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Thai Bourse Supports Govt-Bond Dealers To Trade Via FIRSTs System

Date 04/09/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has encouraged 13 outright primary dealers to trade bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) via SET’s electronic bond trading platform, called FIRSTs (Fixed Income and Related Securities Trading system), to boost trading liquidity and increase information management efficiency of bond market in Thailand.

SGX Achieves Second Record Month In A Row For Iron Ore Swaps And Introduces New Incentives

Date 04/09/2012

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) Iron Ore Swaps achieved a second consecutive record month in August 2012 with an exceptional 14.88 million metric tonnes (29,763 lots) cleared.  This was 42% higher than the previous record set in July 2012.  Open interest also reached a new high, surpassing the 10 million (20,961 lots) mark on 30 August 2012.

BlueCrest Selects Axioma’s Robust Risk Models - Large Alternative Asset Manager Chooses Axioma To Provide Risk Data For Systematic Equity Strategies

Date 04/09/2012

Axioma, a leading provider of decision support, risk analysis, portfolio rebalancing and performance attribution tools, today announced that BlueCrest Capital Management LLP, a leading alternative asset manager with more than $32 billion in assets under management, has selected Axioma’s Robust Risk Models™ for use in its systematic equity strategies.

TraFXpure - Reinvigorating The FX Market

Date 04/09/2012

Following on from ICAP’s announcement this morning on platform changes to EBS, Daniel Marcus, Managing Director, Strategy and Business Development at Tradition, comments on what this means for the market and why it further strengthens the TraFXpure proposition:

“Any moves made by platforms to enhance liquidity and encourage good market behaviour is good for the market and we welcome it. We are delighted that the entry of new participants such as TraFXpure have invigorated the FX market and triggered such changes by incumbents. Such moves validate and strengthen the TraFXpure proposition, by further highlighting to the market the importance of providing transparent, efficient and stable trading environments for client-driven FX trades.”

LCH.Clearnet Appoints Juliana Wheeler As Group Head Of Communications

Date 04/09/2012

LCH.Clearnet Group (LCH.Clearnet), the leading independent clearing house group, has appointed Juliana Wheeler as Group Head of Communications.  Juliana joins from J.P. Morgan’s Treasury & Securities Services business (TSS) where she was EMEA Head of Communications. She was also EMEA Head of Marketing for the Securities Services business of TSS. 

STOXX Launches STOXX+ Global Max Traded 200 Index

Date 04/09/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced the STOXX+ Global Max Traded 200 Index. The new index applies an advanced set of screens to ensure that only the largest and most frequently traded companies worldwide are included, while at the same time offering a wide global diversification.

NYSE Liffe To List Russell Europe SMID 300 Index Futures On Bclear - First Index Of Highly Liquid Constituents Covering The Small - And Mid-Cap European Equity Markets - Futures Listed On NYSE Liffe’s Award Winning Bclear Service

Date 04/09/2012

NYSE Liffe, the European Derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, announces the  launch of futures contracts on the Russell Europe SMID 300 Index on its market  leading wholesale derivatives service, Bclear. The futures contract will be  launched on 1 October 2012.

EBS Unveils Next Phase Of Platform Changes To Strengthen The Trading Environment In The FX Market

Date 04/09/2012

EBS, ICAP’s market-leading electronic FX platform, today announces system and policy changes following extensive consultation with its customers on both the buy and the sell side. The changes, which follow the publication of EBS’s new dealing rules on 10 July, are designed to strengthen the resilience and improve the trading environment in the FX market.

FFastFill Expands Horizon Network To ASX Australian Liquidity Centre

Date 04/09/2012

FFastFill plc, the leading supplier of front, middle and back office technology to the global derivatives market, today announced that it has expanded its colocation offerings to include access to the ASX’s new data and co-location centre - the ASX Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC).

Moody's Maintains The European Union's Aaa Rating, Changes Outlook To Negative

Date 04/09/2012

Moody's Investors Service has today changed to negative from stable its outlook on the Aaa long-term issuer rating of the European Union (EU). The rating agency has also changed to negative from stable its outlook on the provisional (P)Aaa rating of the EU's medium-term note (MTN) programme.