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Equinix To Acquire Switch And Data In $689 Million Deal That Expands Equinix’s Presence Into 16 New Markets - Equinix Continues To Expand Its Global Service Offering; Extending To New, Customer-Driven Markets In North America

Date 22/10/2009

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data centre services, and Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDXC), a leading provider of data centre and Internet exchange services, have entered a definitive agreement for Equinix to acquire Switch and Data in a transaction valued at approximately $689 million in cash and stock, based on yesterday’s market close. The combination of the two companies will further strengthen Equinix’s leadership position in the global data centre
CESR Starts Consulting On Inducements - Good And Poor Practices

Date 22/10/2009

CESR issued today a consultation paper on inducements for which the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) sets out requirements for the receipt or provision by an investment firm of a fee, commission or non-monetary benefit.
NYSE Euronext Welcomes Cryo-Save To Its European Market - Europe’s Leading Stem Cell Storage Bank Lists On NYSE Euronext

Date 22/10/2009

Dutch-based leading European stem cell storage bank, Cryo-Save Group N.V. (NYSE Euronext: CRYO) completed its listing on NYSE Euronext’s Amsterdam market today.
UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes Further Analysis On Systemically Important Banks And The Cumulative Impact Of Capital And Liquidity Reform

Date 22/10/2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today issued a discussion paper (DP) focusing on policy measures to address the problem of systemically important ‘too-big-to-fail’ banks. The paper also examines the trade-offs involved in increasing capital and liquidity requirements, and stresses the need to assess the cumulative impact of multiple reforms.
European Multilateral Clearing Facility Volumes Reach New Milestone - Nordic Launch And Growth Of New Trading Venues Quadruple Average Volumes

Date 22/10/2009

Europe’s second-largest central counterparty clearing (CCP) company, European Multilateral Clearing Facility (EMCF) reached a new milestone as the number of trades cleared surpassed 2.6 million for the first time on Wednesday, October 21. The expectation is that EMCF will clear an average of more than 2 million transactions per day in the month of October. In 2008, EMCF cleared on average 600,000 transactions per day.

BBA Sets Out Next Steps For Restoring Confidence In Financial Services

Date 22/10/2009

UK banks are taking decisive steps to restore confidence and to rebuild trust in their industry, a new BBA publication shows today.
LCH.Clearnet And Oslo Clearing To Interoperate

Date 22/10/2009

LCH.Clearnet Limited and Oslo Clearing ASA together with Oslo Børs ASA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch clearing for the Oslo Børs market, and, in addition, to explore potential opportunities for future collaboration.
CESR Comments On Commission Consultation On The Adoption Of International Auditing Standards

Date 22/10/2009

CESR published today a comment letter on the Commission consultation regarding the adoption of international standards on auditing (ISAs).
HKEx To Provide More Choices In Its Most Actively Traded Stock Options

Date 22/10/2009

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Thursday) that the Securities and Futures Commission has approved the proposed rule amendments for the narrowing of strike intervals in HKEx's stock options market. The changes will be applied to the Strike Interval Group B in Table 1 from 2 November 2009.
Instinet’s European SmartRouter Again Wins <i>Buy-Side Technology’s </i>“Best Broker-Supplied Tool/Technology” Award

Date 22/10/2009

Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today announced that the smart order routing technology offered by its European brokerage unit, Instinet Europe Limited, has been named “Best Broker-Supplied Tool/Technology” by Buy-Side Technology magazine in the 2009 Buy-Side Technology Awards. This is the second consecutive year that Instinet’s European SmartRouter™ received the accolade from Buy-Side Technology, and the s