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London South Bank University Business Lecturer Anna Howard Wins A WeAreTheCity’s Rising Star Award 2017

Date 22/06/2017

Anna Howard, London South Bank Univerisity's (LSBU) Associate Professor in the School of Business has won a ‘WeAreTheCity’s Rising Star Award, designed to recognise the achievements of women who have excelled in their chosen field of business.

Statement Of J. Christopher Giancarlo Acting Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry

Date 22/06/2017

Thank you Chairman Roberts, Ranking Member Stabenow and members of the Committee.

I am honored to testify before you today as the President’s nominee to serve as the thirteenth Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

I want to thank many of you for the courtesy of meeting with me leading up to this hearing and over the past few years. I have learned a lot from you about the issues facing America’s farmers and users of commodity futures. I am grateful for the opportunity today to listen to your concerns and answer your questions.

NEO Connect Eclipses $200 Million In AUM Of Transacted Funds

Date 22/06/2017

Aequitas NEO Connect (“NEO Connect”), Canada’s new fund distribution platform, is proud to announce that the assets under management (AUM) of funds transacted on it has exceeded the $200 million mark, as of June 2017.  NEO Connect, which allows investors and advisors to purchase and redeem both prospectus and private/Offering Memorandum (OM) funds as simply and efficiently as it is to trade ETFs, achieved this milestone shortly after its one-year anniversary of operational launch in May 2016.

FESE Announces The Winner Of The Josseph De La Vega Prize 2017

Date 22/06/2017

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) is delighted to announce that the winner of the De la Vega Prize 2017 is Björn Hagströmer for the paper "Overestimated effective spreads: Implications for investors". Björn Hagströmer is Associated Professor in Finance at Stockholm Business School.

TORA Partners With London Stock Exchange Group’s UnaVista For MiFID II Transaction Reporting

Date 22/06/2017

TORA, provider of the industry’s most advanced cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS), today announced that it has joined the London Stock Exchange Group’s UnaVista Partner Programme to help clients meet the transaction reporting requirements of MiFID II.

Bluechain To Preview Next-Gen Domestic Payment Scheme At The Central Bank Payments Conference - Company To Preview Its New Payment Platform To Banking Leaders To Showcase How It Fosters Cash-Lite And Inclusive Economies, Provides Greater Control Over Data Sovereignty, Reduces Fraud And Lowers Costs

Date 22/06/2017

Bluechain, the next-gen payment platform for domestic payment schemes, announced it will preview its innovative technology during the Central Bank Payments Conference in Amsterdam June 26–28, 2017. Bluechain, a lead corporate sponsor at the inaugural event, offers central payment networks, financial institutions and the broader payment ecosystem a secure, mobile, push-pull payment platform that streamlines all types of payment transactions across any open network.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Fok Chi Kin For Eight Months

Date 22/06/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Fok Chi Kin from re-entering the industry for eight months from 20 June 2017 to 19 February 2018.

Over 10 Fund Managers Prepare To List Their Funds In BME New Segment

Date 22/06/2017

The market segment for the subscription, redemption and transfer of investment funds, BME Fondos, will be available as of July 7th.

Kx Technology And The SETI Institute Teams Up With NASA Frontier Development Lab To Apply AI To Solve Space Related Challenges

Date 22/06/2017

• Kx technology to provide its analytical capability alongside expertise from Lockheed Martin and IBM for Solar Storm Prediction
• The pairing of data aggregation with machine learning techniques will become the critical enabler of future Space Exploration

ECB To Develop A Service For The Settlement Of Instant Payments

Date 22/06/2017

• TARGET instant payment settlement (TIPS) scheduled to start operating in November 2018
• TIPS will allow citizens and firms to make payments via their bank anywhere in the euro area within a matter of seconds and contribute to further enhance the euro area’s integration