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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Jia Zhen For 10 Months

Date 24/02/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Jia Zhen, a former account executive of China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited (CMSHK), from re-entering the industry for 10 months from 20 February 2016 to 19 December 2016 for breach of the SFC’s Code of Conduct.

UK's National Audit Office Report – Financial Services Mis-Selling: Regulation And Redress

Date 24/02/2016

The National Audit Office (NAO) has today (24 February 2016) published its report on financial services mis-selling: regulation and redress.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Concludes On Expanding Scope Of Short Position Reporting

Date 24/02/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published conclusions to a consultation to expand the scope of short position reporting and on corresponding amendments to the Securities and Futures (Short Position Reporting) Rules (SPR Rules).

Russians' Credit Performance Steady After Four-Year Slide, According To Data From FICO And NBKI

Date 24/02/2016

Top Results:

• FICO® Credit Health Index for Russia has stabilized following a four-year slide
• 16 percent of Russian credit accounts are delinquent, more than twice as many as in January 2012
• FICO Credit Health Index measures the percentage of delinquent consumer loans and credit cards reported to NBKI, Russia's largest credit bureau    

State Street Investor Confidence Index: Investor Confidence Falls In February By 2.2 Points To 106.5

Date 24/02/2016

State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for February 2016.

Deutsche Börse Launches Fintech Initiative In Frankfurt - Part Of The Hessian State Government's FinTech Initiative - Facilities For Start-Ups Available From April Onwards

Date 24/02/2016

Today in Frankfurt, Deutsche Börse introduced its FinTech initiative to the public. Carsten Kengeter, CEO of Deutsche Börse AG, presented the initiative's details and facilities in the presence of Hessian Minister of Economics, Tarek Al-Wazir.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) Goes Live With Millennium PostTrade

Date 24/02/2016

• Millennium PostTrade™ initially supports SGX’s Securities Clearing business
• Technology provides real time straight-through-processing to improve functionality and performance
• MillenniumIT works with over 40 organisations and exchanges, in line with LSEG’s open access principles

LSE Deutsche Boerse Merger Talk Sees Rise In FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index

Date 24/02/2016

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index had a good day yesterday on the back of news that the UK's London Stock Exchange Group and Germany’s Deutsche Boerse were in advanced talks to merge, a deal that would create one of the biggest exchange combos in the world.

Calastone Launches Data Services - A Unique Global Fund Distribution Solution

Date 24/02/2016

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced the launch of Calastone Data Services, a global market intelligence solution offering fund managers detailed insight and transparency into their global fund distribution whilst also supporting client firms in meeting changing regulatory obligations.

itarle Joins International Commodities And Derivatives Association

Date 24/02/2016

itarle AG (itarle), the independent multi asset algorithmic trading and analytics services provider for the sell-side, announced today that it has become a member of the International Commodities & Derivatives Association (ICDA). ICDA has a stated aim of bringing together firms, and the people who work in them, to build networking and business opportunities across the derivatives and commodities marketplace.