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Mizuho Americas Hires Paul Sankey, Top-Rated Oil & Gas Analyst

Date 21/05/2018

Mizuho Americas today announced the hiring of Paul Sankey, an oil & gas research analyst consistently ranked among the best in the industry. Sankey is based in New York and reports to the Head of US Equity Research Susan Gilbertson, effective today.

Renewal Of Bilateral Swap Arrangement Between Japan And Singapore

Date 21/05/2018

The Ministry of Finance of Japan, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore announced their intent to renew the existing Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) when it expires on 21 May 2018. The current BSA enables the authorities in Japan and Singapore to swap their local currencies (i.e. the Japanese yen and the Singapore dollar, respectively) in exchange for US dollars in times of need. 

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 21 May 2018

Date 21/05/2018

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

TheCityUK: Immigration System Needs New Foundation To Drive UK’s Global Future Post-Brexit

Date 21/05/2018

The government urgently needs to reform the UK’s immigration system if Britain is to remain globally competitive beyond Brexit, according to a new report by TheCityUK and EY, which looks at the immigration needs of the financial and related professional services industry but can be applied across all sectors.

Dismissal Of UK Serious Fraud Office Charges Against Barclays PLC And Barclays Bank PLC

Date 21/05/2018

Barclays announces that the Crown Court has today dismissed all charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) against Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC regarding matters which arose in the context of Barclays’ capital raisings in 2008.

IHS Markit Announces Intent To Acquire Ipreo, A Leading Software Solutions And Data Provider In Global Capital Markets - Combination Will Extend IHS Markit Workflow Products And Put Company At Center Of Large And Rapidly Growing Alternatives Sector - Increases Organic Revenue Growth Profile Of The Company - IHS Markit Also Announces Plans To Sell MarkitSERV, Its Derivatives Processing Business

Date 21/05/2018

IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ipreo, a leading financial services solutions and data provider, for $1.855 billion from private equity funds managed by Blackstone and the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division.

LMAX Exchange Group Launches The First Institutional Crypto Currency Exchange

Date 21/05/2018

LMAX Exchange Group (“LMAX Exchange”), which operates a leading FCA regulated trading venue, has launched the first physical crypto currency exchange dedicated to serving only institutional clients.

Fifth Annual FTSE Russell Global Institutional Smart Beta Survey - Growing Interest In Multi-Factor, ESG And Education

Date 21/05/2018

• In 2018, 91% of asset owners globally have a smart beta investment allocation, have evaluated or are planning to evaluate smart beta in the next 18 months
• Survey shows a 16% increase in implementation or consideration over past five years, yet more than 50% of asset owners in the US & UK remain uncertain on the best approach
• Use of multi-factor combination smart beta index-based investment strategies by global asset owners has more than doubled since first measured in 2015
• Nearly 40% of global asset owners anticipate applying ESG to a smart beta strategy in the next 18 months – nearly half for performance reasons
• Total assets under management of survey participants estimated at $3.5 trillion globally

Darren Newton Banned By The UK Financial Conduct Authority For Misappropriating Client Money

Date 21/05/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a Decision Notice, which sets out its decision to ban Darren Lee Newton from working in any regulated activity in the financial services sector.

The UK House Of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Russian Money Laundering Report - Comment From Fortytwo Data

Date 21/05/2018

The UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee today published a report, The Moscow's Gold: Russian Corruption in the UK, on the scale of Russian money being laundered in the UK.