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Two New Public Governors Appointed To FINRA Board Of Governors, FINRA Creates New Investor Committee

Date 17/12/2013

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has named two new public Governors — Dr. Brigitte C. Madrian and Dr. Luis M. Viceira — to its Board of Governors. Dr. Madrian, the Aetna Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Dr. Viceira, the George E. Bates Professor at the Harvard Business School, will join the Board in January 2014. Governors are appointed or elected to three-year terms and may not serve more than two consecutive terms. FINRA today also announced the creation of a new Investor Issues Committee to advise FINRA staff on matters that significantly affect individual and institutional investors.

ESMA Publishes A Tender For Consultancy Services

Date 17/12/2013

ESMA invites responses to this tender by 6 February 2014.

Borsa Italiana Welcomes Moncler

Date 17/12/2013

Raffaele Jerusalmi, CEO of Borsa Italiana commented the listing:

“The extraordinary result achieved by Moncler’s IPO, example of Italian entrepreneurship success in the world and able to create booking worth over 20 billion euros, confirms Borsa Italiana role as one of the most efficient and competitive international exchanges, which is able to drum up interest of investors from all around the world".

Statement By The President Of The Eurogroup On Greece

Date 17/12/2013

I note with satisfaction that Greece has achieved the four milestones agreed with the Troika institutions in the context of the third review of its economic adjustment programme.

ESMA Publishes Q&A On The Implementation Of The CRA Regulation

Date 17/12/2013

The purpose of this document is to provide clarity on the requirements and practice in the application of the CRA Regulation and in particular, the CRA 3 Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of 21 May 2013). It provides responses to questions posed by credit rating agencies and market participants in relation to the practical application of the CRA Regulation.

Luxury Retailer, Moncler, Lists On Borsa Italiana

Date 17/12/2013

• Shares rise 40 per cent on debut
• Raises 681 million euros
• Company valued at 2.5bn euros

Bursa Malaysia Closes For Christmas And New Year’s Day

Date 17/12/2013

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) and its subsidiaries will be closed on these dates in conjunction with the following public holidays:

1. CHRISTMAS
   
   Wednesday, 25 December 2013
   
   Bursa Malaysia will resume operations on Thursday, 26 December 2013.
   
   
2. NEW YEAR’S DAY
   
   Wednesday, 1 January 2014
   
   Bursa Malaysia will resume operations on Thursday, 2 January 2014.

Japan Exchange Group Has Published "Proposals From The JPX Financial And Capital Market Workshop: Toward Creating An Attractive Capital Market"

Date 17/12/2013

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) announced that JPX has published the "Proposals from the JPX Financial and Capital Market Workshop: Toward Creating an Attractive Capital Market".

WSE Reaffirms Corporate Social Responsibility Commitment

Date 17/12/2013

• WSE is among 23 companies in the new RESPECT Index portfolio in the seventh edition of the project.
• Warsaw Stock Exchange has joined the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative of global exchanges which promote high CSR standards on home capital markets

RTS Realtime Systems Introduces Connectivity To Eris Exchange

Date 17/12/2013

RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, and Eris Exchange, a U.S.-based futures exchange offering capital-efficient Eris interest rate swap futures, today announced that RTS clients can now enjoy direct connectivity to the Eris SwapBook™ electronic trading platform through the full range of RTS trading solutions.