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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Market Manipulator Fined And Sentenced To Community Service

Date 07/08/2014

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today sentenced Mr Wong Pok Wang to 180 hours of community service and fined him $16,320 for manipulating the indicative equilibrium price of derivative warrants and callable bull/bear contracts (CBBCs) during the Pre-opening Sessions.

GFT Group Continues Its Growth In First Half Of 2014

Date 07/08/2014

• Consolidated revenue up 37 percent to EUR 156.74 million
• Pre-tax earnings more than doubled to EUR 11.13 million
• Business with investment banks in UK and USA key growth driver

TradeRiver Finance's Toby Lanyon Comments On Forthcoming SME Legislation And BitCoins

Date 07/08/2014

After George Osborne’s speech yesterday at the Innovate Finance conference, Toby Lanyon COO at TradeRiver Finance, discusses the announcement of new legislation regarding alternative finance routes for SMEs and BitCoin’s future impact on global trade.

Euronext Publishes Second Quarter 2014 Results

Date 07/08/2014

• Third party quarterly revenue increased by +5.2% on an adjusted basis 1 to €116.3 million (Q2 2013 adjusted: €110.6m), or +16.9% on a reported basis (Q2 2013 reported: €99.5m)
• Quarterly operational expenses excluding depreciation and amortization under tight control, decreasing by -8.5% compared to Q2 2013 adjusted 1 (increase by +0.4% compared to Q2 2013 reported)
• EBITDA margin of 46.3% in Q2 2014
• Robust listing activity and very healthy cash trading volumes fuelled growth
• Strong confidence in Euronext capacity to deliver the €60 million of efficiencies 2 ;   working on an aggressive plan to accelerate timing

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Fines Stonebridge International Insurance Limited £8.4m In Relation To Sales Of Insurance Policies

Date 07/08/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Stonebridge International Insurance Limited (Stonebridge) £8,373,600 in relation to sales of accident insurance products.

Palestine Securities Exchange Monthly Investor Newsletter- July 2014

Date 07/08/2014

Please click here to download Palestine Securities Exchange's monthly investor newsletter for July 2014.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Reprimands, Fines And Orders To Strike Off Melvin Yap Han Khoon For Engaging In Manipulative Dealing Activities

Date 07/08/2014

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded, imposed a fine of RM500,000 and ordered to strike off Melvin Yap Han Khoon (MELVIN YAP) if he was still a Registered Person of Bursa Malaysia Securities, for engaging in manipulative dealing activities in the securities of three (3) counters, Bright Packaging Industry Bhd (BRIGHT), Asia Media Group Bhd (AMEDIA) and Cybertowers Bhd (CYBERT) (collectively referred to as the 3 Counters).

ETFGI’s Analysis Finds ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Gathered A Record US$160.5 Billion In Net New Assets Through The End Of July 2014

Date 07/08/2014

ETFGI’s analysis finds ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered US$33.8 Bn in net new assets in July, pushing YTD NNA to US$160.5 Bn, a new record level of NNA at this point in the year, outpacing the previous high of US$149.9 Bn set in 2013. Assets declined slightly (0.4%) from their record high of US$2.64 Tn in June to US$2.62 Tn at the end of July. The global ETF/ETP industry now has 5,410 ETFs/ETPs, with 10,477 listings, from 222 providers listed on 60 exchanges, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s end July 2014 Global ETF and ETP industry insights report.

Bank Of England Announces Departure Of Executive Director For Insurance Supervision Julian Adams

Date 07/08/2014

​The Bank of England yesterday announced the departure of Julian Adams, the Bank’s Executive Director for Insurance Supervision.  

ETFGI’s Analysis Finds ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Gathered Record US$10.6 Billion In Net New Assets In July, And Record US$42.7 Billion YTD Through July 2014

Date 07/08/2014

ETFGI’s analysis finds ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered a record level of US$10.6 Bn in net new assets in July, pushing YTD NNA to US$42.7 Bn, a new record level of NNA at this point in the year, outpacing the previous high of US$30.1 Bn set in 2011. Assets declined slightly (0.7%) from their record high of US$470 Bn in June to US$467 Bn at the end of July. The European ETF/ETP industry had 2,070 ETFs/ETPs, with 6,262 listings, from 50 providers listed on 26 exchanges, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s end July 2014 Global ETF and ETP industry insights report.