EquiLend Obtains Regulatory Approval as an Automated Trading System in Ontario

November 9th, 2009 LONDON - EquiLend announced today that their ALD service is now available on a distinct and stand alone basis. Industry participants are now able to opt for this simple, fast and cost effective solution for all ALD data management.

October 11th, 2009 LONDON and NEW YORK - Corvil, innovator of electronic trading and market data latency management systems, today announced that Morgan Stanley has selected Corvil's Latency Management System for inter-party latency monitoring and optimization of their Next Generation Trading Infrastructure. Corvil, with operations in New York, London and Dublin, serves a global client base of exchanges; alternative trading venues; investment banks, market makers and market service providers.

September 8th, 2009 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - OANDA, an innovative foreign exchange leader that provides Internet-based forex trading and currency information services to everyone from individuals to large corporations, has formed the OANDA Middle East Corporation Ltd. and opened an office in Dubai.

September 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - - Leading Forex Portal to add Tradency's Mirror Trading Concept to its Site FXstreet.com, one of the world's most respected sources of information in the foreign exchange (Forex) industry, today announced it will partner with Tradency Inc., a global leader in automated Forex software, to feature Tradency's platform in its site. The deal includes Tradency's "Mirror Trading" product, in which traders can view and adopt dozens of strategies of leading Forex experts.

August 19th, 2009 LONDON and NEW YORK - Corvil, innovator of electronic trading and market data latency management systems, today announced Thomson Reuters Markets division as a new client of CorvilNet, the company's core software platform. CorvilNet monitors, analyzes and optimizes electronic trading and market data applications against ultra-low latency objectives.

June 24th, 2009 NEW YORK and LONDON - EquiLend announced today that its Trade2O Service Suite will offer data provided by Data Explorers, giving an indication of the most lent securities from a universe of more than 15,000 equities globally. Brian Lamb, CEO of EquiLend says, "We are pleased to be able to provide our trading clients with direct access to unique, proprietary data from Data Explorers.

May 18th, 2009 LONDON - Regulatory processes differ across continents, posing challenges to drug launches. There is a pressing need to integrate the regulatory environment of the European Union (EU) and the U.S.

May 17th, 2009 LONDON and CHICAGO - RTS Further Strengthens Coverage to European Equity Venues RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading trading solutions provider, announced the successful completion of conformance testing to provide connectivity to BATS Europe, a fast-growing European multilateral trading facility (MTF) owned by BATS Global Markets. BATS Europe currently offers trading in more than 800 of the most liquid European securities.

May 11th, 2009 JENA, Germany - Occlutech, the leading European developer of septum occluders, today announced that it has obtained CE mark approval for its new generation ASD and PFO occluders, the Figulla Flex. The Figulla Flex ASD and PFO occluders encompass a new innovative delivery system, making the use of a threaded hub unnecessary.

April 19th, 2009 NEW YORK - EquiLend is pleased to announce the launch of EquiLend Quick Connect. EquiLend Quick Connect provides fast, easy, and cost effective access to its services through a secure internet connection.

May 15th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Forward Markets Commission has accorded in-principle approval to the 53-year-old Ahmedabad Commodity Exchange (ACE) to upgrade and convert itself into a nationwide multi-commodity exchange on the basis of an application made in 2008. 'The Ahmedabad Commodity Exchange has invited Kotak Group as an anchor investor, subject to satisfying conditions stimulated in the approval, and necessary corporate and regulatory approvals,' said ACE president Pravinbhai Thakkar while announcing the development Friday.

June 24th, 2009 Investigators to test automated DC train controlsWASHINGTON — Federal investigators are going to test the automated system that is meant prevent train crashes like the one in Washington, D.C., that killed nine people. Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board says investigators are going have their first opportunity Wednesday to test the computerized signal system.

June 16th, 2009 Obama promises to close regulatory gapsWASHINGTON — As the Obama administration prepares to unveil an overhaul of the way financial institutions are regulated, President Barack Obama says the goal will be to fill a "series of regulatory gaps." Obama told reporters Tuesday there's been a "lack of oversight" that allowed what he termed "wild risk-taking." He says it led to conditions that have been "very dangerous" for the American people. Obama says rather than adding another layer of regulatory agencies, his approach will be to streamline and consolidate, and to add protections for consumers and investors.

August 21st, 2009 Suspected tornado kills Ontario boyTORONTO — Officials say an 11-year-old boy was killed during a violent storm that spawned as many as four suspected tornadoes in Ontario. Grey County emergency services manager Mike Muir says the boy was at a day camp in a conservation area near the southwestern Ontario town of Durham when a violent storm Thursday collapsed buildings and sent debris flying.

November 9th, 2009 Maine casino seeks OK for new slot machineBANGOR, Maine — Hollywood Slots wants to add a new type of slot machine, but Maine's Gambling Control Board has delayed making a decision on whether to allow it. The Bangor casino is seeking approval for a so-called "hosted" slot machine, which mimics table card games.

September 30th, 2009 Pfizer, Wyeth deal gets clearance in AustraliaNEW YORK — Drug developer Pfizer says the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approved the company's $68 billion buyout of rival Wyeth. Pfizer will divest certain animal health assets in Australia, the New York-based company says.

August 3rd, 2009 Theater: Shaw Festival under way in OntarioNIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario — The 2009 season of the Shaw Festival is under way in Ontario with productions by Noel Coward, Eugene O'Neill and Stephen Sondheim. The theater season, which runs through Nov.

March 19th, 2009 HYDERABAD - GVK Biosciences, a leading contract research organisation, Wednesday said it has received approval from Turkey to conduct bioequivalence studies. A three-member delegation from Turkey's ministry of health inspected the GVK Bio clinical pharmacology unit (CPU) here and carried out a detailed audit of the facility for systems and processes.

April 30th, 2009 TORONTO - Researchers have issued a call for meteorite-hunters and interested locals to start searching for a meteorite that landed on rural land north of Newmarket, Ontario, in Canada. The space rock fell to Earth at 8:37 p.m.

November 16th, 2009 CME Group, Korean exchange announce partnershipCHICAGO — Exchange operators CME Group Inc. and Korea Exchange Inc.