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ESMA Chair Speaks On Improving Outcomes For Investors In Investment Funds

Date 16/11/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Chair, Steven Maijoor, today spoke at the European Fund and Asset Management Association’s (EFAMA) Investment Management Forum on how to improve outcomes for investors in investment funds.

BNP Paribas Capital Partners Closes Fundexi IV Private Equity Fund Of Funds Above Target At EUR333 Million

Date 16/11/2016

BNP Paribas Capital Partners, BNP Paribas Investment Partners’ alternative investment selection specialist, announces the final closing of Fundexi IV, a third generation private equity fund of funds focusing on European buyout, growth capital and technology funds.

AimBrain To Partner With NOW Money And Provide Biometric Authentication - Innovative Partnership To Secure The Unbanked

Date 16/11/2016

AimBrain, the biometric start-up poised to revolutionise the banking authentication experience, has signed a partnership agreement with NOW Money (NOW), the mobile wallet and remittance service, to provide the biometric authentication for their smartphone app.

ESMA Publishes Updated AIFMD Q&A

Date 16/11/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated questions and answers document (Q&A) on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

Seedrs, The UK’s Top Investor In Private Companies, Sees Record Levels Of Investment And Fundraising Activity

Date 16/11/2016

• October was Seedrs biggest ever month with almost £20 million invested into campaigns on the platform
• Seedrs Alumnus FreeAgent today announces float on AIM, becoming the first-ever business to IPO after raising money through equity crowdfunding
• New tennis world number one Andy Murray has completed 18 investments into British businesses on Seedrs following investments into Perkbox and WeSwap
• Brexit fails to halt Seedrs’s European expansion with new Berlin and Amsterdam offices
• Seedrs remains the UK’s most active investor in private companies with more funded deals than any other investors (including any other equity crowdfunding platform) this year

SET Ready To Launch “FundConnext” Platform In March 2017

Date 16/11/2016

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and alliances in the mutual fund industry have jointly developed the “FundConnext”, a technology-enabled fund service platform to process buying and selling of mutual fund orders, enabling investors to access the mutual funds efficiently. This platform underlines SET’s role to develop national infrastructure for the Thai capital market. Currently, over 43 participants have confirmed to utilize the platform which will be launched in March 2017.

ESMA Responds To Commission’s Consultation On Potential EU Personal Pension Framework

Date 16/11/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its response to the European Commission’s consultation on a potential EU personal pension framework as part of ESMA’s ongoing work in relation to the Capital Markets Union initiative.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Rules For The Sale Of The Lifetime ISA

Date 16/11/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today outlined its proposed approach to regulating the promotion and distribution of the Lifetime ISA (LISA).

Rüdiger Assion To Leave Deutsche Börse AG

Date 16/11/2016

Rüdiger Assion (49), Managing Director, Group Communications, will leave Deutsche Börse AG, effective 31 December 2016. Having worked for Deutsche Börse for around ten years, he will depart the company on his own accord, and by amicable consent with senior management. He will join Leonteq AG, Zurich, where he will take up an advanced new mandate.

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: Trading Start In Entry Standard For New Hörmann Finance Bond

Date 16/11/2016

A new bond issued by Hörmann Finance GmbH (ISIN: DE000A2AAZG8) has been tradable in the Entry Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since today.