analyzing new data about the nation’s most systemically important bank holding companies — financial institutions whose failure could pose the greatest threat to the international financial system.