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UK's Financial Conduct Authority Reveals Findings From Its First Financial Lives Survey

Date 18/10/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the results of its Financial Lives Survey 2017.

Mastercard And Abu Dhabi Global Market Collaborate To Accelerate Development Of FinTech Ecosystem

Date 18/10/2017

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd (Mastercard), a leading technology company in the global payments industry, are pleased to collaborate on initiatives and foster more opportunities that support the development and growth of FinTech activities in the UAE capital, and the wider region.

STAC And Interxion Join Forces On MiFID II's Challenges - New Partnership To Help Financial Firms Meet Upcoming Regulation

Date 18/10/2017

Accuity Launches Live Services Pilot With Global Banks - Major Enhancements In Transaction Screening Will Help Clients Be Regulator-Ready

Date 18/10/2017

Accuity, the global financial crime compliance, payments and KYC solutions provider, today announced the launch of its Firco Live Services pilot with global banks.

Quantile Launches LCH Compression Service

Date 18/10/2017

Quantile Technologies Limited ("Quantile") has successfully completed its first compression run at LCH, the world's largest clearing house for OTC derivatives. This follows its recent appointment as an Approved Compression Service Provider at LCH's SwapClear service, the first service provider to be given this status in nine years.

FIX Trading Community releases Recommended Practices For Best Execution Reporting As Required By MiFID II RTS 27 & 28

Date 18/10/2017

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced the final release of its Recommended Practices for Best Execution Reporting as required by MiFID II RTS 27 & 28.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Active ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Have Increased 44.9% In 2017 To Reach A New Record Of US$63.60 Billion At The End Of September

Date 18/10/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in Active ETFs/ETPs listed globally have increase 44.9% in the first 9 months of the year to reach a new record of US$63.60 Bn at the end of September, according to ETFGI’s September 2017 Active ETF and ETP industry insights report an annual paid for research subscription service (click here to see the chart of Active ETFs/ETPs asset growth).

FIX Trading Community Releases Recommended Practices For Best Execution Reporting As Required By MiFID II RTS 27 & 28

Date 18/10/2017

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced the final release of its Recommended Practices for Best Execution Reporting as required by MiFID II RTS 27 & 28.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Collaborates With TMX Group To Create A Technology And Innovation Companies Service Mechanism

Date 18/10/2017

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) and TMX Group Limited entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) recently to promote cooperation between the capital markets and serve technology and innovation companies in the two countries.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Allows Personalised Robo-Advice; Applications Open Early 2018

Date 18/10/2017

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has decided to grant an exemption to enable personalised robo-advice and is publishing the responses to its earlier consultation.