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Clearstream Monthly Report - TARGET2-Securities Success Needs To Be Followed Up By Full Market Integration

Date 16/03/2017

Enormous amounts of data are inserted into and have to be processed by the European Central Bank’s securities settlement platform TARGET2-Securities (T2S) day by day. The system works perfectly. But this does not mean that T2S has already achieved its ultimate goal.
EDHEC-Risk Institute Paper Analyses The Impact Of Transaction Costs On The Performance Of Systematic Equity Strategies

Date 16/03/2017

A new EDHEC-Risk Institute publication entitled “Smart Beta Replication Costs,” conducted as part of the Amundi research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on “ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta Investment Strategies”, provides an explicit estimate of the costs applied to a range of Smart Beta strategies and analyses the impact of different implementation rules or stock universes.
ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Reach A New Record Of 620 Billion US Dollars At The End Of February 2017

Date 16/03/2017

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe reached a new record high of US$620 billion at the end February 2017 surpassing the prior record of US$599 billion set at the end of January 2017.
FMA Files Charges Under The Financial Service Providers (Registration And Dispute Resolution) Act

Date 16/03/2017

The FMA has filed charges against Garry James Patterson in the Christchurch District Court. The FMA alleges Mr Patterson was, or was holding out as being, in the business of providing financial services in contravention of the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 (FSP Act). The charges relate to various insurance policies between 1 July 2013 and 28 May 2015. The first Court appearance was today.
Investors See Positive Changes To AIM But Companies Need To Ensure That They Stay On Top Of Their Game

Date 16/03/2017

Small and mid-cap fund managers believe the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market has developed to become a genuine alternative to the Main Market, according to a survey published by the QCA.

iSTOXX MUTB Asia/Pacific Quality Dividend 100 Licensed To Yuanta SITC In Taiwan

Date 16/03/2017

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that the iSTOXX® MUTB Asia/Pacific Quality Dividend 100 has been licensed to Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Company in Taiwan to be used for a passive index fund. This latest index solution represents the sixth such concept co-developed together with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. (MUTB), the leading Japanese trust bank. Yuanta and MUTB entered into a memorandum of understanding with STOXX in July 2016, to expand the smart-beta footprint in Taiwan.
Baymarkets Appoints Per Andersson As Head Of Sales And Business Development

Date 16/03/2017

Baymarkets Technology AB (Baymarkets), a leading Nordic provider of FinTech and RegTech solutions to the global financial services industry, announced today the appointment of Per Andersson as Head of Sales and Business Development. His arrival brings 20 years of experience of building and managing businesses in the FinTech sector and he joins Baymarkets’ management team with immediate effect.
ThinkMarkets Implements PayPal For Global Payments Coverage

Date 16/03/2017

ThinkMarkets, a leading provider of forex and CFD trading has enhanced its payment offering with the launch of PayPal. The new payment solution enables ThinkMarkets’ global user-base to deposit and withdraw funds through PayPal’s international network.
Statement By New York State Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo On The OCC’s Proposed Licensing Manual Supplement For Evaluating Charter Applications From Financial Technology Companies

Date 16/03/2017

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) continues to oppose the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)’s proposal to create a new national bank charter for any entity deemed by the OCC to fit within the amorphous category of “fintech.” The imposition of an entirely new federal regulatory scheme on an already fully functional and deeply rooted state regulatory landscape will invite efforts to evade state usury laws and other consumer protections, stifle small business innovation, create institutions that are too big to fail, and increase the risks presented by nonbank entities.
BM&FBOVESPA Presents Final Proposals For The Novo Mercado And Level 2 Regulations That Will Be Put Before A Closed Hearing - Voting Phase Of The Closed Hearing Occurs June 01-23,

Date 16/03/2017

BM&FBOVESPA presents here the final proposals of the Regulations for the BM&FBOVESPA special corporate governance segments (Novo Mercado and Level 2) which will be put before a Closed Hearing. In the first phase, which begins today and continues until May 31, 2017, the companies listed in these segments can make assessments and clarify doubts regarding the proposals for the respective listing segments. The second phase, for voting, will occur June 01-23, 2017. Taking part in the voting for the Closed Hearing will be the 131 companies listed on the Novo Mercado and the 19 companies listed at BM&FBOVESPA Level 2.