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ESMA Consults On New CRA Transparency Requirements

Date 11/02/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Consultation Paper setting out the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) required for the implementation of the CRA3 Regulation (Regulation).

Liquidnet Hires Sales Director

Date 11/02/2014

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced the appointment of Oliver Hauer as Sales Director, Germany, in its London-based EMEA team. He will be responsible for further strengthening and developing relationships with Liquidnet’s community of asset management firms in the region. He will report directly to Tony Booth, Head of Sales for Liquidnet Europe.

EDHEC-Risk Institute Welcomes Two Distinguished New Members To Its International Advisory Board

Date 11/02/2014

EDHEC-Risk Institute is pleased to announce that two new members have joined its international advisory board, which brings together distinguished scholars, representatives of regulatory bodies as well as senior executives from business partners and other leading institutions.

Hellenic Exchanges Derivatives Monthly Statistics Bulletin - January 2014

Date 11/02/2014

Athens Stock Exchange publishes its Derivatives Monthly Statistics Bulletin for January 2014.

RBI Capital Increase Confirms Excellent Environment For Raising Capital On The Vienna Stock Exchange

Date 11/02/2014

All new shares issues of the two-stage capital increase of Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) were listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange today. With a volume of EUR 2.78 billion in fresh capital, this is the third-largest capital increase in the history of the Vienna Stock Exchange and also the third largest corporate action since 2007. This transaction raised the share of free float of RBI stocks significantly – a move which supports the stock's tradability on the exchange. Raiffeisen Bank International is now one of the five largest companies on the Vienna Stock Exchange as measured by market capitalization.

FIX Trading Community Publishes Initial Guidelines Of TCA Best Practices For Equities

Date 11/02/2014

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of the global electronic trading community, today published recommended guidelines for Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) in Equities.

iShares Lists International ETF On Euronext Amsterdam First ETF With An International Security Settlement Structure In Continental Europe

Date 11/02/2014

Today iShares, the exchange-traded funds offering of BlackRock, listed its iShares Euro Stoxx 50 ex-Financials UCITS ETF (EXFN) on the Amsterdam market of Euronext. This fund is the first ETF to come to market in continental Europe using an international security structure, where settlement of transactions is exclusively at Euroclear Bank – the Brussels-based international central securities depository (ICSD).

January 2014 FIF Market Share And Market Dynamics Reports – Executive Summary

Date 11/02/2014

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C totaled145.8 billion shares, an increase of 19.2% monthly, and8.0% annually.
• In January 2014, off-exchange trading accounted for37.4% of the shares traded in NMS Equity Securities, a slight increase of 0.4% compared to last month.
• NYSE-listed securities share volume was 76.1 billion shares, an increase of 16.8% monthly and increase of.5% annually.
• Share volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 45.4 billion shares, a 21.9% monthly and 15.3% annual increase.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, Measures To Promote Trading On Swap Execution Facilities And Support An Orderly Transition To Mandatory Trading

Date 11/02/2014

I am pleased that the Commission staff is providing relief until May 15, 2014 from mandatory trading of certain swaps executed as part of a package transaction.

CFTC Announces Measures To Promote Trading On Swap Execution Facilities And Support An Orderly Transition To Mandatory Trading

Date 11/02/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today announced measures to promote trading on swap execution facilities (SEFs) and support an orderly transition to mandatory trading of swaps, which begins for certain interest rate swaps on February 15, 2014.