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Broadridge Investment Management Solutions Unveils New Mobile, Web-Based Reporting Tool

Date 14/07/2014

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a leading provider of technology-driven solutions for financial firms and corporate issuers globally, today expanded its set of dynamic, cutting-edge solutions for the buy side with the launch of Report Manager.

Euroclear UK & Ireland Welcomes Rathbones To Automated Fund Settlement

Date 14/07/2014

Rathbone Brothers Plc. (Rathbones), a leading provider of investment management services to private clients, charities and investment advisors, has taken a major step in automating its fund settlement process by using Euroclear UK & Ireland’s (EUI) investment fund service, effective immediately. EUI is the sole processing provider to offer end-to-end services for the settlement of fund units and applicable cash movements to the entire Rathbones distributor community.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Payday Firm Dollar Agrees To Improve Lending Practices And Refund £700,000 To Its Customers

Date 14/07/2014

Following a review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), payday lender Dollar, trading as The Money Shop, has voluntarily agreed to refund over £700,000 of interest and default charges to 6,247 customers who, due to a systems error, received a loan amount which exceeded Dollar’s own lending criteria.  

Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor - Ensuring More Effective Data Protection In An Age Of Big Data

Date 14/07/2014

There is no doubt that current legal safeguards for privacy and personal data protection needto be reinforced in view of the challenges posed by technology and globalisation. The rapid growth of big data applications is one of the new phenomena, but certainly not the only relevant development. This is why we are now approaching the final phase of a wide ranging reform of the current EU legal framework for data protection. This will deliver stronger rights for data subjects, stronger responsibilities for data controllers, and stronger supervision andenforcement of data protection rules across the EU.

Alternative Assets Continue Their Inexorable Rise - Towers Watson Survey Shows Total Global Alternative Assets Under Management Hit $5.7 Trillion

Date 14/07/2014

Total assets managed by the Top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached $3.3 trillion in 2013 ($3.1 trillion in 2012), according to research produced by Towers Watson and published in conjunction with the Financial Times. The Global Alternatives Survey, which covers seven asset classes and seven investor types, shows that of the Top 100 alternative investment managers, real estate managers have the largest share of assets (31% and over $1 trillion), followed by private equity fund managers (23% and $753bn), hedge funds (22% and $724bn), private equity funds of funds (PEFoFs) (10% and $322bn), funds of hedge funds (FoHFs) (5% and $173bn), infrastructure (4%) and commodities (2%).

Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) Appoints Stephan Wolf As CEO

Date 14/07/2014

The Directors of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) announce the appointment of Stephan Wolf as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GLEIF. Wolf currently holds the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Member of the Executive Board, Interactive Data Managed Solutions AG.

Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly

Date 14/07/2014

Below are key highlights for the week ending 11 July 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):

• The SFI gained 0.25% to 118.10.
• YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.33%.
• The SFI suite closed higher across major segments, reversing losses from the previous week.  Larger gains were seen with the SFI 10+ Year Bond Index (+0.58%).
• The SFI Corporate Bond Index reached an all-time high (122.72) on Thursday, 10 July before closing the week marginally lower at 122.65.
• Interest yield for corporate bonds has steadily risen since February.  Interest yield is currently at 3.18%, 5 basis points shy of its 52-week high.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report June 2014

Date 14/07/2014

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 214 at the end of June 2014. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 25 at the end of the month.

Tehran Stock Exchange Bulletin - June 2014

Date 14/07/2014

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's bulletin for June 2014.

SGX Welcomes Frasers Hospitality Trust To Mainboard

Date 14/07/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) to Mainboard under the stock code of “ACV”.