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TMX Group To Introduce A New Mutual Funds Platform - TSX NAVex To Offer Transacting, Clearing And Settlement Services For Mutual Funds

Date 16/11/2015

TMX Group today announced that it is expanding its services into a new business area that will extend the efficiencies of equities trading and settlement to the mutual fund industry. The TSX NAVex Platform will facilitate purchases and redemptions of mutual funds using TMX's proven equities trading, clearing and settlement infrastructure.

Tim Cartledge To Join EBS BrokerTec As Chief Strategy Officer - Joins As Member Of EBS BrokerTec Executive Management Team And ICAP Global Executive Management Group

Date 16/11/2015

EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announces today that Tim Cartledge has been appointed Chief Strategy Officer, effective immediately. Tim will report to Gil Mandelzis, CEO and join both the EBS BrokerTec Executive Management Team and the ICAP Global Executive Management Group. Tim will be based in London.

Leading Spanish Bank Selects AxiomSL’s Strategic Analytics And Reporting Platform To Meet Credit Risk And Regulatory Disclosure Requirements In Mexico - AxiomSL’s Enterprise-Wide Approach Enhances Analytics And Controls Throughout The Organization While Providing Management With Dashboards And Internal And External Reports

Date 16/11/2015

AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced today that a leading Spanish bank in Mexico will deploy AxiomSL’s analytics and reporting platform to meet Mexican regulatory and credit risk reporting requirements, manage complex calculations and comply with multiple submission deadlines.

Statement By The European Commission, The ECB And The IMF On Cyprus

Date 16/11/2015

Staff teams from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC), in liaison with the European Central Bank (ECB), visited Nicosia during November 3-13 to review Cyprus’s economic reform program. Cyprus’s program, which is supported by financial assistance from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the IMF, aims to promote economic recovery and job creation by restoring financial sector stability, strengthening public finances, and implementing reforms to increase long-run growth.

Resumption Of Trading On UBS MTF

Date 16/11/2015

Trading on UBS MTF is currently suspended as of 08:39:50 due to a technical problem.

Intercontinental Exchange To Acquire Trayport From BGC Partners And GFI For $650 Million In Stock

Date 16/11/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million in ICE common stock. Trayport is a subsidiary of GFI Group, which was acquired by BGC Partners in March 2015. Trayport licenses its technology platform to serve brokers for electronic and hybrid trade execution primarily in the European over-the-counter (OTC) utility markets. The transaction will enable ICE to provide new services to the European OTC energy markets, including European power, natural gas and coal.

Berthold Kracke Appointed New CEO Of Clearstream Banking AG

Date 16/11/2015

The Supervisory Board of Clearstream Banking AG has appointed Berthold Kracke (49) as new Chief Executive Officer, effective 16 November 2015. He succeeds Stefan Lepp, who has decided, for personal reasons, to leave the company.

BGC And GFI Announce Agreement To Sell Trayport To Intercontinental Exchange For $650 Million - Transaction Expected To Close As Early As The First Quarter Of 2016

Date 16/11/2015

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners" or "BGC" or the "Company"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, and its majority-owned division, GFI Group Inc. (OTC: GFIG) ("GFI Group" or "GFI"), a leading intermediary and provider of trading technologies and support services to the global OTC and listed markets, today announced that GFI has entered into an agreement to sell its Trayport business to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) ("Intercontinental Exchange" or "ICE") for $650 million.

Huseyin Ozhan Takes Up Post As New Head Of EBRD’s Ankara Office

Date 16/11/2015

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Huseyin Ozhan head of its office in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Mr Ozhan, a senior banker previously in charge of the EBRD’s investments in the transport sector in Turkey, is taking up his new post today.

City Service Newly Listed On Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 16/11/2015

• City Service is a leading provider of cleaning and facility management services.
• The Estonian company is the 53rd foreign company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.