PFTS to examine taking on MICEX as strategic investor

The PFTS Association will consider, at a meeting on December 24, a proposal from MICEX to become a strategic investor in the exchange, the PFTS announced yesterday. According to the President of the PFTS Association Irina Zarya, the PFTS has held consultations with several foreign exchanges regarding cooperation, including the Vienna Stock Exchange, NASDAQ-OMX and MICEX and so far has only received an official offer from MICEX.