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Platts: Continental European Day-Ahead Power Prices Rose 7% In August - U.K. & Continental Natural Gas Prices Down versus July - Up versus August 2011

Date 05/09/2012

Continental European day-ahead power prices rose more than 7% month-on-month in August as reduced nuclear power generation operations in France and Belgium continued to tighten supply for the region, according to Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals and metals information.

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics August 2012

Date 05/09/2012

Please click here for the August 2012 ISE monthly statistical report.

Please click here for the August 2012 ISE Investment Funds monthly statistical supplement.

Boerse Stuttgart Generates Turnover Of Around EUR 7.2 Billion In August - Two-Digit Growth In Investment Products Compared With Previous Month - Total Turnover Below Record Levels Of August 2011

Date 05/09/2012

According to its order book statistics, the Stuttgart Stock Exchange generated turnover of around EUR 7.2 billion in August 2012. The trading volume was around the same as in July 2012, but below the outstandingly high trading volume recorded in August 2011 when strong market turbulence resulted in a temporary collapse in markets around the world and an extraordinary increase in trading volumes.

EEX Trading Results In August

Date 05/09/2012

In August 2012, the total trading volume on the Natural Gas Market of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) amounted to 8,398,308 MWh.

Platts To Launch Weekly Price Assessments For Synthetic Rubber - Styrene Butadiene Rubber Prices Complement Platts’ Existing Natural Rubber Coverage

Date 05/09/2012

Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider and a premier source of benchmark assessments, today announced it will launch four weekly physical market price assessments for styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), a synthetic rubber central to the manufacturing of tires, footwear and other products. The new assessments follow on the 2011 introduction of Platts’ first rubber assessment, the natural rubber index, known as Platts RBX.

EPEX SPOT & EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In August 2012

Date 05/09/2012

In August 2012, a total volume of 26.5 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday markets (August 2011: 25.0 TWh).

Exchange Data International Achieves ISO 9001 Registration From The British Assessment Bureau

Date 05/09/2012

London-based financial data provider Exchange Data International (EDI) has been awarded the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certification. 

VistaOne Solutions Releases vSolvencyII™ - Comprehensive Data Governance Platform To Satisfy Solvency II Regulations

Date 05/09/2012

VistaOne Solutions, a CoreOne Technologies company and the global leader in providing financial data management, reporting and distribution services, today announced the release ofvSolvencyII™, providing end-to-end governance for Europe and UK insurance firms and their asset management to comply with impending Solvency II regulations.

The Incentivisation Of Sales Staff – Are Consumers Getting A Fair Deal? - Speech By Martin Wheatley - Managing Director, Financial Services Authority

Date 05/09/2012

Introduction

We all know what it is like to walk into a bank to do something simple, like pay a credit card bill, only for the person behind the counter to ask if you would like to extend your credit, take out more insurance or look at their competitive mortgage rates?  To be honest, I only have a credit card to shop online, I have all the insurance I need and the mortgage on my house is fixed.  

Thai Bourse Ready For ASEAN Link, Attracts ASEAN Investors Into Thailand

Date 05/09/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is ready to be connected on the ASEAN Trading Link in October, following a recent successful launch of SET’s new trading engine, and aims at increasing investment opportunities in Thailand by actively presenting the potential of the Thai stock market and strengths of its listed companies for investors both in Malaysia and Singapore ahead of the launch of ASEAN Trading Link.