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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority: Individual Sentenced For Role In Operating Unauthorised Collective Investment Scheme

Date 19/06/2015

Having been convicted on 29 May 2015 following a trial at Southwark Crown Court, Adam Hawkins was today sentenced to six years and nine months imprisonment for his involvement in operating an unauthorised collective investment scheme through three land banking companies as a result of which over 110 investors lost at least £4.3 million. Mr Hawkins primarily worked as a salesman and was involved in the management of the three land banking companies Plott UK, European Property Investments (UK) Ltd and Stirling Alexander Limited.

Financial Information Forum Members Release Retail Execution Quality Statistics

Date 19/06/2015

The Financial Information Forum (FIF) is launching a program to provide retail investors with more visibility into execution quality measures. Through the new program, broker-dealers will voluntarily publish standardized statistics that will measure the quality of trade executions on retail investor orders in exchange-listed stocks. Several FIF member firms have agreed to produce a report each quarter that is meaningful and understandable to retail investors.

London Stock Exchange Group Announces Appointment Of New Chairman

Date 19/06/2015

London Stock Exchange Group (the “Group”) today announces that Donald Brydon CBE has been appointed as the Group’s new Chairman.

Euronext Welcomes IFF To Its Paris Market - First Fast-Path Lisitng In Paris In 2015 - Market Capitalisation €11,5 BN (Including The Shares Held In Treasury)

Date 19/06/2015

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, today completed its cross-listing in Paris (ticker code: IFF) using the Euronext Paris Fast Path procedure. IFF is the first US-listed company to make use of this streamlined, cost-efficient process in 2015, and the fifteenth to do so since Fast Path was first introduced on Euronext markets in 2008.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: PowerShares S&P 500 VEQTOR UCITS ETF Launched On Xetra - ETF Dynamically Tracks S&P 500 Index In Combination With S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures

Date 19/06/2015

A new index fund from the ETF offering issued by PowerShares Global Funds has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Friday.  

Euronext Paris Moves To La Défense business District

Date 19/06/2015

Euronext Paris announced today that it has successfully completed its move to the Pratorium building in La Défense, just west of the French capital.

Thai Bourse Cultivates Young Generation In Capital Market Career

Date 19/06/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Thai Investor Relations Club (TIRC) under Thai Listed Companies Association (TLCA), will organize “Young Corporate Financial Officer 2015” project for the second year, during June 19-28, to prepare university students for investor relations and financial analysts, aiming at crafting professionals for the Thai capital market. This project was launched last year (2014).

Offer For Colt Shares By Fidelity

Date 19/06/2015

The independent directors of Colt Group S.A. ("Colt" or "the Company") note the announcement today of a cash offer for the ordinary shares in Colt not already owned by FMR LLC, FIL Limited and certain affiliated parties (together "Fidelity") at a price of 190 pence per share (the "Offer"). The independent directors have appointed Barclays Bank PLC acting through its Investment Bank ("Barclays") as independent financial adviser.

London Stock Exchange’s AIM Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Date 19/06/2015

• London Stock Exchange’s world leading growth market, AIM, celebrates twentieth anniversary
• Over 3,600 companies have joined AIM since its inception, raising £92 billion
• Research highlights AIM’s economic impact on the UK, equivalent to £25 billion in GDP per annum and 731,000 in UK jobs

HKEx: Exchange Publishes Conclusions To Concept Paper On Weighted Voting Rights

Date 19/06/2015

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today published conclusions to its concept paper on weighted voting rights, or WVRs (Concept Paper).