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SIX Swiss Exchange And Shanghai Stock Exchange Step Up Their Collaboration

Date 08/06/2015

SIX Swiss Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange have agreed in a memorandum of understanding to step up their collaboration. A delegation from China is visiting the Swiss stock exchange today, where the two parties will sign the document in ceremonial fashion. The intention is to enable the financial markets of both countries to benefit from regular, institutionalized exchange of information and joint projects.

Calypso Appoints New Head Of Professional Services

Date 08/06/2015

Calypso Technology, Inc., the standard for treasury and capital markets software, has appointed Mehdi Miri as Senior Vice President, Professional Services. In his new role, Miri will oversee the strategic direction of product implementation for Calypso's clients, as well as process improvement and new service offerings.

Third FSB Workshop On Compensation Practices

Date 08/06/2015

The FSB held in London on 14 April 2015 its third workshop on compensation practices to share experiences and lessons on the implementation of the FSB Principles and Standards for Sound Compensation Practices by banks. The workshop focused on governance of ex ante and ex post risk adjustment processes; aligning compensation and risk from the perspective of the risk management function; and compensation and conduct. The key takeaways from the workshop are that: effective governance of compensation starts with the right ‘tone at the top’, and with the risk management function playing a key role; continuing progress has been made by banks in aligning compensation with risk; boards are increasingly focusing on conduct issues. Official sector representatives from the FSB Compensation Monitoring Contact Group and senior executives from global systemically important banks participated in the workshop.

SGX Appoints Loh Boon Chye As New Chief Executive Officer

Date 08/06/2015

The Board of Directors of Singapore Exchange ("SGX") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Loh Boon Chye as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  He will commence his appointment on 14th July 2015.

IOSCO Publishes Good Practices On Reducing Reliance On CRAs In Asset Management

Date 08/06/2015

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published its final report on Good practices on reducing reliance on CRAs in Asset Management, which provides a set of good practices for reducing over-reliance on external credit ratings in the asset management industry. 

Duco Signs Seven New Clients On Four Continents - Firms Selecting Duco Cube Include Tier 1 Global Bank, Inter-Dealer Broker, Clearing Firm, Proprietary Trading Firms And Physical Bullion Platform

Date 08/06/2015

Duco, a London-based financial technology (fintech) provider of hosted reconciliation services, today announced that the firm has signed seven new clients on four continents in the last 12 weeks. The latest firms to adopt the award-winning Duco Cube on-demand reconciliation system include a “Tier 1” global bank, a major inter-dealer broker, a Chicago-based futures clearing firm, two proprietary trading firms in Europe and the U.S., and a Singapore-based physical bullion platform.

FIA Europe Publishes Review Of European Regulatory Reform

Date 08/06/2015

FIA Europe has published a review of the cumulative effect of European derivatives law reform, setting out the core issues and offering potential solutions to encourage further debate.

Moscow Exchange Trading Schedule Over June Holidays

Date 08/06/2015

Moscow Exchange has set the following trading schedule for its markets over the June public holiday period:

• 11 June will be a regular trading day on all markets;
• 12 June will be a non-trading day.

Unleashing The Potential Of Africa’s Youth - Dr Susan Mboya-Kidero, President Of The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation

Date 08/06/2015

Empowering Africa’s youth is one of the most serious challenges facing the African continent today. Although many African countries are experiencing an economic boom, youth empowerment in Africa is at a crisis stage.  While we have made great strides in providing access to education, we have not matched this with providing equal access to employment.  African youth are attaining higher education levels than ever before, and with increasing access to internet and mobile connectivity, they are more exposed to Western ideals and aspirations than in previous generations. 

BlackRock ETP Landscape: Durable Non-U.S. Equity Demand

Date 08/06/2015

The BlackRock ETP Landscape series of reports Industry Highlights provides commentary on the global Exchange Traded Product (ETP) industry as of May 2015.