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Liquidnet Expands Into Fixed Income Market With Acquisition Of Bond Trading Platform Vega-Chi - Will Deliver Market-Wide Solution That Increases Liquidity And Accelerates New Efficiencies In Corporate Bond Market

Date 18/03/2014

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, announced today that it will enter the fixed income market with its acquisition of bond trading platform Vega-Chi. This partnership, subject to regulatory approval, will combine Liquidnet’s experience, scale and global reach within the institutional investment community with Vega-Chi’s proven corporate bond trading platform and sector expertise to accelerate efficiencies within the corporate bond market.

TheCityUK Calls On European Parliament And Commission To Set Agenda For Jobs And Growth

Date 18/03/2014

Ahead of the European Council’s discussions on jobs, competitiveness and growth at its upcoming meeting on 20 and 21 March, in a new report to be published today (18 March) in Brussels, TheCityUK is calling on the incoming European Parliament and Commission to harness the power of Europe’s thriving financial services sector to help boost the European economy. 

Oslo Børs ASA Implements Next Generation OTC Derivatives Platform From Baymarkets

Date 18/03/2014

Oslo Børs has upgraded Oslo Connect, their OTC derivatives MTF trading and price discovery system, to the latest version of Edge, which is provided by Baymarkets AB, the specialist OTC market systems developer. Edge is the trading and registration platform used by exchanges, brokerage firms and banks in multiple markets throughout the world.

DGCX Average Daily Volume Grows 6% In February

Date 18/03/2014

• Total monthly volumes reach over 1 million contracts
• Mini-Indian Rupee futures up 54%
• 258% year-to-date growth for Silver futures

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Listing And Trading Of New Contracts

Date 18/03/2014

As of March 17, 2014, trading can be conducted on No. 1 Soybeans 1509 Contract, No. 2 Soybeans 1503 Contract, Corn 1503 Contract, Iron Ore 1503 Contract, Coke 1503 Contract, LLDPE 1503 Contract, Soybean Meal 1503 Contract, RBD Palm Olein 1503 Contract, PVC 1503 Contract, Soybean Oil 1503 Contract, Coking Coal 1503 Contract, Egg 1503 Contract, Fiberboard 1503 Contract, Blockboard 1503 Contract, and PP 1503 Contract.

CalPERS To Allocate Additional $200 Million To Private Equity Emerging Investment Manager Program - New Fund-Of-Funds Will Focus On High-Potential Emerging Managers

Date 18/03/2014

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that it will allocate an additional $200 million to its emerging manager program in the Private Equity asset class. CalPERS will utilize a new fund-of-funds to deploy the capital, focusing on high-potential emerging manager funds.

Finalists Announced For 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards Program - Winners To Be Unveiled May 21 At Second Annual Dinner Gala In London

Date 18/03/2014

Executives and companies from 19 countries have been selected as finalists for the second annualPlatts Global Metals Awards, which recognize exemplary performance in a dozen categories, according to program host Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemical and metals information.

Thomas Kloet, Chief Executive Officer, Will Retire From The Company Effective August 31, 2014 - CEO Thomas Kloet To Retire From TMX Group Limited

Date 18/03/2014

TMX Group Limited today announced that Thomas Kloet, Chief Executive Officer, will retire from the company effective August 31, 2014.
 

The Winterbotham Trust Company Limited Becomes A BISX Sponsor Member

Date 17/03/2014

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is pleased to announce that The Winterbotham Trust Company Limited has applied for and been approved as a BISX Sponsor Member responsible for ensuring the smooth listing of mutual funds on the Exchange. As a result, The Winterbotham Trust Company Limited (Winterbotham) will be added to the roster of eligible Sponsor Members that are qualified to introduce mutual fund listings to BISX.

FIF Capacity Statistics For February 2014: Four New Record Peaks: NASDAQ BX TotalView ITCH, BATS CHI-X Europe CXE PITCH, BATS Options MCASTPITCH AGG, Deutsche Börse CEF Core Total

Date 17/03/2014

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that SIAC OPRA was down 12% to 6,566,529 mps over the 1 second interval