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SGX Provides Retail Investors Greater Access To Bonds

Date 19/05/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is increasing the range of bonds available to retail investors with the introduction of the bond seasoning framework effective today.

Andy Baldwin Appointed To lead EY’s Europe, Middle East, India And Africa Practices - Regional Managing Partner For Financial Services In EMEIA To Head Up EY’s Second Largest Geographic Area By Revenue - Joins EY’s Global Executive Committee

Date 19/05/2016

EY announces the appointment of Andy Baldwin as its new leader for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). Andy will become Area Managing Partner on 1 July 2016, leading EY’s EMEIA member firms, which together represent US$11.82b in revenue and more than 102,000 people across 99 countries.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Administrators Complete Distribution Of Restoration Payments To Investors Affected By Tiger Asia’s Insider Dealing

Date 19/05/2016

The court appointed administrators have completed the process of returning $43.7 million to more than 1,500 investors affected by the insider dealing of Tiger Asia Management LLC and two of its senior officers, Bill Hwang and Raymond Park (Tiger Asia parties).

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).