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Chief Accountant James Schnurr To Leave SEC

Date 22/11/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Chief Accountant James Schnurr intends to retire from the agency. Mr. Schnurr began his tenure as the SEC’s chief accountant in October 2014.

London Stock Exchange Group: ELITE Welcomes 25 New Companies, Continuing International Expansion

Date 22/11/2016

• 25 new companies join ELITE today from across Europe, Israel, Russia and Morocco
• New countries, Czech Republic and Malta represented
• ELITE is London Stock Exchange Group’s international business support programme for ambitious and fast growing companies
• More than 700 companies, advisers and investors make up growing ELITE community

PEGAS: Position Paper On The Further Development Of The German Gas Market Areas In The Light Of The Gas Target Model II

Date 22/11/2016

The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS, as operated by Powernext, has today published a new position paper regarding the potential merger of the NCG, Gaspool and TTF gas market areas in the near future. Within the paper, PEGAS outlines the potential cost of such a merger while also assessing the limited benefit to end consumers.

SEC Names Wesley R. Bricker As Chief Accountant

Date 22/11/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Wesley R. Bricker will become the Chief Accountant and succeeds James Schnurr who plans to retire from the agency.

PEGAS Advises Against Further Integration Of Gas Market Areas - New Position Paper Highlights Cost Implications Of Potential Merging Of NCG, Gaspool And TTF

Date 22/11/2016

The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS , operated by Powernext has today published a new position paper regarding the potential merger of the NCG, Gaspool and TTF gas market areas in the near future. Within the paper, PEGAS outlines the potential cost of such a merger while also assessing the limited benefit to end consumers. 

Liquidnet Launches Innovation Hub To Streamline Delivery Of New Technology To The Buy Side - Liquidnet Labs Provides Buy-Side Traders Access To Liquidnet’s Newest Ideas And Enhancements Currently Under Development

Date 22/11/2016

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced the launch of “Liquidnet Labs,” a virtual hub that will showcase the company’s latest technology developments. Available exclusively to the 800+ leading institutional investors around the world that comprise the Liquidnet equity Membership, Labs provides a sneak peek into Liquidnet’s innovations and product pipeline. It also serves as a centralized location for piloting, feedback, and testing of new features.

trueEX Launches First Platform For Trading And Novation Of Non-Cleared Derivatives

Date 22/11/2016

trueEX has launched the first execution venue for real-time execution, processing and novation of non-cleared interest rate swaps. By streamlining the workflow, trueEX is defraying much of the significant complexity and operational burdens arising from mandatory margining of non-cleared swaps, which has already been implemented in the U.S., Canada and Japan and due to go live in Europe in Q1 2017.

BSX And CISE Sign Cooperation Agreement

Date 22/11/2016

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) and the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the opportunities offered by working closer together.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Speaks About Its Achievements In Celebration Of The UAE Innovation Week - Rashid Al Baloushi: Innovation Has Become An Added Value To The National Economy And Its Various Sectors

Date 22/11/2016

His Excellency Rashid Al Baloushi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, said that innovation has become an added value to the national economy and its various sectors, including the capital sector which has witnessed significant developments over the last years thanks to the support provided by the UAE leadership led by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and the directions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

Plato Partnership Announces Support Of Leading Academics

Date 22/11/2016

Integral to Plato Partnership’s vision to improve market structure in Europe is the Market Innovator (MI3), an academic research fund, which will support and facilitate the production of independent research and analytics, open to peer review, and aimed at seeking out ways in which participants can collectively build a better financial ecosystem for all.