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Exponential-E To Connect To BME London Hubs

Date 26/07/2011

BME, the Spanish Exchange, announced today that Exponential-e, the specialist provider of fully managed end to end Ethernet solutions and access provider to a number of leading financial exchanges, will provide connectivity to its two hubs in London.

July 2011 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 26/07/2011

• Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.44% Gain in July, European Stocks Lose 1.68%, Asia Rises 0.95% and World Equities Rise by 2.19% 
• Oil & Gas Sector Posts Biggest Gain for July in U.S.
• Financials Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for July in Europe 

Direct Edge To Begin Charging Membership-Related Fees

Date 26/07/2011

On September 1, 2011, pending SEC approval, Direct Edge will begin charging a series of membership-related fees. As an operator of two U.S. registered securities exchanges, Direct Edge is responsible for compliance with increased regulatory obligations and with those responsibilities, increased costs. 

ESMA Publishes Letter To EFRAG Regarding Their Draft Comment Letter To The IFRS Foundation (Ref: 2011/213)

Date 26/07/2011

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International Securities Exchange Completes Successful Rollout Of Optimise - Lower Latency And Enhanced Functionality Position ISE For Future Growth

Date 26/07/2011

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that it has completed the rollout of its new trading system based on Deutsche Börse Group's OptimiseTM  trading architecture.

ESMA Publishes Letter To The IFRS - Response To The Consultation Regarding IFRS As The Global Standard: Setting A Strategy For The Foundation's Second Decade (Ref: ESMA/2011/212)

Date 26/07/2011

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Brown Brothers Harriman Goes Live On Fidessa's Trading Platform - Robust And Flexible System To Support Global Trading And Future Growth

Date 26/07/2011

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA), provider of high-performance trading, investment management and information solutions for the world’s financial community, has today announced that Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has successfully gone live with Fidessa’s US sell-side trading system on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis.

CFTC Announces First Public Meeting Of The Technology Advisory Subcommittee On Data Standardization - Subcommittee Will Look Into Public/Private Solutions For Creating Well-Accepted Standards For Describing, Communicating, And Storing Data On Complex Financial Products

Date 26/07/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on August 5, 2011, the Subcommittee on Data Standardization, a new Subcommittee of the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee, will hold a public meeting.

SGX Makes Board And Committee Changes

Date 26/07/2011

Ms Jane Diplock is appointed as an independent and non-executive director of SGX with effect from 25July 2011.

HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li’s Views On HKEx’s Market Reforms

Date 26/07/2011

HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li has published today (Tuesday) an article in Chinese on HKEx’s market reforms.  Fifteen months have passed since HKEx announced its Strategic Plan 2010-2012 in March 2010.  As HKEx is now mid-way through the plan, Mr Li is taking this opportunity to review the past, examine the present and ponder the future.  The article is available on the following link.  A summary of the English version will be published soon.