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Financial Institutions Get SWIFTSmart With eLearning Platform - SWIFT’s Innovative eLearning Platform Expands To Include 10 Different Languages As User Base Reaches 12,000 Strong

Date 29/06/2017

SWIFT announces today that SWIFTSmart, SWIFT’s eLearning platform, is growing at a rapid rate and will now offer training modules in 10 different languages, including English, German, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Chinese.

BETTER FINANCE Applauds EU Proposal For A Pan-European Personal Pension (PEPP) To Diffuse The Ticking Pensions Time Bomb

Date 29/06/2017

The global pensions gap is currently estimated at $70 trillion and forecasted to mushroom to $400 trillion by 2050: this is by far the biggest financial issue facing EU citizens, their children, and grandchildren.

SET Named “Best Sustainable Securities Exchange Southeast Asia Emerging Markets 2017”

Date 29/06/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) affirms its leading role in sustainable development in the region with the “Best Sustainable Securities Exchange SoutheastAsia Emerging Markets 2017” award by the London-based magazine Capital Finance International (CFI.co). This affirms the outstanding performance in sustainable development in the region and reflects SET’s determination in propelling the growth of the capital market, economy, society and entire nation sustainably.

Speech By Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive Of The FCA, Delivered At The BBA Retail Banking Conference London, June 29, 2017 - Retail Banking In The UK – Reflections From The FCA

Date 29/06/2017

It is a great pleasure to here today, at what is something of a fin de siècle event for our hosts – the passing of the baton to the new combined body. I want to start by acknowledging and thanking Anthony and his colleagues for their service and leadership of the BBA. Anthony started at a most unpromising time to say the least. I’m sure there have been times when he felt rather like the mythical figure Sisyphus, condemned to roll an immense bolder up a hill, only to see it come back down again and then start over repeating the action for eternity.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Of First Instance Upholds Convictions Of Hong Kong Game Theory Association Limited And Its Sole Director Over Unlicensed Activities

Date 29/06/2017

The Court of First Instance has dismissed the appeal of Hong Kong Game Theory Association Limited (Hong Kong Game Theory) and its sole director Mr Sze Ching Lok against their convictions for carrying on a business in advising on futures contracts without a licence (Note 1). 

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/06/2017

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 3 July 2017, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows:

BME: IGBM Index New Composition For The Second Half 2017

Date 29/06/2017

• The index will comprise 122 stocks, following five additions and three exclusions

The Indice General de la Bolsa de Madrid (IGBM) Management Committee has decided, in accordance with the technical provisions for the composition, calculation and sectoral division of the IGBM index family, to approve the composition of the IGBM and Indice Total indices for the second half of 2017.

Kdb+ Powers Trading Platform For BitMEX High-Frequency Bitcoin Exchange

Date 29/06/2017

Kx Systems, a subsidiary of First Derivatives plc (FD), and provider of the industry-leading kdb+ time series database, announces that Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX), a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, has expanded its use of kdb+ within its trading platform.

Horizon Appoints Ben Wood As EMEA & Americas Senior Sales Executive

Date 29/06/2017

Award-winning Horizon Software announced today that Ben Wood has joined as new senior sales manager, responsible for business development across the US and EMEA. Horizon is the leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology to the world’s exchanges, banks, brokers and fund managers. Wood is a chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience of delivering brokerage and trading technology to clients worldwide. He was most recently at ACTIV Financial, and prior to that held senior roles at companies including Commerzbank, FlexTrade and Otkritie Securities.

HNA Group And Imperial College London Establish The HNA Future Data Ecosystem Research Centre At Imperial College London To Innovate Digital Transformation

Date 29/06/2017

On June 28th, HNA Technology, HNA Economy Research Institute and Imperial College London held the cooperation signing ceremony in London. HNA Technology has supported the establishment of 'Imperial College London HNA Future Data Ecosystem Research Centre' at the College's Data Science Institute with three million pounds in funding. HRH Duke of York, Prince Andrew was invited to the ceremony, whilst Mr. Ying  Lu, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of HNA Group, Mr. Fu Tong, Director of the Board of Directors of HNA Group and  Chairman of HNA Technology Group, Mr. Shengwei Miao, President of HNA Economic Research Institute, Mr. Hao Wang, Chief Investment Officer of HNA Technology Group,  Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Provost Imperial College London, Professor. Yike Guo, Director of Data Science Institute, and other representatives were in attendance.