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Paris EUROPLACE: Brexit, The Dynamics Of The Paris Financial Centre Accelerate

Date 12/07/2017

French Prime Minister Edouard PHILIPPE highlighted the commitment of the government to develop the attractiveness of the Paris Financial Centre to the benefit of the whole economy, and to make Paris the leading centre in the European Union.

ACER Publishes iIts Annual Activity Report For 2016

Date 12/07/2017

ACER has recently published its Annual Activity Report containing a summary of the activities carried out by the Agency last year. The document, adopted by ACER’s Administrative Board on 14 June 2017, contains information on the Agency’s most important achievements, including in the regulatory field.  You can access the report here.

EU-Funded Project Uses Artificial Intelligence To Tackle Terrorist Cyber-Propaganda - City’s Professor Of Security Engineering, Professor Muttukrishnan Rajarajan And His Team Lead The Social Media Data Work Stream Of The RED-Alert Horizon 2020 Research And Innovation Project

Date 12/07/2017

Professor of Security Engineering, Professor Muttukrishnan Rajarajan, and his City-based team are playing a leading role in the RED-Alert research and innovation project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme which is aimed at developing new online content for monitoring and analysis tools to fight terrorism. 

HKEX: OTC Clear Welcomes ANZ As Its First Clearing Member From Australia

Date 12/07/2017

OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) that was set up in 2013 to provide clearing services for over-the-counter, or OTC, derivatives, welcomes Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) as a clearing member.  ANZ’s membership took effect on 10 July 2017 (Monday).

Ipreo: First Investor Access Transaction Executed In Asia Pacific Fixed Income New Issue Market - Investor Access Launches In Asia Pacific market following Success In EMEA

Date 12/07/2017

Ipreo, a leading global provider of workflow solutions and market intelligence to financial services and corporate professionals, announced the successful completion of the first Asia-Pacific deal on Investor Access, which allows investors to electronically submit orders and receive allocations directly through the sell-side syndicate banks on fixed-income new issues. The transaction was a 5yr 144A/RegS USD deal for NongHyup Bank from Korea.

Institute Of Cereals Of Mozambique Partners With FinComEco To Improve Food Security Supported By The Republic Of Mozambique Government -Delivering An Integrated Financial & Commodities Ecosystem Efficiently Linking Supply To Demand

Date 12/07/2017

Institute of Cereals of Mozambique (ICM), responsible for regulating and promoting agricultural production and commercialisation in Mozambique under the remit of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with FinComEco, the fully integrated Financial & Commodities Ecosystem providing services, financing, capacity building and enablement solutions through a venture, linking agriculture to the latest financial technology.  

Semi-Annual Review Of The OMX Helsinki 25 Index - The New Portfolio Of The OMX Helsinki 25 Index Will Become Effective On August 1, 2017

Date 12/07/2017

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Helsinki 25 index, (Nasdaq Helsinki: OMXH25), which will become effective with the market open on Tuesday August 1, 2017.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Interim Findings Of Study Into Retirement Income Market

Date 12/07/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the interim findings of the Retirement Outcomes Review. Launched in July 2016, this is the first major comprehensive study into how the retirement income market is changing since the pension freedoms.

NEX Group Plc – Trading Statement

Date 12/07/2017

• Q1 Group revenue up 10% on a constant currency basis
• NEX Transformation Programme – on track
• triReduce compression service surpasses $1 quadrillion in notional principal eliminated

FINRA Successfully Launches Reporting Of Treasury Transactions, Providing Regulators With Enhanced Insight Into Treasury Market

Date 12/07/2017

A new requirement for securities firms to report certain transactions in Treasury securities to FINRA was implemented successfully yesterday, providing regulators with a new tool to increase understanding and enhance surveillance of this bellwether market.