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From December's Trading Places: Battle Of The Bund II At A Cinema Near You Soon - Huw Jones

Date 17/12/2015

Earthquakes don't happen often in the world of derivatives but people still speak in awe about how the Bund contract shifted from London to Frankfurt -- and perhaps with relief too for some exchanges as nothing similar has been seen since.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Launches The Broker Oversight & Supervision System (‘’X- BOSS’’)

Date 17/12/2015

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“The Exchange”) has launched the Broker Oversight & Supervision System (“X-BOSS”). The system, which is the first of its kind in the West African capital market, seeks to redefine the compliance and regulation experience between The Exchange and its Dealing Members.

SIFMA Issues 2016 And 2017 Recommendations For Full And Early Holiday Closes For Trading Of US Dollar-Denominated Fixed-Income Securities In The US And UK

Date 17/12/2015

SIFMA today issued its 2016 and 2017 holiday schedules for full and early market closes for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in the United States and the United Kingdom.  SIFMA will publish its 2017 recommendations for Japan in early 2016. 

CME Group Announces 2016 Annual Meeting Date

Date 17/12/2015

CME Group Inc., (NASDAQ: CME) the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 3:30 p.m., Central Time, on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in the Auditorium at CME Group, located at 20 South Wacker Drive,Chicago, Illinois.

Harmonisation Of The Unique Product Identifier (UPI) - Consultative Report Issued By CPMI-IOSCO

Date 17/12/2015

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published for public comment a consultative report entitled Harmonisation of the Unique Product Identifier (UPI).

ESMA Publishes Final Report On Mifid Ii Guidelines On Assessment And Knowledge Of Competence

Date 17/12/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today the Final Report on guidelines for the assessment of knowledge and competence. 

BME: Banco Davivienda, New Client Of Openfinance In Colombia

Date 17/12/2015

Openfinance, a company specialising in the development and implementation of technological solutions for financial advice and portfolio management, has reached an agreement with Banco Davivienda, Davivienda Fiduciaria y Davivienda Corredores, for implementing  its Openworkplace® platform and carrying out management activities with its clients.

Correction: Market Cap Segment Review At Nasdaq Nordic Exchanges

Date 17/12/2015

Fenix Outdoor International AG ser. B (FOI B) will not change to the Large Cap segment, it will remain in the Mid Cap Segment. Please see the updated press release below, which replaces the press release published at 9.00 am CET today.

ESMA Extends Consultation On The European Single Electronic Format (ESEF)

Date 17/12/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority is extending its public consultation on its regulatory technical standards on the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) to 18 January 2016.

The ACER Board Of Appeal Dismisses As Inadmissible The Appeals Brought By E-Control And Austrian PowerGrid

Date 17/12/2015

The Board of Appeal dismisses as inadmissible the appeals brought by E-Control and Austrian Power Grid seeking the annulment of ACER’s Opinion No 09/2015,