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Ibercom Receives Favourable Report From Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB)

Date 08/03/2012

In the Growth Companies segment

The Admissions Committee of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on IBERCOM (World Wide WEB Ibercom), stating that the company is eligible for admission to the market’s Growth Companies segment following a thorough review of all the information presented. The final approval of MAB’s Board of Directors is required before the shares of the company, the twentieth to list on this market, can be admitted for trading.

Athens Exchange Derivatives Market Monthly Statistical Bulletin February 2012

Date 08/03/2012

Click here to download ADEX's monthly statistical bulletin for February 2012.

FFastFill Plc Contract Win - FFastFill Signs INTL FCStone For Front, Middle And Back Office Base Metals Trading, Clearing And Settlement

Date 08/03/2012

FFastFill plc (LSE: FFA), the leading provider of Software as a Service (“SaaS”) to the global derivatives community, today announced that INTL FCStone (Europe) Limited, formerly  Ambrian Commodities, the metals futures trading arm of Ambrian Capital plc, has signed for both its Trading Pro, SEALS and Eclipse applications for execution, matching and settlement. The addition of INTL FCStone to the FFastFill Horizon network takes the number of category one and two members accessing FFastFill services to 22 members for the London Metal Exchange and FFastFill continues to be a leading provider of technology to the base metals markets. 

SEB Futures Enhances Post Trade Clearing Services For Clients - New Service Addresses Middle Office Bottlenecks And Facilitates Post Trade Transparency

Date 08/03/2012

SEB Futures today announced a major expansion of its exchange-traded derivatives client service platform.

Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, Joins 50 Leading Business Women To Open London Stock Exchange, Celebrating The WIE50 And International Women's Day - 50 Top Business Women Were Joined By Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister To Open Trading On London Stock Exchange - Event Held In Partnership With First Ever London Women Inspiration And Enterprise Symposium (WIE) - Veuve Clicquot Announces Shortlist For Business Woman Of The Year Awards At Today's LSEG Hosted ‘Power Breakfast'

Date 08/03/2012

Today, 50 of the UK and Europe's leading business women were joined by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, in a Market Open Ceremony celebrating International Women's Day. The ceremony was part of the Women Inspiration and Enterprise ‘Power Breakfast' event sponsored by Barclays Wealth and held at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) headquarters in Paternoster Square.

ESMA Makes Available The Recording Of The Open Hearing On EMIR

Date 08/03/2012

On 6 March 2012, ESMA organised a Public Hearing on draft technical standards on EMIR.

FSA Bans And Fines Former Royal Liver Assurance FD George McGregor £109,000

Date 08/03/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined former Finance Director at Royal Liver Assurance Limited (RLA), George McGregor, £109,000 for entering into contracts on behalf of RLA without authorisation and which benefitted a former RLA employee. The FSA determined that McGregor’s behaviour merited a fine of £1,000,000 but reduced the amount because this level of fine would cause serious financial hardship. McGregor is also prohibited from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the financial services industry.

European Central Bank: Eligibility Of Bonds Issued Or Guaranteed By The Greek Government In Eurosystem Credit Operations

Date 08/03/2012

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has acknowledged the activation of the buy back scheme, provided to underpin the quality of marketable debt instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the Hellenic Republic. In light of this, the Governing Council has decided that the aforementioned debt instruments will be again accepted as collateral in Eurosystem credit operations, without applying the minimum credit rating threshold for collateral eligibility until further notice.

SGX: No Change To STI Constituents After Half-Yearly Review

Date 08/03/2012

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) announced today that constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) will remain unchanged following the conclusion of its half-yearly review.

Clearstream And Deutsche Bank Partner To Facilitate Market Access To Russia

Date 08/03/2012

Clearstream and Deutsche Bank, partners in the Russian market for 6 years, continue to facilitate market openness in the region. Clearstream, via its Russian agent Deutsche Bank Ltd. Moscow, now has successfully settled its first domestic government bond transaction on an over-the-counter (OTC) basis. This type of transaction represents a significant step forward in the liberalisation of the Russian government bond market: Clearstream customers can now safekeep Russian government bonds (OFZ bonds) in addition to Russian equities. The expansion of the service for Russia has been made possible by recent changes in the local securities market regulation. The changes were developed through close collaboration between local market participants and regulators.