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Neelie Kroes, Vice-President Of The European Commission Responsible For The Digital Agenda: Why The Digital Economy Matters, Handelsblatt Conference 'TK-Gipfel 2014', Düsseldorf, 26 March 2014

Date 26/03/2014

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Let me explain (using this powerpoint presentation) what digital innovation means.

It starts with broadband. With the networks provided by a vibrant, healthy telecoms sector.

But it goes way beyond one sector.

It encompasses established software and hardware companies.

Companies working in electronics, designing new components.

A vibrant innovative startup ecosystem.

New Thomson Reuters Integration Solution for Use With SAP® ERP Set To Transform The Indirect Tax Determination And Compliance Process

Date 26/03/2014

Thomson Reuters today announced the release of a new global integration framework for its market-leading ONESOURCE Indirect Tax solution. Known as ‘Global Next,’ this integration software was built to enable ONESOURCE Indirect Tax software to work together with the SAP® ERP application to handle global indirect taxes.

Thai Bourse Joins RobecoSAM To Prepare Thai Firms For DJSI

Date 26/03/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), jointly with RobecoSAM AG, an internationally-known sustainability investment specialist, has recently held an exclusive training program, called “DJSI Exclusive Training,” to coach 31 Thai companies, making them well-prepared to participate in the sustainability assessment of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), the globally-recognized sustainability benchmarks, as a part of SET’s long-term capital market development to support listed companies’ sustainable growth.

European Leveraged Loans Regaining Ground Versus High-Yield Bonds For M&A Financing, Says S&P Capital IQ Leveraged Commentary And Data - European Leveraged Finance Market Set To Undergo A Shift As Sponsors Veer Back Towards Loans To Finance Buyouts - Appearance Of Covenant-Lite Loans Attractive For Buyouts

Date 26/03/2014

The European leveraged finance market is set to undergo a shift this year, as private equity sponsors veer back towards loans to finance leveraged buyouts, says S&P Capital IQ Leveraged Commentary and Data (LCD), a provider of real-time coverage of the leveraged finance markets.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Santander UK Fined £12.4m For Widespread Investment Advice Failings

Date 26/03/2014

Santander UK Plc has been fined £12,377,800 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after the regulator uncovered serious failings in the way it offered financial advice from its bank.

EDHEC-Risk’s Annual European ETF Survey Highlights ETF Investors’ Positive Outlook

Date 26/03/2014

EDHEC-Risk Institute has announced the results of the EDHEC European ETF Survey 2013, a comprehensive survey of 207 European ETF investors. The survey was conducted as part of the Amundi ETF & Indexing research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on “Core-Satellite and ETF Investment.”

MNI Russia Business Indicator Falls To 52.5 In March From 60.0 In Februar - Russian Business Activity Takes A Hit Amid Crisis

Date 26/03/2014

Amid the threat of strong sanctions, Russian business sentiment fell sharply in March to the lowest level in three months.

KRX Initiates Uzbekistan Stock Market Modernization Project

Date 26/03/2014

On March 25, 2014, Korea Exchange(KRX) signed an agreement on “Uzbek Stock Market Modernization Project” with the State Property Committee(SPC) of Uzbekistan at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The agreement was signed by KRX Chairman & CEO Mr. Kyungsoo Choi and SPC Chairman Mr. A. Abudukhakimov and includes details on the master agreement previously signed in 2011 between the two parties.

KRX expects to begin specific tasks for the stock market modernization project which has been prolonged due to negotiation on details of the agreement’s terms and conditions. This project has been pushed ahead to transplant Korean stock market model into Uzbekistan since 2011. KRX expects the delivery of the new system by year-end 2015.

MAS Consults On Proposed Revisions To Risk-Based Capital Framework For Insurers And Launches Quantitative Impact Study

Date 26/03/2014

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today published a second consultation paper on the details of the proposed revisions to the Risk-Based Capital (RBC) framework for insurers. 

Platts: TSI ASEAN HRC-Based Singapore Exchange Steel Derivatives Well Received - The Steel Index (TSI)-Based Steel Futures And Swaps Complete First Month

Date 26/03/2014

The Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) newly introduced steel futures and swaps contracts, which were launched in February and based on the daily spot ASEAN hot rolled coil (HRC) imports price index of The Steel Index (TSI), saw solid industry support in their first month of trading.