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The MICEX Launches Trading In The CNY/RUR Currency Pair

Date 16/12/2010

Yesteday, the MICEX has held the formal ceremony of launching trading in the CNY/RUR currency pair. The MICEX is the first organized market for the yuan outside China. At the initial stage of the project trading in the new currency pair are held with valuation date on the day of trading T+0 (instrument CNYRUB_TOD) and on the terms of 100% advance deposition of funds. Trading is held from 10:00 to 11:00 Mosco
UK's Financial Services Authority: Managing Director Banned And Fined £750,000 For Mismarking

Date 16/12/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned and fined Nabeel Naqui, the former Head of the Credit Products Group (CPG) Europe and Asia Pacific at Toronto Dominion Bank (Toronto Dominion), £750,000 for deliberately mismarking his trading positions and misleading fellow staff to conceal his losses over a period of two years.
Initial Rating Of SIX Group By Standard & Poor’s

Date 16/12/2010

Standard & Poor’s has published an initial credit rating for SIX Group According to this assessment, SIX Group is rated AA-.
Tradeweb Launches Electronic Market For U.S. Certificates Of Deposit

Date 16/12/2010

Tradeweb, a leading global provider of fixed income and derivatives markets, today announced the launch of a new electronic market for U.S. Certificates of Deposit (CDs) on the Tradeweb Money Markets platform. The Tradeweb Money Markets platform is the only electronic marketplace that provides executable commingled, real-time pricing of CDs delivered directly from leading dealers on a single screen.
Thai Bourse & BMA Boost Personal Financial Skill For Youth

Date 16/12/2010

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to increase the personal financial skills of over 270,000 students in all 436 BMA-supervised schools. This project, entitled the “Nguen–Tong–Kong–Mee–Ka” (“Personal Finance for Youth”) Program will start in the 2011 academic year.

Boerse Stuttgart's SME Initiative Bondm: Subscription Period Closes For RENA Bond - Placement Volume Tops The EUR 25 Million Mark

Date 16/12/2010

The latest bond issue from RENA GmbH was offered to investors for subscription in the segment for small and medium-sized enterprises, Bondm, from 2 December. By the time that the subscription period ended, on 14 December, bonds had been placed for a total volume of more than EUR 25 million. Private investors can buy bonds, which have a nominal value of EUR 1,000 each, directly through their house bank by sending a buy order to Boerse Stuttgart or they can acquire it from the issuer. Th
FORTS: Final Settlement Prices Determined For Futures On Currency Pairs And Precious And Industrial Metals

Date 16/12/2010

On December 15, 2010 final settlement prices were calculated for the front month futures contracts on precious and industrial metals.
OTC Global Holdings Selects Orc Trader For Emissions Trading - Leading Independent Interdealer Broker Selects Orc For Its Entry Into European Markets.

Date 16/12/2010

Orc Software (SSE: ORC), the leading provider of technology and services for the global financial industry, today announced that OTC Europe LLP, the European arm of OTC Global Holdings, a leading independent interdealer broker in OTC commodities, has selected Orc Trader for its over-the-counter carbon options trading operations. The order was booked in Q4, 2010, and the contract is based on Orc’s licensing subscription model.
Borse Dubai Completes Refinancing Of ca. $1.1bn Loan Facility, Enabling Early Repayment Of Debt

Date 16/12/2010

Borse Dubai announces that it has today entered into a series of Transactions with Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc. (“NASDAQ OMX”), Nomura International Plc (“Nomura”) and Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (“Emirates NBD”) to secure a partial repayment and partial refinancing resulting, in aggregate, a ca. US$ 1.1 billion early repayment of its existing ca.US$ 2.45 billion Term Loan Facility. Emirates NBD and Nomura acted as Financial Advisers to Borse Dubai.
Sanction Commission Of SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd Reprimands Bank Coop AG

Date 16/12/2010

The Sanction Commission of SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd has issued a reprimand against Bank Coop AG for having violated the provisions of the Directive on Ad hoc Publicity in connection with the publication of the company’s 2008 annual report as well as for violating the disclosure rules under the Corporate Governance Directive within its 2008 annual report.