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CISI Accredits New Training Provider Supporting Financial Services Professionalism Growth Across Africa

Date 20/09/2017

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is delighted to announce the signing of an agreement with Compliance and Risk Consultancy Ltd, (CRC) to promote and train for CISI qualifications across Africa.  

Payment, Tech Companies May Give Banks A Run For The Money As Consumers Grow Comfortable Using Them For Financial Activities - Fiserv Research Highlights Implications Of Consumer Behavior For Financial Service Delivery

Date 20/09/2017

The latest Expectations & Experiences consumer trends survey from Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, finds a substantial number of consumers are comfortable using nonfinancial providers for essential activities such as paying bills, transferring money to others, and taking out loans. The survey also found notable adoption of voice-activated technology, with half of consumers using a voice-activated device feature within the past year, and over a quarter of those using it for a banking function within the past 30 days.

CISI Announces MiFID II Seminar Partnership With Thomson Reuters

Date 20/09/2017

With the deadline for MiFID II implementation fast approaching (3 January 2018), the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has noticed an increase in demand from its member firms for additional education on this specialist area, outside of its core CPD programme.

Culture And Conduct - Extending The Accountability Regime - Speech By Jonathan Davidson, Director Of Supervision – Retail And Authorisations At The FCA, Delivered At City And Financial Summit, London

Date 20/09/2017

Key points

• Cultural change requires individual engagement and accountability.
• Culture may not be measurable, but it is manageable, for example through incentives and governance.
• We want consumers to understand the FCA’s expectations around culture in firms and feel able to speak up when standards aren’t met.
• An ethical culture can be more powerful than one based solely on financial incentives.

Nasdaq To Hold A Moment Of Silence For The Mexico Earthquake Victims

Date 20/09/2017

What: 
The Nasdaq Tower in Times Square will be displaying a message honoring the victims and families in Mexico effected by the earthquake.

When: September 20, 2017; 9:20-9:21 am. E.T.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review From 16 September 2017 To 20 September 2017

Date 20/09/2017

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

Solactive Is The Index Provider For First-Of-Their-Kind ETFs In Canada Launched By Evolve Funds - Created Around Gender Equality And Cyber Security Investment Themes

Date 20/09/2017

Solactive is excited to announce that the Solactive Equileap North American Gender Equality Index Canadian Dollar Hedged and the Solactive Global Cyber Security Index Canadian Dollar Hedged are the reference indices for two newly launched ETFs, namely the Evolve North American Gender Diversity Index ETF (HERS) and the Evolve Cyber Security Index ETF (CYBER), which will begin to trade today on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). HERS and CYBER are the first ETFs in Canada to target gender equality and cyber security as investment themes.

SET, Alliances And Listed Firms Join Forces To Hold “Listed Companies Unite For Sustainable Thai Society” Event

Date 20/09/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Thai Listed Companies Association, mai Listed Companies Association, Thai Chamber of Commerce, The Federation of Thai Industries and The Thai Bankers’ Association will jointly organize “Listed Companies Unite for Sustainable Thai Society” event on September 29, in Bangkok. This event, gathering top executives from listed companies, portrays Thai listed firms’ role in social development by reducing inequality, while improving and strengthening people’s well-being.

Trade Informatics Delivers Advanced Peer Analysis Solution Offering A Differentiated Benchmarking Solution For Buy-Side And Asset Owners

Date 20/09/2017

Trade Informatics, a leading provider of quantitative analytics and systematic trading solutions to institutional asset managers, is pleased to announce the release of the latest addition to its product suite: Peer Analysis.

BETTER FINANCE: Today’s Proposed Reform Of European Financial Supervision: Savers And Other Financial Services Users Risk Suffering More

Date 20/09/2017

The European Commission (EC) announced its proposal to improve the supervision of European financial services as well as its revision of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) today. BETTER FINANCE welcomes the proposal to have permanent members on the Boards of Supervisors of the ESAS as an improvement to their governance. However, as the proposal lacks ambition with regards to consumer and investor protection and fails to give the ESAs teeth with which to enforce EU Law, the outlook for the public enforcement of conduct of financial business rules looks grim.