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Fat Finger Or Goldfinger?

Date 26/06/2017

This morning gold experienced a fall of USD20 an ounce from USD1255 to USD1235 before recovering. Rumours abound as to the cause of this trading spike with some laying the blame on a 'fat finger" rather than a Goldfinger trade, with speculation that a trader may have confused "ounces" for "lots".

Fiserv And Startup GoldBean To Help Financial Institutions Serve Beginning Investors With Tailored Digital Advice And Education - GoldBean Is A Graduate Of INV Fintech Accelerator Launched By Bank Innovation And Fiserv

Date 26/06/2017

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, is equipping financial institutions to better serve beginning investors with the addition of tailored digital advice and education to Wealth Management Network from Fiserv. Fiserv is adding these capabilities through an agreement with the financial services startup GoldBean. The agreement resulted from GoldBean's participation in the INV Fintech accelerator launched last year by Bank Innovation and Fiserv to further innovation in financial services.

Barclays And Time Inc. Announce Exclusive Agreement To Launch New Family Of Barclays Indices Based On The FORTUNE 500 - The Index Family Taps Into FORTUNE’s Annual List Of The Largest U.S. Corporations Ranked By Revenue

Date 26/06/2017

Barclays and Time Inc.’s FORTUNE (NYSE:TIME) announced today they have entered into an exclusive agreement for Barclays to launch a new family of stock indices based on the FORTUNE 500, the annual list of the largest corporations in the United States ranked by revenue.

Disruptive Big Data Company Quantexa Furthers Global Expansion

Date 26/06/2017

Quantexa, the disruptive big data and analytics company backed by HSBC and Albion Ventures, has furthered its international expansion by opening a new office in Sydney, Australia. This builds upon their accelerated growth this year, which has seen the opening of their Brussels office in April and the doubling in size of their Global Headquarters in London.

ACER Publishes Updated Q&As On REMIT

Date 26/06/2017

The Agency published today the 21st edition of REMIT Questions and Answers, which contains the most up-to-date information concerning REMIT policy issues.

University Of Birmingham Renews Partnership Agreement With Santander

Date 26/06/2017

University of Birmingham students can continue to take advantage of work experience placements and study awards following the signing of a new agreement with Santander.

State Street Marks 225th Anniversary With Launch Of New Study On Future Of Financial Industry - State Street Suggests New Model For Future Growth, And Outlines Plans To Launch New Benchmarking Tool

Date 26/06/2017

In tandem with the celebration of its 225th anniversary, State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced today the publication of its latest study, A New Climate for Growth: Cultivating Asset Intelligence to Thrive, which outlines a new model for future growth that will allow industry participants to: 1) compete at scale; 2) align technology with ambition; and 3) cultivate the power of asset intelligence.

Improving Access To Insurance - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Executive Director Of Strategy And Competition At The FCA, Delivered At The FCA Insurance Access Event

Date 26/06/2017

Highlights:

• In our previous work, we have found there are a range of access issues that can impact consumers. In insurance, these are particularly prevalent for people who have, or have had, cancer and other pre-existing medical conditions.
• We want to understand the market and consumers’ journeys better and have launched a Call for Input focusing on access to travel insurance to also get views from firms and to seek innovative solutions to these issues.
• This is an opportunity for the industry, regulators and consumer groups to work together to produce meaningful change for vulnerable consumers.

Remarks By Federal Reserve Governor Jerome H. Powell At The Salzburg Global Seminar, Salzburg, Austria

Date 26/06/2017

I appreciate the opportunity to speak at the Salzburg Global Seminar. Today I will discuss our current regulatory regime, and areas where we may be able to make adjustments. As always, the views I express here are my own.

We need a resilient, well-capitalized, well-regulated financial system that is strong enough to withstand even severe shocks and support economic growth by lending through the economic cycle. The Federal Reserve has approached the post-crisis regulatory and supervisory reforms with that outcome in mind.

Rami Levi's Managment Opens Trading On The Occasion Of 10 Years Of Trading On TASE

Date 26/06/2017

Rami Levi Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd. joined the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) in 2007. One year earlier, it has concentrated all its retail activity within the framework of one company.