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ICAP Futures And Options Joins Traiana Harmony Network

Date 05/11/2013

5 November, 2013 Traiana, the leading provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, announces that ICAP Futures and Options, the financial futures business of ICAP plc, has selected Traiana’s Harmony Network for its client connectivity layer. This now brings the total number of futures commission merchants (FCMs) on the Harmony Network for Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETDs) to 13.

HKEx Welcomes First Offer Of RMB Sovereign Bonds Through Its Facilities

Date 05/11/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the decision by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (MoF) to list renminbi (RMB)-denominated sovereign bonds again on its Stock Exchange (the Exchange), and for the first time use the Exchange’s facilities for a public offer of its bonds.

Tradeweb: iTraxx Spreads Tighten Steadily Through October While Selling Dominated Cash Credit Markets

Date 05/11/2013

All eyes were on the U.S. in October, mainly thanks to the 16-day government shutdown whichsaw many key services come to a halt, after the White House and Congressional Republicans failed to reach a deal over stop-gap budget measures needed to keep the government running. A last minute deal on October 16 to fund the government until mid-January and lift the debtceiling until February 7 was welcomed with sighs of relief across the globe.

Trading On Warsaw Stock Exchange: October 2013

Date 05/11/2013

• The value of session trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 21.8 billion in October 2013, an increase of 36.2% YoY; session trading in equities in October was the second highest monthly figure in 2013.
• The incremental value of total trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 218.8 billion year to date, an increase of 27.6% year on year.
• The total volume of trading in derivatives was 819.1 thousand contracts in October 2013, an increase of 3.9% year on year.
• Futures contracts on Treasury bonds and on WIBOR were introduced to trading in October.
• The incremental volume of spot and forward transactions in electricity reached 146.1 TWh year to date, an increase by 76.4% year on year.
• The aggregate volume of spot and forward transactions in natural gas was 146.6 GWh in October 2013 while the incremental volume was 833.5 GWh year to date.

NASDAQ Dubai Academy Courses Will Provide Capital Markets Overview, Plus Advice On IR And PR Programmes

Date 05/11/2013

NASDAQ Dubai Academy will provide two training courses in November, one giving an overview of how the capital markets function and the other delivering specialist advice on how companies can enhance their investor relations and public relations strategies.

Aquis Exchange Gets UK Regulator’s Approval To Launch Equities Market

Date 05/11/2013

On 4 November 2013, Aquis Exchange, which plans to organise a pan-European equities trading market, has received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF).

EDHEC-Risk Institute Disagrees With EFAMA On ESMA Guidelines And Reiterates Its Call For Greater Index Transparency

Date 05/11/2013

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) recently ventured that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) had exceeded its powers and mandate by issuing “quasi-regulation (...) on topics which were not previously regulated at EU level.”[1] The representative body for the European investment management industry specifically targeted the ESMA Guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues and its provisions in terms of securities lending, collateral management, or the use of financial indices.

ISDA Submits Letter On Over-the-Counter Derivatives Trade Reporting In Singapore

Date 05/11/2013

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), on behalf of 20 industry participants, submitted a letter today to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to drive trade reporting of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in Singapore ahead of the mandatory reporting timeline of April 1, 2014.

Transit Networks Selects Volta’s Great Sutton Street Data Centre For Third Cloud Delivery Centre

Date 05/11/2013

Volta Data Centres, the specialist provider of data centres to the financial, media and content industries, today announced that Transit Networks, a leading provider of IT managed services, cloud services and backup technologies, has selected Volta's Great Sutton Street Data Centre for the strategic placement of its third Cloud Delivery Centre.

ISDA Response To Consultation On The Assessment Methodology Of FSB Key Attributes Of Effective Resolution Regimes

Date 05/11/2013

The  International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) is grateful for the opportunity to respond to the consultative document (the Consultative Document) of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on a proposed methodology for assessing the implementation of the Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (the Key Attributes), which were published in October 2011.