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Of MiFID and Market Data

The EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive will dramatically transform the structure of the market data industry, according to market participants.

Insuring Market Data: A Modest Proposal?

An executive at the Bank of New York has posed the idea of creating insurance contracts to guarantee the quality of market data, now that greater emphasis and responsibility is being placed on accurate and timely data.

The value of experience

Sunil Chadda was recently installed as head of Citisoft's hedge fund and derivatives practice. Victor Anderson speaks to him about trends that he's identified since his appointment, the impact Mifid (the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) is…

Dubai and Oman to develop Middle East sour crude futures

The Sultanate of Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) and the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) are working to develop a new Middle East sour crude futures contract backed by oil produced in Oman, which is set for launch in the fourth quarter this year.

FSA executive on principal aims of Solvency II

John Tiner, chief executive of the Financial Standards Authority (FSA), has spoken about the FSA’s views on Solvency II. Tiner’s key message during the speech was that the FSA’s principal aim was to incentivise insurance firms to use modern risk…

Nasdaq buys into LSE

New York-based Nasdaq has taken a 14.99% stake in the London Stock Exchange, giving it a headstart over its rivals in the struggle for the London bourse.

Synthetic ABS is hot property

The emergence of credit default swaps on ABS has led to the development of an index of these securities. Nadia Damouni looks at the prospects for this rapidly evolving corner of the market

Eurex extends equity trading hours to appeal to Asia

Eurex is to extend trading of its euro-denominated equity index products by one hour from June 1, as the exchange seeks to draw in more trade from clients in Asia-Pacific time zones. Trading will begin at 8am Central European Time instead of the current…

Gauging the MiFID effect

Despite uncertainty over its exact implementation, the EU's Markets in Financial Services Directive is set to utterly transform the financial services industry. Paul Kennedy says those firms that prepare for change now will fare best in the new landscape

CME and China’s Cfets push for link-up

Officials from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (Cfets) have unveiled plans for a multi-year agreement in Shanghai to allow Chinese investors to trade CME’s foreign exchange and interest rate products.

UBS Wealth Management launches World GROI

UBS Wealth Management is offering Australian investors exposure to the growth opportunities in international equity markets as well as a high level of capital protection with the launch of the UBS World Index Basket GROI product (World GROI).

Euronext to “carefully review all available options”

Euronext has increased speculation about future exchange consolidation in both the US and Europe, after it issued a statement insisting it was still open to all offers. The statement said the company would seek value for all its shareholders in any…

DGCX to launch Middle East's first currency futures

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) is to launch currency futures in the coming months – the first such products to be made available in the Middle East. It plans to introduce futures contracts on euro/dollar, yen/dollar and sterling/dollar,…

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