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Warsaw Stock Exchange Introduces New Market Practice On NewConnect

Date 09/12/2015

• The Warsaw Stock Exchange enhances the transparency of the introduction of companies to NewConnect
• The changes include the terms of setting the date of the new listing and the procedure of GPW’s publication of details of submitted applications and information documents
• The new practice will help to activate market participants and reinforce confidence in NewConnect

Moscow Exchange Monthly Market Report: November 2015

Date 09/12/2015

The trading volume of stocks totalled RUB 0.8 trln in November. The average daily trading volume was RUB 40 bln, up 5% MoM. The T+2 sector made up 95% of the total secondary market trading volume and the T0 sector accounted for 5%.

LME Clear Double-Winners At The FOW International Awards

Date 09/12/2015

The LME Clear shone with the brightest stars at the “FOW International Awards 2015” last night. Partly because Trevor Spanner, the CEO, was awarded the prestigious “Chief Executive of the Year” and, in addition, the clearinghouse was granted “Best new Technology Product — Risk Management”. The latter for their LMEmercury system, based on real-time clearing technology from Cinnober.

TFEX Awarded FOW’s “Best Technology Innovation By An Exchange” - Cinnober Customer Wins Prestigious Award For New Trading Infrastructure

Date 09/12/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and its subsidiary Thai Futures Exchange (TFEX) received one of the most prestigious awards at the FOW International Awards 2015 last night. The Thai bourse was granted the “Best Technology Innovation by an Exchange” for its new trading infrastructure at a thrilling gala dinner in London. Cinnober is the proud supplier behind the successful trading technology.

More Than 100 Latin American Institutions Have Adopted SWIFT’s KYC Registry - SWIFT’s KYC Registry gains momentum amongst Latin America’s banks

Date 09/12/2015

Since its launch in December 2014, The KYC Registry has been adopted by more than 100 financial institutions in Latin America to complement existing compliance programs. In several jurisdictions across the region, the Registry has been endorsed by either a Central Bank or financial communities, including the Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica and Bolivia. 

Nearly Two-Thirds Of Equity Analysts Expect Regulatory Pressures On Global Banks To Increase Over The Next Five Years, According To Broadridge Report - Survey Of 150 Analysts In U.S., Europe, Asia Cites So-Called "Basel IV" Rules As Key Challenge

Date 09/12/2015

Nearly two-thirds of equity analysts (61 percent) who cover global capital markets institutions expect regulatory pressures on banks to intensify further through 2020, with potential new capital rules, informally known as "Basel IV," likely to have the greatest effect on their operations, according to a global survey of nearly 150 buy-side and sell-side analysts. The first-of-its-kind survey, developed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), canvassed analysts across the U.S., Europe and Asia on their outlook for banks and their views on the industry's opportunities and challenges over the next five years.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change from December 17, 2015

Date 09/12/2015

Risk Parameters for the following instruments will be changed starting from December 17, 2015:

Chinese Trading Tech Leader Shenzhen Kingdom Adopts McObject’s DBMS In New Order Execution Systems - The eXtremeDB SQL Database Management System Delivers More Than 10x Speed Gain In Next-Generation Trading Technology Deployed By China’s Dominant Capital Markets IT Firm

Date 09/12/2015

McObject®, provider of database management system (DBMS) software for trading and other capital markets applications, announced that Shenzhen Kingdom Technology Co. Ltd., the largest financial securities software developer and systems integrator in China's domestic market, has deployed new order execution system products incorporating McObject’s eXtremeDB® DBMS. Based on its present dominant market share, Shenzhen Kingdom expects 40% of professional traders in China to adopt the new VIP Quick Order and VIP Stock Options within two years, Shenzhen Kingdom Chief Architect Guiquan Zhong said.

R.J. O’Brien (UK) Limited Wins “Editor’s Choice” Award At FOW International Awards 2015

Date 09/12/2015

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, announced today that its London-based affiliate R.J. O’Brien (UK) Limited (RJO UK) has won the prestigious Editor’s Choice Award for 2015 at theFOW International Awards.  Bestowed last night at the publication’s awards dinner following the FOW Derivatives World London conference, the honor is the only award of the evening chosen by FOW Magazine Editor Luke Jeffs.

FESE: Associations Support ‘Increased Equity Market Financing’

Date 09/12/2015

FESE, EuropeanIssuers, Invest Europe, Better Finance, AFME, EBF, EFAMA and the ECN welcome the European Commission’s ‘Action Plan on Building a Capital Markets Union’ which is a thoughtful, well-structured package, giving priority to strengthening the European economy and stimulating investment to create jobs and growth. Market-based financing that serves smaller companies well is especially effective in generating jobs: For every five jobs lost during the crisis in the four largest EU members, small and mid-sized firms created one new job[1]. 92% of new jobs are typically created by companies after they list[2].