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A Record Level Of 103 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets Was Gathered By ETFs And ETPs Listed In The United States In The First Half Of 2015 According To ETFGI

Date 09/07/2015

A record level of US$103 billion in net new assets (NNA) was gathered by ETFs and ETPs listed in the United States in the first half of 2015, surpassing the prior record of US$76 billion gathered in the first half of 2012, according to ETFGI’s preliminary ETF and ETP global insights report for the first half of 2015.  At the end of June 2015, the US ETF/ETP industry had 1,742 ETFs/ETPs, assets of US$2.1 trillion, from 82 providers listed on 3 exchanges.

Development Banks Agree Common Approach To Measure Climate Finance

Date 09/07/2015

The world’s leading development finance institutions have taken an important step forward in tracking more consistently the flows of finance that help countries and people deal with the effects of climate change.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities LKOH

Date 09/07/2015

The following risk parameters for the securities LKOH will be changed:

Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 Billion

Date 09/07/2015

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting on 8 July voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%.  The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

Greece's PM Tsipras @ European Parliament

Date 09/07/2015

Addressing the European Parliament yesterday, in a debate on the Greek debt crisis, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras remarked that Greece has concrete proposals and credible reforms, for a fair and viable solution with redistributive policies so that balanced and sustainable growth can be achieved.

Giesecke & Devrient Receives Visa Certification For HCE Cloud Payment Services

Date 09/07/2015

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has been certified “Visa Ready” by Visa for Host Card Emulation (HCE) cloud based payment services. With the Visa Ready status, Visa ensures that technology and service providers develop and deploy products and services that are compatible with Visa’s requirements. G&D’s data center in Canada has received Visa Ready certification as a provider for cloud based payment services.

Rival Systems Expands Leadership Team With Sales And Marketing

Date 09/07/2015

Rival Systems (“Rival”), a provider of comprehensive technology solutions for professional derivatives traders, today announced the appointments of Natasha Solis as Director of Sales and Business Development and Sara Goodman as Director of Marketing. As Rival prepares for the official launch of its low-latency derivatives trading and risk management platform later this year, Solis and Goodman will develop and implement the sales and marketing strategy.

Fixed Income Veteran Chris Dennis Joins Liquidnet To Head US Fixed Income Sales As It Readies For Dark Pool Launch

Date 09/07/2015

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that Chris Dennis has joined the company as Head of US Fixed Income Sales. Chris will be responsible for sales and strategy as Liquidnet builds out its high yield and investment grade trading platform scheduled to launch this quarter. Based in New York, he reports directly to Liquidnet’s Head of Fixed Income Constantinos Antoniades.

Council Of The European Union: Remarks By President Donald Tusk Following His Meeting In Luxembourg With Prime Minister Xavier Bettel

Date 09/07/2015

Let me start by thanking Prime Minister Bettel for the welcome I have received here in Luxembourg today.

The rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union is an important and a demanding task. It takes hard work, a lot of patience and great negotiating skills. But Luxembourg is both well-prepared and, above all, very experienced. Not many EU member states can boast of 12 Council presidencies!

At the same time responsibility is also a privilege. It is an opportunity to help lead the European agenda for 6 months. This is what our meeting today has been about.

EU Capital Markets Union Should Ease Cross-Border Investment And Finance For SMEs

Date 09/07/2015

The EU Capital Markets Union (CMU) should provide a new, more efficient way to channel savings into small business ventures and protect cross-border investors in the EU, says a non-binding resolution voted on Thursday. MEPs want CMU building blocks, such as a wider range of investment choices, risk mitigation tools and clear information on investment opportunities across the EU to be in place by 2018, so as to complement bank financing. The CMU project was launched earlier this year.