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Obligation To Issue A Prospectus For Bond Offerings - No Obstacles For Retail Investors: By Dr Christoph Boschan von dem Bussche, Member Of The Management Board Of Boerse Stuttgart.

Date 16/02/2016

For the past three-and-a-half years new prospectus laws have been in force in Germany, as in the whole of the European Union. Prior to this time, since 2003, it was possible to issue bonds with a minimum denomination per unit of EUR 50,000 without a prospectus, but in 2012 this threshold was increased to EUR 100,000. The legislature provided for the exemption from the requirement to publish a prospectus on the basis that retail investors do not generally subscribe for or trade bonds in such large denominations; it is usually only institutional investors who do so. The latter do not rely to the same extent on the particularly high level of transparency offered by a prospectus and the liability imposed on issuers for misstatements in prospectuses.

New SimCorp Dimension Release Enables Better Investment Decision Making

Date 16/02/2016

SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, has released version 5.9 of SimCorp Dimension, the first of two annual releases. Along with numerous other modules, new features, and further integration across the entire value chain, the release introduces new advanced additions to SimCorp’s Asset Manager.

ESMA Issues Follow-Up Review On Money Market Fund Guidelines

Date 16/02/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a follow-up peer review into the compliance of national competent authorities (NCAs) with guidelines regarding money market funds.

LCH.Clearnet Expands European Cash Equities Clearing Service

Date 16/02/2016

• LCH.Clearnet Ltd to offer clearing on UBS MTF from 22 February 2016
• Cash equity clearing with LCH.Clearnet will be available for users of 16 trading venues
• Equity clearing volumes have increased by over 20% over the past 12 months
• Initiative underlines LCH.Clearnet’s ongoing commitment to the open access model  

EDM Council Launches The DCAM Authorized Partner Program To Standardize The Measurement Of Data Management Capability - Seventeen Leading Business Management Consulting Firms Join The Partner Network

Date 16/02/2016

The EDM Council announced the initial list of firms who have joined the DCAM Authorized Partner Network.  The partners include: Capgemini Consulting, Citisoft Inc., Cognizant, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Element22, Epsilon, Ernst & Young Global Limited, First San Francisco Partners, GFT Technologies, Hatstand, Kingland Systems Corporation, Nomura Research Institute Ltd., Ortecha Ltd., PwC, Sapient Global Markets, Tech Mahindra and Target State Technology Consulting.

Rival Now Offers Access To ICE Futures Markets

Date 16/02/2016

Chicago-based Rival Systems (Rival), a trading software company established last year, announced today that it now provides ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Futures Europe products on its Rival Trader platform, giving its users access to the diverse range of futures and options on futures trading on those exchanges.

EEX And EPEX SPOT Welcome The Power Market Act: Political Sector Relies On Market And Competition - Exchanges Discuss The Power Market Bill With Experts

Date 16/02/2016

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT have today discussed the Power Market Bill with a panel of business and political experts as part of the ‘E-world energy & water’ industry trade fair, currently taking place in Essen.

Source Sees Record Demand For Gold ETF In January

Date 16/02/2016

Source, one of the largest providers of Exchange Traded Products in Europe, saw record demand for its Source Physical Gold P-ETC (SGLD) product in January.

Crowdfunding Due Diligence Should Not Be Limited To Investors, Warn Lawyers - Rebus Collapse Could Leave Clients With A £1bn Headache

Date 16/02/2016

Law firm Moore Blatch is warning that it should not just be the investors that carry out comprehensive due diligence before supporting a crowd funding backed company. It is also advising the clients to undertake similar checks, especially where high value goods or services are involved, as Rebus clients stand to lose around £1 billion if they don’t act swiftly.

Moscow Exchange: Midday Clearing Session On The Derivatives Market Extended

Date 16/02/2016

Moscow Exchange will extend the duration of the midday clearing session on the Derivatives Market beginning today, 16 February. Currently the midday clearing session lasts from 14:00 to 14:04 MSK. Effective 16 February the session will run from 14:00 to 14:05 MSK.