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SwapClear Compresses Over $1 Quadrillion Of Cleared Notional

Date 19/05/2016

• Landmark milestone for LCH’s interest rate derivatives compression service
• Notional outstanding now stands at $280 trillion, down from all time high of $452 trillion in November 2013
• Over one million trades, representing $115 trillion in notional compressed so far in 2016
• Continued strong uptake of compression services by members and their clients

New Bond Issue On MARF By Grupo Pikolin - Through 5-Year Bonds

Date 19/05/2016

Grupo Pikolin has again relied on MARF for a bond issue with maturity in 2021 and a size of €14 million, following earlier issues it carried out on this market.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority Bans Keydata’s Former Compliance Officer, Peter Johnson

Date 19/05/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Mr Peter Johnson, former compliance officer of Keydata Investment Services Ltd (Keydata), from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity and publicly censured him.  Were it not for Mr Johnson's serious financial hardship, the FCA would have fined him £200,000.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister visits HKEX

Date 19/05/2016

A delegation led by Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, visited Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Thursday).

Japan Exchange Group: The 15th Annual General Shareholders Meeting

Date 19/05/2016

Notice of the 15th Annual General Shareholders Meeting

Fidessa Prospector Wins Innovation Accolade - Named Most Innovative Market Data Project At IMD Awards

Date 19/05/2016

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that it has won the award for Most Innovative Market Data Project at the 2016 Inside Market Data Awards, hosted by Inside Market Data, Inside Reference Data and Waters Technology. The award was presented for Prospector, Fidessa's new liquidity tool that enables sales traders to quickly discover trading and crossing opportunities that would otherwise not be found.

GMEX Avenir Warehouse Receipt System Goes Live At The Agricultural Commodity Exchange For Africa - The Latest Phase Of Programme Supporting The Automated Issuance, Management, Trading, Clearing And Settlement Of Warehouse Receipts For Soft Commodities

Date 19/05/2016

GMEX Technologies (GMEX TECH), part of the GMEX Group and Avenir Technology Limited (Avenir), the UK based post-trade software firm, today announced phase 2 of the project to implement the warehouse receipt system, AvenirWRS, is live at the Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE) in Malawi.

Listing Of Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings Public Ltd. On Yangon Stock Exchange

Date 19/05/2016

Trading on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), Myanmar's first-ever stock exchange, began on March 25, 2016 with the listing of First Myanmar Investment Co., Ltd. Following this inaugural listing, Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings Public Ltd. (MTSH) will also be listed on YSX on May 20, 2016.

SGX Welcomes Second Oxley Holdings Retail Bond Offering

Date 19/05/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the listing of Oxley Holdings Limited’s (Oxley Holdings) four-year retail bonds with a coupon rate of 5.15% per annum, payable half-yearly, on the Mainboard under the stock code, “BTNZ”.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Licensing Obligations For Property Investment Schemes Imminent

Date 19/05/2016

The Financial Markets Authority is putting the call out to businesses of all sizes providing property investment schemes or property syndication funds to get licensed now.