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UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Eight Convicted For Role In Unauthorised Collective Investment Scheme

Date 01/06/2015

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Scott Crawley, Dale Walker, Daniel Forsyth, Brendan Daley, Aaron Petrou, Ross Peters, Adam Hawkins, and Ricky Mitchie have been convicted for their parts in the operation of an unauthorised collective investment scheme which led to 110 investors losing over £4.3 million.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited $11 Million For Failing To Report Cross Trades To The Stock Exchange

Date 01/06/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited (BNP) a total of $11 million for its failures to report its direct business transactions (cross trades) to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) over a 10-year period.

EBRD And EC Sign Framework Administrative Agreement

Date 01/06/2015

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Commission (EC) have signed their first ever Framework Administrative Agreement that allows the two organisations to continue their close and fruitful cooperation.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €84.3 Bn. In May, Up 17% Year On Year- The Best Month Of May In 5 Years

Date 01/06/2015

• The equity trading volume to the end of May was up 27%
• In May the ETF trading volume doubled from the same month in 2014
• The trading volume in the Warrants and Certificates market to the end of May was up 46% year-on-year
• The trading volume in the Derivatives market in May was up 10% from the previous month
• Corporate Debt trading in May was €57.7 billion and the volume of issues grows 84% in the first five months

ECB: T2S On Track To Go Live On 22 June 2015

Date 01/06/2015

On 28 May the T2S Board reviewed the status of the T2S testing activities and confirmed that the platform is sufficiently stable for live production on 22 June 2015.

Thomson Reuters Expands Financial Markets Psychological Analysis Service - New Thomson Reuters MarketPsych Indices On Companies Deepen The Insight Available To Investors About How Emotions And Perceptions Embedded In News, Blogs And Social Media Impact Markets And Trading Strategies

Date 01/06/2015

Thomson Reuters has extended the analytics offered through its MarketPsych Indices to include individual companies, alongside the indices for countries, currencies, commodities and industries already available.

Moscow Exchange Expands Instruments For Equities, Bonds And Repos Trading And Settlement

Date 01/06/2015

Effective 1 June 2015, Moscow Exchange has implemented a number of planned upgrades and new product roll-outs to the equity, bond and repo markets, thereby expanding the range of facilities and opportunities available to its clients.

Quayle Munro Releases Oil And Gas: Data & Analytics, Software And Services Quarterly Insight Piece

Date 01/06/2015

Quayle Munro is pleased to announce the release of its second Quarterly Insight piece, focusing on the Oil and Gas: Data & Analytics, Software and Services sector.

Securities Commission Malaysia Files Suit Against Three Individuals For Insider Trading

Date 01/06/2015

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) filed suit against three individuals namely Chan Soon Huat, Goh Ching Liong and Leong Ah Chai, at the Kuala Lumpur High Court recently, for insider trading in the shares of WCT Berhad (WCT).

TARGET2 Turnover Stable In 2014, According To Annual Report

Date 01/06/2015

• TARGET2 processed 91% of the total value settled by large-value euro payment systems
• Volume of transactions decreased by 2.4%, driven by migration to SEPA
• More than 56,000 credit institutions across the world can be addressed via the system