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TheCityUK: Stronger, More Constructive Engagement To Drive Vital EU Reform

Date 05/11/2014

TheCityUK has set out the first steps in its agenda for the vital reform needed to the EU to enhance the region’s competitiveness and realise its job creation and economic growth ambitions.  In a speech by Lord Green, Chairman of TheCityUK’s Advisory Council, at TheCityUK’s Annual Dinner last night, the business organisation called for structural and institutional reform and affirmed the need for stronger engagement by business in order to drive EU reform.

BNY Mellon Appointed Trustee And Portfolio Administrator For Avoca CLO XII Limited - BNY Mellon Is The Largest Trustee For CLOs In Europe

Date 05/11/2014

BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, has been appointed trustee and portfolio administrator for Avoca CLO XII Limited, a €415 million collateralised loan obligation (CLO) launched by KKR. BNY Mellon will also act as account bank, custodian, registrar and paying agent for the CLO.

ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor Delivers Keynote Address To EFAMA's Investment Management Forum 2014 In Brussels

Date 05/11/2014

Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, delivered the keynote speech at EFAMA's Investment Management Forum in Brussels. His speech focused on the regulatory challenges ahead for the asset management sector.

HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of PICC Property And Casualty Structured Products, Futures And Options

Date 05/11/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced the arrangements for the adjustment to PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. (PICC Property and Casualty) structured products, futures and options to account for PICC Property and Casualty's proposed rights issue.

ICE Endex Introduces Belgian ZTP Natural Gas Futures

Date 05/11/2014

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Endex, the leading energy exchange in continental Europe, successfully launched Belgian ZTP Natural Gas futures contracts on November 4, 2014. The first Belgian gas futures contract offered for trading is the December 2014 contract and the contracts extend through January 2017.

HKEx Announces Appointments To Various Committees

Date 05/11/2014

The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Wednesday) considered the composition of various committees and approved changes in the composition of the following committees with immediate effect to fill the casual vacancies arising from the resignation of John Estmond Strickland.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Former Swinton Executives Fined And Banned From Senior Roles After Insurance Add-Ons Mis-Selling

Date 05/11/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined three former senior executives of Swinton Group Limited (Swinton) £928,000. The FCA’s action follows previous enforcement action taken against Swinton: in 2013 it was fined £7.4m after it adopted an aggressive sales strategy that resulted in mis-sales of monthly add-on insurance policies; and in 2009 the firm was fined £770,000 for failures in its sales of PPI.

Tradeweb Government Bond Report - October 2014

Date 05/11/2014

Click here to download Tradeweb’s new monthly DataSheet for global government 10-year benchmark bonds.

London Stock Exchange To Launch Midday Auction

Date 05/11/2014

• Auction will encourage larger, institutional and smaller retail size trading to take place in lit, price forming venue
• Introduction follows comprehensive, market-wide consultation and comes with strong buy-side support
• Continuous trading of stocks to pause for 2 minutes every day at 12.00

Borsa Italiana Monthly Update October 2014

Date 05/11/2014

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly update for October 2014.