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Montréal Exchange And Eris Exchange Announce Swap Futures Licensing Agreement - MX Licenses The Eris Methodology™ For Canadian Dollar Swap Futures

Date 10/09/2014

Montréal Exchange (MX), Canada's derivatives exchange, and Eris Exchange, a US-based futures exchange, today announced a licensing agreement for MX and Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC) to offer trading and clearing of Canadian Dollar swap futures and options based on the Eris Methodology, Eris Exchange's unique product design and intellectual property for constructing swap futures as a capital-efficient alternative to OTC swaps.

NASDAQ OMX Launches SMARTS Surveillance For Energy - Enables Energy Trading Desks At Producers, Marketers And Financial Services Firms Of Companies To Monitor Trading, Detect And Document Market Abuse And Protect Against Manipulation

Date 10/09/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world's leading provider of market technology, today announced the launch of its SMARTS Surveillance for Energy.

Nationwide Building Society Live With AxiomSL’s Platform For COREP Reporting And XBRL Submissions

Date 10/09/2014

AxiomSL, a global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, was selected by Nationwide Building Society to deliver Bank of England (BOE), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reporting requirements. AxiomSL was selected over other solutions on the market, as it is able to accommodate Nationwide Building Society’s complex data infrastructure and automate all of its regulatory reporting needs on one platform.

TheCityUK Welcomes Appointment Of Lord Hill To New EU Commission

Date 10/09/2014

TheCityUK welcomes Lord Hill’s appointment as Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union in President-Elect Juncker’s new EU Commission.  Commissioner-Elect Hill has a reputation as a pragmatic and thoughtful politician and TheCityUK looks forward to working with him.  The City is Europe’s financial centre, a true European asset, well-positioned to serve the needs of manufacturers, retailers, and those involved in every industry across the continent to create sustainable economic growth and high value jobs. 

European Commission - Questions And Answers: The Juncker Commission

Date 10/09/2014

Questions and Answers: The Juncker Commission

President-elect Jean Claude Juncker today announced the allocation of responsibilities in his team and the way work will be organised in the European Commission once it takes office (seeIP/14/984 and SPEECH/14/585). Here are the main facts you should know.

KOR Group Launches Best Execution Accreditation Program - First Service Of Its Kind Designed To Help Firms Reduce Transaction Costs And Achieve Best Execution

Date 10/09/2014

KOR Group LLC, a research, analysis and consulting firm dedicated to increasing transparency in financial services, today announced the launch of its Best Execution Accreditation. The program provides buy-side firms with an independent evaluation and an objective analysis of their adherence to best execution. KOR Group will help its clients identify opportunities to improve execution quality and reduce transaction costs and implementation shortfalls. KOR Group Best Execution Accreditation guarantees clients will comply with best execution regulation or it will refund any client fees paid.

HKEx And LME Host Metals Seminar In Tokyo

Date 10/09/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and the London Metal Exchange (LME), a member of the HKEx Group, hosted a seminar in Tokyo today (Wednesday) to update participants on the LME's markets.  The theme of the seminar was the metals marketplace.

ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft Talks About Cyber-Crime And The Importance Of Working With Counterparts Overseas To Tackle The Challenge.

Date 10/09/2014

ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft talks about cyber crime and the importance of working with counterparts here and overseas to tackle the issue.

eVestment: Positive August Hedge Fund Performance Led By Activist Funds - Gains In Brazil & India Funds

Date 10/09/2014

While hedge fund performance was positive in August, a deeper dive into the new eVestment August 2014 Hedge Fund Performance Report highlights a mixed bag of results, with several sectors' strong performance propping up some weaker segments. 

European Commission - The Juncker Commission: A Strong And Experienced Team Standing For Change - UK's Jonathan Hill Heads Financial Stability, Financial Services And Capital Markets Union Portfolio

Date 10/09/2014

Today, President-elect Juncker unveiled his team and the new shape of the next European Commission. After the European Union has come through one of the most testing periods in its history, one of the biggest challenges will be to convince citizens that things will change. To deliver change, the Commission needs to be open to reform. The new European Commission will be streamlined to focus on tackling the big political challenges Europe is facing: getting people back to work in decent jobs, triggering more investment, making sure banks lend to the real economy again, creating a connected digital market, a credible foreign policy and ensuring Europe stands on its own feet when it comes to energy security. The new way the Commission will be set up reflects these Political Guidelines, on the basis of which Jean-Claude Juncker was elected by the European Parliament.