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London Stock Exchange Welcomes AIB To The Main Market

Date 27/06/2017

• Allied Irish Banks raises c. €3 billion in successful IPO
• Largest EMEA IPO to date in 2017
• Over 40 Irish companies listed on London Stock Exchange with a combined market capitalisation of almost £150 billion
• Unconditional trading begins in London and Dublin today

The European Commission Decision On Online Shopping: The Other Side Of The Story - Kent Walker, SVP And General Counsel, Google

Date 27/06/2017

When you shop online, you want to find the products you’re looking for quickly and easily. And advertisers want to promote those same products. That's why Google shows shopping ads, connecting our users with thousands of advertisers, large and small, in ways that are useful for both.

Antitrust: European Commission Fines Google €2.42 Billion For Abusing Dominance As Search Engine By Giving Illegal Advantage To Own Comparison Shopping Service

Date 27/06/2017

The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another Google product, its comparison shopping service.

Notice On Assisting Shanghai International Energy Exchange In Its Second Testing In Production Environment

Date 27/06/2017

To smoothly launch the crude oil futures, Shanghai International Energy Exchange (“INE”), a subsidiary of Shanghai Futures Exchange, plans to conduct its second testing in production environment between the 24th and 25th of June.

Solactive Introduces Solactive Spain 40 Index - Underlying The db x-trackers Spanish Equity UCITS ETF (DR)

Date 27/06/2017

Solactive is excited to announce the release of the Solactive Spain 40 Index, a new benchmark tracking the performance of the forty largest and most liquid companies listed in Spain. The index is used as the underlying index for the db x- trackers Spanish Equity UCITS ETF (DR), formerly db x-trackers IBEX 35® UCITS ETF (DR), switching today from the IBEX 35® Index to the Solactive Spain 40 Index.

Hong Kong's Regulators Release Conclusions On The OTC Derivatives Regulatory Regime

Date 27/06/2017

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published conclusions on a joint consultation paper which proposed adjusting the scope of “OTC derivative product” under the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives regulatory regime. 

Bank Of England: Financial Stability Report, June 2017

Date 27/06/2017

The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) prepares and publishes a Financial Stability Report (FSR) twice per calendar year. The FSR sets out the FPC’s assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the United Kingdom. To do this, the FPC identifies the risks faced by the UK financial system and weighs them against the resilience of the system.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Streamlines Framework For Banks Carrying On Permissible Non-financial Businesses

Date 27/06/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it will streamline the regulatory requirements for banks seeking to conduct or invest in permissible non-financial businesses. In a speech at the 44th Annual Dinner of The Association of Banks in Singapore, Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Finance, said that these will be businesses that are related or complementary to banks’ core financial businesses.

GoldenSource And McObject Launch Fastest RegTech EDM Solution​

Date 27/06/2017

In a RegTech first, McObject® and GoldenSource announced today a partnership to deliver the fastest available Enterprise Data Management (EDM) designed for regulatory compliance, using McObject’s ultra-high-speed database technology, eXtremeDB®, in the GoldenSource Market Data Solution. GoldenSource is a leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry, while McObject is the developer of eXtremeDB, an ultra-efficient database system for real-time and historical data analysis. The global launch today of McObject’s low latency eXtremeDB 

systemsync’s Benefits.Market Platform Selected For FCA Sandbox

Date 27/06/2017

systemsync, a UK Fintech firm, has today announced it has been chosen by the Financial Conduct Authority to participate in the second cohort of its Sandbox scheme. systemsync (which owns and operates pensionsync: the technology platform that connects payroll to pension providers) will launch its employee benefits life insurance distribution platform, benefits.market, in the Sandbox innovation program.