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Canadian Pension Returns Retreat In 2018: RBC Investor & Treasury Services

Date 05/02/2019

• Q4 2018 Returns Lose -3.5  Per Cent
• The First Quarter With A Loss Since Q3 2015

European Council, Council Of The European Union - Capital Markets Union: Political Agreement On Simpler And Quicker Cross-Border Distribution Of Investment Funds

Date 05/02/2019

EU institutions are taking steps in giving a simpler and quicker access of companies to funding sources across Europe.

TNS Expands Its Secure Cloud Connect Service With Connectivity To Azure

Date 05/02/2019

Financial markets participants can now increase the security of their cloud infrastructure thanks to Transaction Network Services (TNS) enhancing its Secure Cloud Connect solution with connectivity to Microsoft Azure.

IHS Markit Selects The Open:FactSet Marketplace - New Candidate Program And Community Forum Launched, Expanding FactSet’s Alternative Data Ecosystem

Date 05/02/2019

FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading services, today announced the expansion of the Open:FactSet Marketplace (OFM), with the launch of new features and data offerings, including investment signal data from IHS Markit.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports January Statistics

Date 05/02/2019

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today reported January trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at http://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.

Sterling Trading Tech And Eventus Systems Collaborate To Monitor Trade Activity And Risk

Date 05/02/2019

Sterling Trading Tech (STT), an innovative trading technology leader in the RaaS (Risk as a Service) space, and Eventus Systems, a leading global trade surveillance and market risk platform provider, announced today that Eventus has integrated the Sterling Cloud-Based Analytics Engine (SRE) into its Validus platform to benefit mutual customers.

The World Federation Of Exchanges Responds To FSB’S Discussion Paper On Financial Resources To Support CCP Resolution

Date 05/02/2019

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has today responded to the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) discussion paper on financial resources to support CCP resolution and the treatment of CCP equity in resolution.

ESMA Consults On Liquidity Stress Test Guidance For Investment Funds

Date 05/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has started today a public consultation on its draft guidance regarding liquidity stress tests of investment funds – applicable to alternative investment funds (AIFs) and Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS). 

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority: Manraj Virdee Sentenced To 2 Years For Illegally Operating An Investment Scheme And Fraud

Date 05/02/2019

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Manraj Virdee was yesterday sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to a 2 year prison sentence suspended for 2 years and he was further ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work in the community. The sentence followed earlier guilty pleas to 4 charges relating to misleading consumers, fraud and the illegal operation of an unauthorised investment scheme worth over half a million pounds.

Personnel Matter: Simone Reinhold Leaves Deutsche Börse AG

Date 05/02/2019

Simone Reinhold (53), until now Managing Director of Group Marketing, leaves the company after 25 years, in cordial agreement with the company.