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EEX Carries Out Sixth Dutch Primary Market Auction

Date 14/06/2012

This morning, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) carriedout the sixth primary market auction of European emission allowances (EUA) on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation and the Dutch Minis- try of Infrastructure and the Environment.

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Disciplinary Committee Imposed A Warning To Outokumpu Oyj For Breaching The Rules Of The Stock Exchange

Date 14/06/2012

The Disciplinary Committee of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (the “Exchange”) has imposed a warning to Outokumpu Oyj (trading code: OUT1V) due to the breach of the Rules of the Stock Exchange. The company did not follow the disclosure requirements when disclosing the company announcement regarding acquisition. In addition, its administrative procedures and controls were not adequate to the requirements set for the listed companies.

In Cooperation With Russell, EDHEC-Risk Institute Makes Solvency II Benchmarks Available Online To European Insurance Companies

Date 14/06/2012

The EDHEC-Risk Institute today announces the launch of its new Solvency II Benchmarks, constructed in cooperation with the leading multi-asset solutions manager, Russell Investments. The new benchmarks for European insurance companies are representative of a dynamic allocation strategy to equities.

MarketPrizm Announces PrizmScope Tick Data Cloud Service - An On-Demand Real-time And Historical Data Service For European Equities/Derivatives In Partnership With OneTick

Date 14/06/2012

MarketPrizm, a leading provider of market data and trading infrastructure services, and OneMarketData developers of OneTick, a high performance tick database and complex event processing (CEP) platform, today announce they will launch PrizmScope Tick Data Cloud Service. PrizmScope is a complete solution for on-demand hosted analytics covering real-time and historical market data encompassing depth of book, trades and quotes for all major equities and derivatives markets in EMEA.  The service will be available in Q3, 2012 and ready for beta/test customers prior to that. It will be delivered via Colt Technology Services Cloud Infrastructure and targeted at signal generation, market analysis, strategy back-testing, transaction cost analysis and compliance applications.

SGX Links Chicago And London To Asia Using BT

Date 14/06/2012

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and BT today jointly announced that SGX will use BT Radianz services to provide access and connectivity for its new hubs in Chicago and London. SGX is the first Asian exchange with hubs in the U.S. and Europe, a move intended to bring its markets closer to international investors.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand Meets China Securities Journal

Date 14/06/2012

Veerathai Santiprabhob (3^rd left), Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Office of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), recently met with Lin Chen (4^th left), Chairman of the Board and top executives of China Securities Journal (CSJ), a national financial and securities newspaper under Xinhua News Agency, to discuss and build relationship between Thai capital market and China media during SET’s recent roadshow in China. 

Tata Communications Launches Global Low Latency Network To Accelerate High Frequency Trading - Network Will Deliver Unparalleled Global Connectivity, Scalability And Flexibility With Innovative Ethernet Technology

Date 13/06/2012

Tata Communications today launches a low latency network which will seamlessly connect major financial capitals in Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States.¹ The network is the first low latency service that offers a pure multipoint Ethernet platform to the financial services sector and other global industries, accelerating global high frequency trading and other low latency applications.

S&P Indices Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 13/06/2012

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The unitholders of GT Canada Medical Properties REIT (TSXVN:MOB.UN) have accepted the $CDN1.87 cash per unit offer from NorthWest Value Partners Inc.. The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, June 14, 2012.

Rating Action: Moody's Downgrades Cyprus's Government Bond Ratings To Ba3 From Ba1 - On Review For Further Downgrade

Date 13/06/2012

Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded Cyprus's government bond ratings by two notches to Ba3 from Ba1, and has placed the ratings on review for further possible downgrade.

NYSE Brings Big StartUp Small Business Resource Tour To Houston, TX - Accion And Yelp To Lead Marketing And Microfinance Workshop

Date 13/06/2012

On June 14, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) will bring its “Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing” nationwide workshop tour to Houston, TX. Hosted in coordination with NYSE Big StartUp partners Yelp and Accion’s U.S. Network, the event will provide approximately 80 local business people with access to two resources essential to growing a business in the tough economy: marketing know-how and access to capital.