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FpML-FIX FW: [members@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] FPL Newsletter - April 2008

From: FPL Program Office [mailto:fpl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:39 PM
To: FPL Program Office
Subject: [members@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] FPL Newsletter - April 2008

 

FPL Newsletter APRIL 2008 Updating Your Firm’s Profile FPL Premier Member Firms FIX Community, Welcome to the April edition of the FPL newsletter. In this update you will find information about the recent FPL Latin America Electronic Trading Conference, that took place in Sao Paulo on April 2nd, the announcement of a new Co-Chair for the FPL EMEA Southern Africa Committee and details of upcoming FPL events. To review your copy of the April 2008 FPL Monthly Member’s Report please click here (Please note, this report is only accessible to FPL members logged into the website). We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members for their valuable contributions towards the ongoing success and growth of the FIX Protocol organisation. Kind regards, FIX Protocol Ltd. www.fixprotocol.org Upcoming events in the Quarter 2 fpl calendar FPL Americas Quarterly Meeting, May 29th, New York On May 29th FPL will be hosting the FPL Americas Quarterly Meeting in New York. This event will focus upon Risk Management and Electronic Trading. To find out more about this event please click here. FISD Russia, May 30th, Moscow Chris Pickles, Co-Chair FPL Global Education and Marketing, BT Global Financial Services will be representing FPL at the FISD Russia local meeting taking place in Moscow on May 30th. To find out more please click here 6th Asia Pacific Trading Summit, June 3rd, Hong Kong, The 6th Asia Pacific Trading Summit will bring together over 250 of the region's leading buy-side dealers, hedge fund managers, brokers, traders, exchange representatives, regulators and solution providers. This event will feature a dynamic group of leading speakers and panelists, from some of the most successful and innovative firms in the global electronic trading arena. To find out more please click here SIFMA Technology Management Conference 2008, June 10th-12th, New York City Visit the FPL booth at the SIFMA Technology Management Conference in June to gain a stronger understanding of the opportunities presented by FIXatdl, FIX 5.0 and the recently released Service Pack 1, in addition to the FAST Protocol. To find out more please click here FPL EMEA Quarterly Meeting, June 18th, London Join industry leaders as we explore how potential changes in the European Clearing and Settlement space could impact trading practices. This meeting will open with a presentation by Andrew Howieson of TABB Group followed by a panel discussion. OTHER 2008 fpl EVENTS 23 October—FPL China Electronic Trading Conference, Shanghai 19—20 Nov—FPL Americas Electronic Trading Conference, New York FPL would like to welcome Richard Bell, Director, Peresys as the new FPL EMEA Southern Africa Committee Co-Chair. Richard started his career at the Board of Executors where he implemented special projects for the investment management group. This was followed by three years at Coronation Fund Manager as Head of Technology. In 2000 Richard joined Peresys where he continues to focus on delivering solutions to the investment management community both in South Africa and Europe, with a particular focus on FIX and business process automation. We would also like to thank Richard’s predecessor Sam Phajane of the Bond Exchange of South Africa, for his dedication and commitment within this position. Earlier this month FPL organised the inaugural FPL Latin America Electronic Trading Conference. This event delivered a series of presentations and panel discussions focused on the opportunities and challenges presented to firms wishing to trade in Latin America and the many benefits that electronic trading and FIX adoption offers to the region. The feedback gained from event delegates, speakers and exhibitors proved very positive and we will be hosting a meeting on Friday, May 2nd to discuss how FPL may further activities within the region. If you are interested in attending this meeting please contact the FPL Program Office by email at fpl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To view the conference presentations please select the appropriate language link below. English  Spanish Portuguese FPL would like to welcome the following new member firms to the FPL organisation: Link S/A CCTVM Precision Systems Concepts Update on Latin America 2008 Diary Dates FPL Welcomes New Members THE NEXT FPL EVENT FPL Canadian Electronic Trading Conference, May 5th-6th, Toronto The business model for Buy-sides, Sell-sides, and Trading Venues is rapidly changing the way firms do business. Please join us at the FPL Canadian Electronic Trading Conference to discover the latest in Canadian and global electronic trading advances. To find out more please click here With over 55,000 registered users, the FPL website is a great location for firms to promote their FIX capabilities. To ensure that visitors to the site receive up-to-date information about which version of FIX firms are using ('Who Uses FIX'), please ensure that your firm's site administrators are regularly updating your profile. Your company’s administrator(s) can be found on your firms individual 'Member' profile, marked as 'Group Admins'. Otherwise please contact the FPL Program Office (FPL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) for assistance. People News Asia-Pacific Highlights Following some industry engagement / presentations by the FPL Asia Pacific Committee, the Taiwan and India markets have taken steps towards making access / trading more efficient for institutions. The group is looking to hold a buy-side dinner in Australia and engage the buy-side in the region to obtain their input / support on the development of FIX for the Australian institutions looking to trade more efficiently across the globe. Japan Highlights   The Governance Board is exploring a potential collaboration with FIAJ (Futures Industry Association Japan Chapter). The Block Trading Average Price Working Group is almost ready to submit the report of proposing suggested work flows for adopting average pricing to handle block trading allocation in the Japanese market. Global Foreign Exchange Highlights During the global meeting on April 22nd the committee agreed to conduct an FX Breakfast Briefing in New York. The suggested time frame for the breakfast briefing would be either mid June / mid July running for approximately two hours.  If your firm is interested in hosting the briefing please contact Kathleen.callahan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for additional details. 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