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The Great Divide - Speech By Andy Haldane, Chief Economist, Bank Of England - Given At New City Agenda Annual Dinner, London

Date 19/05/2016

In November last year, the Bank of England hosted a so-called Open Forum.  This was a new departure.  For the first time in its 300-plus year history, the Bank brought together all of the main stakeholders in the financial sector:  not just policymakers, banks and investors, but politicians, civil society, businesses, regional representatives, religious groups and the media.  This was a deliberately broad church, with an eclectic congregation comprising religious zealots, high priests, regular church-goers, agnostics and atheists. 

ayondo Announces CFO Appointment - Rick Fulton Joins ayondo From Daiwa Securities

Date 19/05/2016

ayondo, the FinTech and Social Trading Pioneer, is pleased to announce the strategic key appointment of Mr Rick Fulton as Chief Financial Officer. In this important phase, prior to the envisaged listing in Singapore, the ayondo group builds on Mr Fulton’s significant experience as a CFO in the financial industry.

Financial Services Firms Need To Make Merchant Service Charges More Transparent, Says Regulator

Date 19/05/2016

Companies operating in the UK are set to get improved transparency around card payment fees, following  draft guidancepublished today by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR).

SwapClear Compresses Over $1 Quadrillion Of Cleared Notional

Date 19/05/2016

• Landmark milestone for LCH’s interest rate derivatives compression service
• Notional outstanding now stands at $280 trillion, down from all time high of $452 trillion in November 2013
• Over one million trades, representing $115 trillion in notional compressed so far in 2016
• Continued strong uptake of compression services by members and their clients

New Bond Issue On MARF By Grupo Pikolin - Through 5-Year Bonds

Date 19/05/2016

Grupo Pikolin has again relied on MARF for a bond issue with maturity in 2021 and a size of €14 million, following earlier issues it carried out on this market.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority Bans Keydata’s Former Compliance Officer, Peter Johnson

Date 19/05/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Mr Peter Johnson, former compliance officer of Keydata Investment Services Ltd (Keydata), from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity and publicly censured him.  Were it not for Mr Johnson's serious financial hardship, the FCA would have fined him £200,000.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister visits HKEX

Date 19/05/2016

A delegation led by Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, visited Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Thursday).

Japan Exchange Group: The 15th Annual General Shareholders Meeting

Date 19/05/2016

Notice of the 15th Annual General Shareholders Meeting

Fidessa Prospector Wins Innovation Accolade - Named Most Innovative Market Data Project At IMD Awards

Date 19/05/2016

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that it has won the award for Most Innovative Market Data Project at the 2016 Inside Market Data Awards, hosted by Inside Market Data, Inside Reference Data and Waters Technology. The award was presented for Prospector, Fidessa's new liquidity tool that enables sales traders to quickly discover trading and crossing opportunities that would otherwise not be found.

GMEX Avenir Warehouse Receipt System Goes Live At The Agricultural Commodity Exchange For Africa - The Latest Phase Of Programme Supporting The Automated Issuance, Management, Trading, Clearing And Settlement Of Warehouse Receipts For Soft Commodities

Date 19/05/2016

GMEX Technologies (GMEX TECH), part of the GMEX Group and Avenir Technology Limited (Avenir), the UK based post-trade software firm, today announced phase 2 of the project to implement the warehouse receipt system, AvenirWRS, is live at the Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE) in Malawi.