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Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: New Amundi ETF Launched In XTF Segment On Xetra - ETF Provides First Access To Multi-Strategy Approach Of Scientific Beta Index Family

Date 16/09/2014

A new exchange-listed index fund issued by Amundi has been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Tuesday. 

Tokyo Financial Exchange: FIA Japan Newsletter September 2014 Edition Released

Date 16/09/2014

The Futures Industry Association of Japan has released the September 2014 edition of its bimonthly newsletter. 

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority: Financial Adviser Banned And Fined £300,000 After Clients Lost Out Investing In Companies He Controlled

Date 16/09/2014

Between 2004 and 2010, Peter Carron, formerly a senior partner at St James’s Place Wealth Management Plc (St James’s Place), advised 11 clients to invest a total of £2.4m in three companies of which he was director and majority shareholder without adequately disclosing this fact to them. The clients later lost approximately £2.2m when the companies went into liquidation between May and August 2010. St James’s Place subsequently paid these 11 investors £1.9m in compensation.

London Stock Exchange Announces Improvements To SETSqx Trading Service

Date 16/09/2014

• Standardising auction call periods and timings
• Introducing closing price crossing session mirroring the SETS closing auction process
• Improvements designed to stimulate liquidity and improve customer experience of trading in auctions

Bank Of England Quarterly Bulletin 2014 Q3

Date 16/09/2014

A major development in UK household balance sheets in the decade before the financial crisis was the build up of household debt, which as a share of income rose from around 100% in 1999 to a peak of 160% in 2008. Understanding how households with debt respond to shocks has important implications for both financial stability and monetary policy and informed the policy actions of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) in June 2014. Those measures were designed to insure against the risks from a further significant increase in the number of highly indebted households. 

TheCityUK: UK Competitiveness Tracker - September 2014

Date 16/09/2014

TheCityUK's UK Competitiveness Tracker reviews the movement in a comprehensive range of financial services indicators as well as broader indicators of UK competitiveness that impact on the UK's position as a leading international financial centre.

Eight Repeat Offenders On Pay But Progress On Audit, Shows NAPF 2014 AGM Report

Date 16/09/2014

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) today (Tuesday) published its second Annual General Meeting (AGM) Season Report. The NAPF represents the interests of its pension fund members as investors and we believe high standards of corporate governance lead to better run, more stable and more valuable companies, creating better outcomes for pension funds and their scheme members. 

Michael Clements Joins SYZ Asset Management

Date 16/09/2014

SYZ Asset Management, the institutional arm of Swiss banking group SYZ & CO, announced today the arrival of Michael Clements as Head of European Equities. He will be heading up the London-based team of fund managers and analysts and will manage the OYSTER European Opportunities, OYSTER European Selection and OYSTER Continental European Selection funds. He is joined by Claire Manson, who will be taking over the management of the OYSTER European Mid & Small Cap fund. Both were previously with Franklin Templeton.
 

Thomson Reuters Monthly Market Share Reports Updated To Include August 2014 Data

Date 16/09/2014

Monthly Market Share Reports

Trading is increasingly fragmented. Find out by how much and which venues in the Thomson Reuters summarised monthly reports.

Calypso Collateral Management Solution Successfully Implemented At LCH.Clearnet

Date 16/09/2014

Calypso Technology, Inc., a leading provider of cross-asset front-to-back technology solutions for financial markets, announced today LCH.Clearnet Ltd and LLC have completed the project to introduce the Calypso Collateral Management solution to their Collateral and Liquidity Management (CaLM) offering. With this development, LCH.Clearnet is able to deliver further processing efficiencies with automated, real-time Collateral Management operations.