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London Stock Exchange plans midday dip into its new dark pool
November 6th, 2014
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is to launch an anonymous auction for two minutes at noon each day in a bid to take ground from so-called dark pool trading facilities that have been gaining market share. Dark pools are ...
Fed issues rule to prevent oversized U.S. financial firms
November 6th, 2014
The U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled a final rule on Wednesday designed to prevent large financial firms from becoming so big that their failure could shake the core of the U.S. financial market. The final rule, required by the 2010 ...
Moscow Exchange announces trading volumes for October 2014
November 6th, 2014
In October 2014, Moscow Exchange’s FX and Derivatives Markets posted the strongest growth, increasing 57.2% and 67.0% YoY respectively. Equity & Bond Market Secondary market turnover in stocks, RDRs, and investment fund units was RUB 800.2 bln (October 2013: ...
Russia may ban circulation of US dollar
November 6th, 2014
Russia may ban the circulation of the United States dollar. The State Duma has already been submitted a relevant bill banning and terminating the circulation of USD in Russia, APA’s Moscow correspondent reports. If the bill is approved, Russian ...
Oanda opens San Francisco office
November 6th, 2014
OANDA, a global provider of forex trading services and investment products, is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in San Francisco, California. New to Silicon Valley geographically, OANDA’s start-up mindset and computer engineering pedigree was introduced ...
AMF publishes draft recommendation on quarterly and interim financial disclosure
November 5th, 2014
In anticipation of the transposition of the revised Transparency Directive into national law, the AMF is publishing a draft recommendation to accompany the abolition in 2015 of the obligation to produce quarterly financial information. The revised Transparency Directive (2013/50/EU) ...
Deloitte takes top slot as Scotland’s largest firm
November 5th, 2014
Deloitte is the largest accountancy firm in Scotland, as measured in The CA magazine’s annual Accountancy Review. The CA is the membership journal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). The Accountancy Review charts the largest 30 ...
FSMA-Suspensions of trading in a financial instrument
November 5th, 2014
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued an announcement informing investors of the suspension of trading in MDX Health on Euronext Brussels from 5/11/2014 at 09:00 AM until further update from the regulator. Source: FSMA- Suspensions of trading in a ...
FMA: New regulations approved to deliver a new era in financial markets
November 5th, 2014
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) welcomes today’s announcement from Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith, confirming the approval of the phase two regulations of the Financial Markets Conduct Act. The regulations come into effect on 1 December 2014. ...
French government gives green light for GE-Alstom deal
November 5th, 2014
The French government gave the green light on Wednesday for General Electric’s (GE.N) planned 12.4 billion euro ($15.6 billion) purchase of most of Alstom’s (ALSO.PA) power business. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said in a statement that the government would ...
