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Integrated Swiss Intraday Market Successfully Launched - 15-Minute Contracts For The First Time Available For Cross-Border Trading

Date 27/06/2013

The Swiss Intraday market was successfully launched on 26 June 2013. It joins France, Germany and Austria as the fourth national market to be integrated using ComXerv, the commodity trading system provided by Deutsche Börse AG. ComXerv allows implicit cross-border transactions which lead to an efficient use of capacity on interconnectors.
German Market Sees TARGET2-Securities As Opportunity, According To Clearstream Conference - German Market Well On Track With Preparations For T2S - German Market Participants Welcome T2S Price Transparency And Want “More Details” - Over 130 Representatives Of The German Finance Industry Attend Clearstream’s T2S Conference In Frankfurt

Date 27/06/2013

Results of a survey conducted at a Clearstream conference on TARGET2-Securities (T2S) in Frankfurt revealed that the German market is optimistic about the future pan-European settlement platform of the European Central Bank (ECB). 56.6 percent of the 130-plus attendees – representing banks and financial service providers as well as securities settlement experts from the German market – believe T2S offers “an opportunity and totally new business opportunities”; 23.2 percent of attendees see “neither advantages nor disadvantages” in T2S; only one in five attendees (20.2 percent) regards T2S as “a risk that increases pressure on the market”. In all polls, participants were only allowed to choose one response.
ESMA’s Chair Steven Maijoor Delivers The Keynote Speech At The FESE Convention In Berlin

Date 27/06/2013

Steven Maijoor, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), delivered the keynote speech at the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) Convention 2013 in Berlin.
FTSE Wins European Pensions “Index Provider Of The Year” Award For 3rd Consecutive Year

Date 27/06/2013

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), a leading global index provider, is pleased to announce that for the third year in a row it has won the 2013 European Pensions “Index Provider of the Year” Award. The annual awards ceremony, which recognises outstanding achievement in the varied fields of European pension provision, was held at Grosvenor House Hotel on Wednesday 26th June.
FESE Announces Winners Of The Josseph De La Vega Prize 2013

Date 27/06/2013

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges is delighted to announce that this year’s winners of the De la Vega Prize 2013 are Laurence Lescourret and Sophie Moinas from ESSEC Business School and Toulouse School of Economics, respectively, for their paper “Liquidity Supply across Multiple Trading Venues”.

Euro Area Business Climate Indicator Increases In June

Date 27/06/2013

In June 2013, the Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro area increased by 0.07 points to ‑0.68. While the assessment of past production deteriorated somewhat, managers' appraisal of order books (overall and export) and production expectations improved. Managers' assessment of thestocks of finished products remained broadly unchanged.
Markets Downplay The Potential Impact Of Bank Of England's New Governor Mark Carney

Date 27/06/2013

Ahead of Mark Carney assuming the role of the Bank of England's New governor Clem Chambers, CEO of private investors website ADVFN, argues that his "impact will be at the margin".
HKEx, LME And China Beijing International Mining Exchange Sign MOU

Date 27/06/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), The London Metal Exchange (LME) and the China Beijing International Mining Exchange (CBMX) today (Thursday) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation and the exchange of information.
June 2013: Economic Sentiment Improves Markedly In Both The Euro Area And The EU

Date 27/06/2013

In June the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) improved markedly, continuing last month's increase. Sentiment increased by 1.8 points in both the euro area (to 91.3) and the EU (to 92.6).
Midpoint Launches New Online Foreign Currency Exchange Service For Businesses & Individuals

Date 27/06/2013

A new peer to peer Foreign Exchange Service and International Payments Platform is announced today.Midpoint.com enables businesses and individuals to save money by using a currency exchange matching service, providing industry low rates and a flat, transparent fee structure.