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Moscow Exchange Mandates Caderus Capital To Develop Relations With Chinese Investors And Issuers

Date 02/02/2016

Moscow Exchange (ticker: MOEX) has signed an agreement with Caderus Capital, the Russian-Chinese investment group, to support the development of the Exchange"s work with the investment community in China and to attract Chinese investors and issuers to the Russian market.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Signs MoU With Emirates College Of Technology

Date 02/02/2016

An agreement facilitating mutual cooperation in the fields of institutional development, research, curriculum development, and professional training between Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Emirates College of Technology was signed today at a formal ceremony held at ADX main offices in Abu Dhabi. Mr. Rashed Al Balooshi, Chief Executive of ADX and Prof Bruce Taylor, President of ECT, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of their respective organizations in the presence of Mr Wael Al Anqar, The Chairman of ECT as well the senior representatives from both parties.

CME Group Hit Record Average Daily Volume Of 18.2 Million Contracts Per Day In January 2016, Up 16 Percent From January 2015

Date 02/02/2016

• Average daily options volume reached a record 4.3 million contracts, electronic options also hit a record 2 million contracts per day traded
• Energy average daily volume was a record 2.6 million contracts, which included a record for WTI crude oil average daily volume of 1.4 million contracts
• Electronic trading reached a record 15.4 million contracts per day
• Open interest was 107.9 million contracts, up 18 percent from December 2015 the highest ever monthly increase

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Publicly Censures Goldman Sachs For Breaches Of The Takeovers Code

Date 02/02/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has publicly censured Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. (Goldman Sachs) for breaches of the Code on Takeovers and Mergers (Takeovers Code) whilst acting as a financial advisor to Wing Hang Bank, Limited (Wing Hang Bank) in relation to a voluntary general offer for the bank.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Joint Session Of The 36th General Meeting Of Financial System Council And The 24rd Meeting Of Sectional Committee On Financial System

Date 02/02/2016

Joint session of the 36th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 24rd meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System will be held on February 8, 2016 as follows.

1. Date: Monday, February 8, 2016, 10:30-12:00

2. Conference room: Common Special Conference Room No.1, 13th floor, Common Government Office No.7

Itiviti AB Established To Deliver Powerful Trading And Connectivity Offering Built For The Future – Market leaders Orc Group And CameronTec Group Unite And Create Itiviti, A New Force In Trading Software And Services For The Global Capital Markets

Date 02/02/2016

The management of Itiviti AB today introduced a newly named company and brand, marking the completion of the previously announced unification of Orc Group, a global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives and CameronTec Group, the global standard in financial messaging infrastructure and connectivity. Itiviti holds market leading positions in several areas from the outset, and the combination significantly expands the customer proposition for banks, brokers and trading firms.

Xignite To Unveil Large-Scale Market Alert APIs At Finovate Europe 2016 In London - New Market Data API Lets Fintech Developers Automatically Notify Users Of Market Events

Date 02/02/2016

Xignite, the leading provider of market data cloud solutions for financial services has been selected to present at FinovateEurope 2016, a demo-based conference for companies developing applications in the fields of banking and financial technology. Stephane Dubois, Xignite CEO and founder, will unveil a cloud API solution for fintech developers and large financial institutions that can automatically notify hundreds of thousands of retail or institutional investors of market events they are interested in. The solution—which can be deployed in minutes--takes advantage of Xignite’s AWS-based market data cloud in order to cost-effectively scale to very large client base.

BME: HEREF HABANERAS SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB Next Friday, 5 February - Thirteenth SOCIMI (REIT) To Join MAB

Date 02/02/2016

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on HEREF HABANERAS SOCIMI, stating that the company is eligible for admission to the SOCIMIs (REITs) the market, following a review of all the information presented by the company.

Japan's Securities And Exchange Surveillance Commission: Recommendation For Administrative Monetary Penalty Payment Order For Market Manipulation By Evo Investment Advisors Ltd.

Date 02/02/2016

1. Contents of the Recommendation

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (the “SESC”), on January 29, 2016, made a recommendation to the Prime Minister and the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency that an administrative monetary penalty payment order be issued in regard to market manipulation by Evo Investment Advisors Ltd. (“Evo Investment”) pursuant to Article 20(1) of the Act for Establishment of the Financial Services Agency. This recommendation is based on the findings of the investigation into the market manipulation, whereby the following violation of laws and ordinances was identified.

SGX Revises Calculation Methodology For Minimum Trading Price Requirement

Date 02/02/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is changing the methodology used to determine whether a company share price meets the minimum trading price (MTP) requirement, following market feedback. The change comes after SGX’s extension last month to 1 September 2016 the date of the review of the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of shares of companies which consolidate their shares before 1 March 2016.