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Statement By European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services Michel Barnier Welcoming The Agreement Reached On The Revision Of The Transparency Directive

Date 30/05/2013

I congratulate the European Parliament, in particular the rapporteurs Arlene McCarthy and Klaus-Heiner Lehne, and the Council, in particular the Irish, Cypriot and Danish Presidencies on reaching this important agreement.

MarketPrizm Starts Market Data And Infrastructure Services In Japan Exchange’s Co-Location Area

Date 30/05/2013

MarketPrizm, a leading provider of market data and trading infrastructure services, today announced that it has begun providing market data and infrastructure solutions to multiple market participants in the new co-location facility of the Japan Exchange Group (JPX), formed by the merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Group 　(TSE) and the Osaka Stock Exchange (OSE) earlier this year. 

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 30/05/2013

 Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 3 June 2013, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

SIX Financial Information To Provide Consolidated Data To Superderivatives’ Market Data Platform

Date 30/05/2013

SIX Financial Information has won SuperDerivatives as new client, a global leader for cloud-based real-time market data, derivatives technology and valuation services for the financial and commodity markets. SuperDerivatives relies on SIX’s real-time pricing data for its market data platform, DGX.

ESMA Promotes Global Supervisory Co-Operation On Alternative Funds

Date 30/05/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators, with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment funds (AIFs), including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds, and 34 of their global counterparts. ESMA has negotiated the agreements on behalf of all 27 EU Member State securities regulators as well as the authorities from Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

AFME: Latest Oxera Findings Highlight True Cost Of The Proposed Financial Transaction Tax

Date 30/05/2013

The European Commission published a staff working document (SWD) on February 14th 2013 on the proposed financial transaction tax (FTT). The SWD is entitled ‘Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax: Analysis of policy options and impacts’.

Palestine Exchange Notification: Trading Hours And Fluctuation Rates %

Date 30/05/2013

Please be informed that the following changes will take place at the PEX as per the Palestine Capital Market Authority instructions including:

• Increasing the continuous trading hours to be 3 hours from 10:00-13:00.

NASDAQ OMX NLX Secures Support Of Founding Participants Ahead Of Launch

Date 30/05/2013

NASDAQ OMX NLX (“NLX”), the new London market offering a range of both short-term interest rate (STIRs) and long-term interest rate (LTIRs) euro- and sterling-denominated listed derivative products, has secured the support of a wide range of founding participants including banks, clearing, brokerage and trading firms who will contribute to the provision of liquidity and open interest at NLX.

Malysia’s Audit Oversight Board Urges Firms To Focus On Root Causes To Improve Audit Quality

Date 30/05/2013

The Audit Oversight Board (AOB) today issued its third annual report and urged audit firms to focus on the actual root causes of their audit deficiencies in formulating remediation plans to improve audit quality.

Bank Of Cyprus: Appointment Of Interim Group Chief Executive Officer

Date 30/05/2013

The Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd (“Bank”) announces that, the Resolution Authority has appointed Mr Christos Sorotos in the position of Interim Group Chief Executive Officer, following a recommendation from the transitional Board of Directors of the Bank.