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SIFMA Recommends Full Market Closes On September 19 And September 23 For Trading Of US Dollar-Denominated Fixed-Income Securities In Japan In Observance Of The Respect For The Aged Day And Autumn Equinox Holidays, Respectively

Date 12/09/2011

SIFMA has confirmed its previous recommendations for full market closes on Monday, September 19 and Friday, September 23,for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in Japan in observance of the Respect for the Aged and Autumn Equinox Holidays, respectively. 

Statement Of President Barroso After His Meeting With Chancellor Merkel In Berlin

Date 12/09/2011

The Euro is, and remains, a real asset for both Germany and the EU as a whole, and Germans have much more to gain than to lose from their contribution to the "Rettungsschirm". Help can only continue to those who make all efforts to bring their house in order. Like Germany, the Commission is working for the EU to emerge from the crisis stronger, as a Stability Union AND as a Growth Union."

Exchange Data International And The Commodities Research Bureau Team Up To Deliver The Best Quality Commodity Pricing Data

Date 12/09/2011

Exchange Data International (EDI), a well established provider of Securities Corporate Actions and Reference Data, today announced a new commodity pricing service in collaboration with the Commodities Research Bureau (CRB), the world’s leading commodity and futures research, data and analysis firm since 1934.

CME Group Sets Records For OTC Clearing Volumes, Expands OTC Product Offering For Open Clearing Solution

Date 12/09/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it set new daily and monthly records for clearing both interest rate swaps (IRS) and credit default swaps (CDS).

NYSE Euronext Welcomes German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bafin) Approval Of Merger Of Deutsche Börse And NYSE Euronext

Date 12/09/2011

“NYSE Euronext welcomes the approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) for our industry transforming merger.  With this approval, we have cleared another significant regulatory hurdle as we continue to make progress on completing the transaction by the end of the year.”

SWIFT And ICC Banking Commission Collaborate On Enhanced Rules And Tools For Trade Finance - Declaration Paves Way For Market Acceptance Of The Bank Payment Obligation Instrument

Date 12/09/2011

SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 9,700 financial institutions and corporations in 209 countries, and the Banking Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) are set to sign a cooperation agreement that will enable industry-wide adoption of the Bank Payment Obligation (BPO).

Instinet Continues Volume Growth Momentum In August - Agency-Only Broker’s US Equities ADV Surges To 431M Shares, US Listed-Options ADV To 363K Contracts

Date 12/09/2011

Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today announced that its US broker-dealer subsidiary, Instinet, LLC, saw its US equities ADV (average daily volume) reach 431M shares (4.09 percent overall market share*) in August, a 43 percent increase over July. For US-listed options, the firm’s ADV grew to 363K contracts (1.54 percent overall market share), which included a firm-record 613K contracts executed on August 8. 

Netik Appoints Todd Rudley As Head Of Americas Sales

Date 12/09/2011

Netik, the global leading provider of financial data creation, management and distribution services and solutions, announced today the appointment of Todd Rudley to the role of Head of Americas Sales. 

German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) Approves Merger Of Deutsche Börse And NYSE Euronext

Date 12/09/2011

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has approved the merger of Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext. With BaFin’s decision, the merger has reached an important regulatory milestone in Germany.

Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures August 2011

Date 12/09/2011