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Misys Launches "Banktime" App For The Apple Watch - Misys Today Unveiled The First Banking App Prototype For The Apple Watch

Date 16/03/2015

Misys, the leading financial software company, today unveiled the first banking app prototype for the Apple Watch – the wearable device which will be a major driver for contextual marketing in financial services. Misys Labs, a dedicated team focused on disruptive innovation, has created the app to enable banks to provide services to their customers in an entirely new way, providing consumers with new levels of customer service and experience.

Source JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF Launched On Xetra - ETF Provides Access To The Performance Of Japanese Stock Corporations

Date 16/03/2015

A new equity index fund from the ETF offering issued by Source has been tradable on Xetra in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment since Monday. 

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Confirms Approach To Improving Responsibility And Accountability In The Banking Sector

Date 16/03/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed its approach to improving individual responsibility and accountability in the banking sector by publishing feedback which:

• sets out how the FCA will implement the Senior Managers Regime (SMR); and
• provides further information on the FCA’s plans for the Certification Regime (CR) and new Conduct Rules.

Alternative Investment Firm RiverRock Chooses Horizon Software For Algorithmic Trading

Date 16/03/2015

Independent alternative investment firm RiverRock has chosen Horizon Software to run its algorithmic trading strategies.

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Introduces Its Second Total Return Index, BET-XT-TR

Date 16/03/2015

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) will introduce, starting March 23, 2015 its second total return index, BET-XT-TR, which reflects the price performance of top 25 most traded Romanian companies, as well as the gross dividends and cash distributions made by those companies. The introduction of the new index will give investors a broader picture of the opportunities available on Romanian capital market.

Polaris Appoints Two New Members Of Its Team

Date 16/03/2015

Polaris Private Equity (“Polaris”), the leading Danish/Swedish lower mid-­ market private equity investor, is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members of its team. Martin Lindh joins the firm as investment manager from SEB, while Thorsten Madsen, who also joins as a investment manager, was previously with Implement Consulting Group.

Moscow Exchange Monthly Market Report: February 2015

Date 16/03/2015

The trading volume of stocks totalled RUB 0.9 trln in February. The average daily trading volume was RUB 49 bln,up 29% MoM. The T+2 sector made up 97.9% of the total secondary market trading volume and the T0 sector accounted for 2.1%.

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Enrols “Al Hadaf Financial Securities” To Margin Trading Members

Date 16/03/2015

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that “Al Hadaf Financial Securities” has been accredited to provide Margin Trading service, lifting the total number of DFM brokerage firms providing this service to 25 companies.

Julius Baer Chooses AxiomSL For Group-Level And Swiss Entity Basel III Reporting And Swiss Statistical Reporting

Date 16/03/2015

AxiomSL, a global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced today that Julius Baer, the leading Swiss private banking group, has chosen AxiomSL’s strategic platform to automate its group-level and Swiss entity Basel III calculations and reporting, as well as its group-level and Swiss entity statistical reporting. This expands on Julius Baer’s ongoing use of AxiomSL for financial reporting in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Moscow Exchange: RUB Interest Penalty Rate Change

Date 16/03/2015

Upper REPO Penalty Rate (HPenRate) on Equity Market will be changed to 28% starting from March 16, 2015.