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UK's Financial Conduct Authority Fines Swinton Group Limited £7.38 Million For Mis-Selling Monthly Add-On Insurance Policies

Date 16/07/2013

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Swinton Group Limited (Swinton), one of the largest insurance retailers on the high street, £7,380,400 for mis-selling. The FCA found that Swinton’s aggressive sales strategy meant that it failed to treat customers fairly in its telephone sales of monthly add-on insurance policies.

European Commission: Capital Requirements - CRD IV/CRR – Frequently Asked Questions

Date 16/07/2013

1. CONTEXT

Why was a revision of the Capital Requirements Directive necessary?

The package adopted by Council and Parliament and published in the Official Journal on 27 June 2013 builds on the lessons learnt from the recent crisis that has shown that losses in the financial sector can be extremely large when a downturn is preceded by a period of excessive credit growth. The financial crisis revealed vulnerabilities in the regulation and supervision of the banking system at European and global level. Institutions entered the crisis with capital of insufficient quantity and quality and, in order to safeguard financial stability, governments had to provide unprecedented support to the banking sector in many countries (i).

The overarching goal of the new rules is to strengthen the resilience of the EU banking sector so it would be better placed to absorb economic shocks while ensuring that banks continue to finance economic activity and growth.

SGX: “Born To Trade” Builds On Rich Legacy Of Futures Trading In Singapore

Date 16/07/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) launches its “Born to Trade” initiative to support the futures trading profession and expand its community. Tapping on the 30-year rich and extraordinary legacy of derivatives trading in Singapore, the initiative also brings to the forefront the contributions of former and current traders towards the development of the Singapore derivatives market.

Ex-Mortgage Advisor Sentenced To Two Years After UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Action

Date 16/07/2013

On Friday 12 July, at Maidstone Crown Court, following criminal action brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Michael Joseph James Lewis was sentenced to two years in prison on two counts of making/supplying documentation for use in fraud and ten counts of carrying on a mortgage advisory business despite being prohibited from doing so.

ICAP’s Labour Market Indices Show Improved Year-On-Year Hiring Demand But Increased Competition For Jobs Following Recent Improvements

Date 16/07/2013

June data for the UK Labour Market Indices (UK LMI) shows higher vacancy levels compared to 2012 but increased applications per vacancy.  Despite in-month vacancy declines, the ICAP Vacancy Index remains positive, growing 2.39pts in June.  After recent improvements however, the ICAP Unemployment Index grew by 4.1% in June to reach levels 29% above 2012.

Fidessa Extends Derivatives Capabilities With Susquehanna - Top Broker Joins Fidessa Community For Options Execution

Date 16/07/2013

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has today announced that Global Execution Brokers LP (GEB), a member of the Susquehanna International Group of Companies (Susquehanna), has joined the Fidessa community to offer options execution capabilities to its members. This means that all 750 brokers on the Fidessa network can now route order flow to Susquehanna, one of the largest and most sophisticated options executing brokers in the world, directly through their existing Fidessa connection.

Board Succession At AFME

Date 16/07/2013

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has named Frédéric Janbon as its Chairman Elect. Frédéric Janbon will take up the role at the end of September when AFME’s current Chairman, Gaël de Boissard, Global Head of Fixed Income, CEO of the EMEA Region and Member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse, stands down.

Sharp Rise In The Participation Of Households In The Spanish Stock Market - BME 2012 Report On Share Ownership Structure In Spain

Date 16/07/2013

• Non-resident investors remain the main owners of Spanish listed shares, at 39.2% of the market value
• Households are again the second most relevant share owners, a position they had lost to non-financial firms in 2004
• For the first time in 20 years shares beat investment funds as the preferred savings instrument of Spanish families

Eka Acquires Stake In Commodity Handling Software Specialist MatrixGroup

Date 16/07/2013

Eka Software Solutions, a global provider of end-to-end commodity solutions, today announced that it has extended its commodity management platform with MatrixGroup, the state-of-the-art automated commodity handling software vendor.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 15 July,2013 (Issue 8)

Date 16/07/2013

Shenzhen market ended last week with a positive note. Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8012.8 points after gaining 2.0%. SME Index rose 0.9% to 4691.3 points. ChiNext Index jumped 3.7% and stood at 1096.3 points. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$76.7 bn, or a 2.3% decrease from the week before.