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Capitalism Without Capital: Understanding Our New ‘Knowledge’ Economy - Speech By Professor Jonathan Haskel, External Member Of The Bank Of England Monetary Policy Committee, Given At The Ken Dixon Lecture At The University Of York

Date 16/05/2019

Jonathan looks at how the trend away from tangible to intangible capital can affect our interpretation of the economy and considers the importance of understanding these issues for policymakers.

Keynote Speech By ESMA Executive Director, Verena Ross At The ICMA Conference 2019

Date 16/05/2019

Today, ESMA Executive Director, Verena Ross delivered a keynote speech at the ICMA Annual General Meeting and Conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

May Acuiti Derivatives Insight Report Released Today - Performance Analytics From Across The Global Derivatives Market

Date 16/05/2019

Key findings:

• Revenue growth falters in April
• Non-bank FCMs suffer reversal after strong March
• Industry sentiment cools but remains optimistic

Nigerian Stock Exchange Admits MTN Nigeria Communications Plc To iIs Premium Board​

Date 16/05/2019

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (The NSE or Exchange) is pleased to announce the listing by introduction of 20.35 billion (20,354,513,050) ordinary shares of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (“MTN Nigeria”) at N90 per share, on its Premium Board, on Thursday, May 16, 2019.

Horizons ETFs Launches Uranium ETF With Solactive Index As The Underlying

Date 16/05/2019

Solactive is pleased to announce the release of its Solactive Global Uranium Pure-Play Index (SOLGUPP)serving as the underlying for Horizons Global Uranium Index ETF (“HURA”).

OpenFin Raises $17 Million Series C From Wells Fargo And Barclays

Date 16/05/2019

OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance, has raised $17 million in Series C funding from major banks and leading Fintech investors. The funding round was led by Wells Fargo with participation from Barclays and existing investors including Bain Capital Ventures, J.P. Morgan and Pivot Investment Partners. The Series C round brings OpenFin’s total amount of venture funding to $40 million. Proceeds from the financing will be used to make OpenFin OS ubiquitous on financial desktops and to fund further product innovation. This includes OpenFin’s new Cloud Services offering, which enables banks, asset managers, wealth managers and hedge funds to provide their own private app stores for employees and customers out of the box.

Patrick Buhannic Voluntarily Withdraws From All Suits Against TradingScreen

Date 16/05/2019

TradingScreen Inc. (TS), the global, multi-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS), today announced that Patrick Buhannic has voluntarily agreed to be dismissed with prejudice from all the lawsuits brought by his brother Philippe Buhannic against TradingScreen and other defendants in New York State Court and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. As a result, Philippe Buhannic is the only remaining plaintiff (representing himself pro se) in those actions.

Refinitiv Analysis: $10.1b Bid For Nestle Skin Health Is 2nd Largest PE-Backed M&A Deal In Europe Since Financial Crisis

Date 16/05/2019

Nestle SA is in discussions with a consortium led by private equity firm EQT Partners over the sale of its skin health unit.  The $10.1 billion deal would be the 2nd largest private equity-backed M&A deal in Europe since the financial crisis.

New Realities In Wealth Management: U.S. Client Asset Growth Stalls In Down Market - Total U.S. Client Assets With Brokers And Registered Investment Advisors Fell By US$495 Billion To US$23.7 Trillion In 2018, Finds A New Aite Group Report.

Date 16/05/2019

Total client assets in the U.S. wealth management industry have grown almost every year since 2008. In 2018, however, client assets dropped by 2.1%, the largest decline in over a decade. This drop corresponded to a 4.4% decline in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. The 10-year compound annual growth rate of client assets now stands at 8%. Aite Group’s latest report, New Realities in Wealth Management: U.S. Client Asset Growth Stalls in Down Market, examines the year’s changes in the U.S. wealth management industry.

Intercontinental Exchange Chairman & CEO Jeffrey C. Sprecher To Present At The Thirty-Fifth Annual Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference On May 30

Date 16/05/2019

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today that Jeffrey C. Sprecher, Chairman and CEO, will present at the thirty-fifth annual Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference. The presentation will take place on Thursday, May 30 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The presentation will be available live and in replay via webcast and can be accessed in the investor relations and media section of ICE’s website at http://ir.theice.com/.