Stockholm, November 25, 2013 - NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announces that Magnus Billing, President of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, has been elected member of the board of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (‘FESE’) for a period of three years.
"It is an honor to have been elected to the FESE board," said Magnus Billing, President of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
"I would especially like to focus on ensuring that European action and legislation support the exchanges´ role in financing of the economy and the finalization of the negotiations of the MIFID II. I greatly appreciate FESE’s dedication to the financial services industry and commitment to developing fair, transparent and open markets.”
During the General Assembly of FESE Hans-Ole Jochumsen, President of NASDAQ OMX Nordic and Executive Vice President of NASDAQ OMX Group, stepped down as President of FESE after having served a statutory term of three years.
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NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, exchange technology, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, NASDAQ OMX enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today’s global capital markets. As the creator of the world’s first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 80 marketplaces in 50 countries, and approximately 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. NASDAQ OMX is home to more than 3,300 listed companies with a market value of over $7 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients.
NASDAQ OMX Nordic is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Iceland.
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