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PEGAS: EEX To Migrate Natural Gas Spot Markets On 28 August

Date 24/07/2013

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) continues to migrate its Natural Gas products onto PEGAS, the common gas trading platform of EEX and Powernext.

Turquoise Chief Executive Natan Tiefenbrun Reported To Have Resigned - Swaps Market Takes Off In London

Date 24/07/2013

Natan Tiefenbrun, the chief executive of Turquoise, is reported to have resigned. Turquoise is owned by the London Stock Exchange Group. Market sources report that Mr. Tiefenbrun will be joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

NASDAQ OMX Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results

Date 24/07/2013

• Second quarter 2013 non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.62, second quarter 2013 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.52.
• Second quarter 2013 net revenues¹ were a record $451 million, up 8% from the prior year quarter's non-GAAP net revenue. On an organic basis, assuming constant currency and excluding acquisitions, net revenues increased 1% year-over-year.
• All four business segments experienced organic revenue growth year-over-year.
• Non-transaction based revenues were 72% of our total second quarter 2013 net revenues, and increased 10% from the prior year quarter.
• During the second quarter, NASDAQ OMX closed two strategically significant acquisitions, the Thomson Reuters' IR, PR and Multimedia businesses, and the eSpeed benchmark Treasury trading platform. 

Moscow Exchange: Results Of Auction For Placement Of The Russian Federation Government Bonds, Issue No25082RMFS

Date 24/07/2013

On July 24, 2013 the auction for placement of the Russian Federation government bonds, issue No 25082 RMFS, took place in the CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange .

NASDAQ OMX Announces Quarterly Dividend Of $0.13 Per Share

Date 24/07/2013

The Board of Directors of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on September 27, 2013, to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 13, 2013. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

MarketAxess Reports Second Quarter 2013 Record Revenues Of $65.6 Million, Record Pre-Tax Income Of $31.5 Million And Diluted EPS Of $0.51

Date 24/07/2013

Moscow Exchange Introduces New High Frequency Market Data Service For Derivatives Traders

Date 24/07/2013

Starting from 23 July, a new ultra low latency data feed for is available for co-location users connected to the Derivatives market through the M1 Data Center.

Euroclear CSDs In Belgium, France And The Netherlands Commit To T+2 Settlement Period

Date 24/07/2013

Three of Euroclear’s central securities depositories (CSDs) - Euroclear Belgium, Euroclear France and Euroclear Nederland - are embracing the proposal in CSD Regulation to shorten the settlement cycle from T+3 to T+2 in Europe. In other words, securities transactions will settle two business days after trade date rather than three.

HKEx To Introduce CES 120 Futures On 12 August

Date 24/07/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will start trading CES China 120 Index (CES 120) futures on Monday, 12 August 2013, as it continues to expand its suite of Mainland China-related products.

EDHEC-Risk Institute Unveils Major Scholarship Programme For Asia-Pacific

Date 24/07/2013

To support the build-up of a strong, home-grown cohort of financial sector and capital market leaders within ASEAN countries and the wider Asia-Pacific region, EDHEC Risk Institute–Asia is creating a scholarship scheme aimed at facilitating the participation of outstanding professionals in the executive track of its doctoral programme in Singapore.