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Thomson Reuters Launches Fixed Income Global Snapshot To Provide Greater Transparency And Flexibility To Investors

Date 23/01/2012

Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of a new evaluated pricing capability, the Fixed Income Global Snapshot (FIGS). All non US fixed income securities will be re-evaluated through the use of updated benchmark curves and credit spreads at both 3pm and 4pm, Eastern Daylight Time. FIGS will provide investors with updated, accurate fixed income evaluations and transparency they need to meet regulatory requirements and have a full understanding of the risks associated with the investment process.

European Parliament To Scrutinize Credit Rating Agencies' Work And Sovereign Debt Ratings

Date 23/01/2012

How to resolve credit rating agencies' conflicts of interest, boost competition to supply ratings and ensure that sovereign debt is rated fairly will be the key issues debated by experts and MEPs at an Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee public hearing on Tuesday. Speakers will include ESMA Executive Director Verena Ross, Senior European Counsel at Fitch Ratings Susan Launi, and Japanese Credit Rating Agency CEO Makoto Utsumi.

NASDAQ Dubai And DFSA Hold Bond And Sukuk Listing Forum For Bankers And Lawyers

Date 23/01/2012

NASDAQ Dubai and the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) explained the advantages of listing conventional bonds and Sukuk on the region’s international exchange, at a forum attended by leading investment banks and law firms.

EDI Collaborate With 1View Solutions To Publish Comprehensive Reference Data

Date 23/01/2012

Exchange Data International (EDI), the well-established provider of Security Reference and Corporate Actions data, today announced the availability of its extensive range of global data through a new and radically different Reference Data service called Ref-Data.com. 

Michel Barnier Member Of The European Commission, Responsible For Internal Market And Services "Financial Regulation - A Review Of 2011 And A Forward Look To 2012" City Of London Event At The Guildhall London, 23rd January 2012

Date 23/01/2012

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am very pleased to be with you today. And I would like to thank you for inviting me.

2011 was a tough year.

Tough for the European economy.  There were early signs of a recovery. We hoped the worst was over. Instead, we had to cope with Europe’s worst debt crisis in living memory.

Portware Launches Portware PRO - Cloud-Based Trading Platform Brings Portware’s Power To Any Global Desktop

Date 23/01/2012

Portware today announced the release of Portware PRO. This global turnkey solution gives traders the widest selection of broker algorithmic strategies and direct trading destinations including all exchanges, ECNs, MTF’s and crossing networks. Portware now enables trading firms of any size to tap into the same multi-asset platform that has previously empowered only the largest global trading firms.

Deutsche Börse: 16 New Commerzbank ETCs Launched On Xetra - ETCs Track The Positive And Inverse Performance Of Oil, Gas And Copper With Leverage Factors

Date 23/01/2012

16 new exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) issued by Commerzbank AG have been tradable on Xetra since Monday.

Diamondback Capital Agrees To Settle SEC Insider Trading Charges

Date 23/01/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Diamondback Capital  Management LLC has agreed to pay more than $9 million to settle insider-trading  charges brought by the Commission on Jan. 18. The proposed settlement is subject  to the approval of Judge Paul G. Gardephe of the U.S. District Court for the  Southern District of New York. As part of the proposed settlement, the Stamford,  Conn.-based hedge fund adviser also has submitted a statement of facts to the  SEC and federal prosecutors, and entered into a non-prosecution agreement with  the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

2011 WFE Market Highlights

Date 23/01/2012

2011 equity volumes remained stable despite a fall in market capitalization. Derivatives, bonds, ETFs, and securitized derivatives continued to grow strongly. 

NYSE Euronext Global Index Group Announces 2011 Performance Of Indices And Yearly Recap

Date 23/01/2012

NYSE Euronext’s (NYSE Euronext: NYX) Global Index Group today announced the 2011  performance of its benchmark indices.