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Centre For Policy Studies (CPS) Pension Reform Proposal Adopted By Ros Altmann

Date 16/10/2015

The Centre for Policy Studies congratulates Baroness Ros Altmann, the Pensions Minister, for her decision to scrap the previous government’s pot-follows-member initiative for the automatic transfer of pension pots. 

SET: Thai 12 Listed Firms Granted 2015 Sustainability Awards, “Thailand Sustainable Investment” List Announced Today

Date 16/10/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) grants “SET Sustainability Award 2015,” for 12 listed companies with outstanding performance in sustainability development and enhancing the development of social enterprise, while disclosing the list of 51 listed companies selected for “Thailand Sustainability Investment”, which is list of stocks with prime performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report, 16th October, 2015

Date 16/10/2015

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending 16th October, 2015.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Bans Kweku Mawuli Adoboli From The Financial Services Industry

Date 16/10/2015

Following convictions on 20 November 2012 of two counts of fraud by abuse of position, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Kweku Mawuli Adoboli from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity. Mr Adoboli abused his position as a senior trader of UBS AG causing UBS AG losses amounting to $2.25bn.

Korea Exchange: Plan To Develop ETP Market Including ETFs

Date 16/10/2015

TheCityUK And EY: Lack Of Awareness Of Alternative Forms Of Finance Could Hinder Potential Of EU Growth Companies

Date 16/10/2015

A new report published today by TheCityUK and EY finds that future European financial stability could be at risk over the long-term because of a lack of sufficient knowledge and awareness about complementary and alternative forms of finance among EU growth companies. The report argues that not only could this hinder their future growth potential, but that sole reliance on bank funding could leave businesses exposed in the event of future economic downturns if credit supplies are constrained, or when quantitative easing stops.

Spotex Deploys Azul Zing For Consistent Low Latency Trading - ECN Running On Zing Delivers Competitive Advantage To Buy And Sell-Side Participants

Date 16/10/2015

• The deployment of Zing has increased performance on the Spotex ECN by 28%
• Zing has eliminated latency outliers which previously exceeded 50 milliseconds every 10 minutes

Bursa Malaysia Moves To Boost Disclosure And Corporate Governance Framework

Date 16/10/2015

Bursa Malaysia invites public feedback on the proposed amendments to the Listing Requirements for Disclosure, Corporate Governance and Mineral, or Oil and Gas listed issuers

London Stock Exchange Group Launches New Derivatives Venture – CurveGlobal

Date 16/10/2015

• New venture launched with a number of major dealer banks and the Chicago Board Options Exchange
• Short Term and Long Term Interest Rate Futures to be offered in first phase
• Products to be traded on London Stock Exchange Derivatives Market, cleared through LCH.Clearnet
• Reinforces Group’s commitment to partnering with customers, as well as its Open Access approach

JWG Redefine MiFID II Implementation Training -Think-Tank Deploys RegDelta To Help Train MiFID II Workforce

Date 16/10/2015

JWG, the financial services regulation think tank, are offering a ground-breaking new face-to-face training course on 3 November 2015 in London.  Ground-breaking, because it is supported by the complete library of MiFID II documentation now loaded in RegDelta.