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Nasdaq Signs New Market Technology Deal With Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Limited - HKEX To Upgrade Derivatives Market Platform To Nasdaq Financial Framework Architecture For Trading, Clearing And Real-Time Risk Management

Date 11/04/2017

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced a new agreement with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) to upgrade the technological infrastructure of Hong Kong’s main derivatives market, including trading, clearing and real-time risk management technologies. The agreement also extends the existing relationship for an additional five years. HKEX and Nasdaq have been technology partners since 1994. 

Thomson Reuters Helps Drive Greater Accessibility To Quantitative Analysis For Buy-Side With Launch Of QA Point Powered By Elsen - Cloud-Based QA Point Enables Portfolio Managers To More Quickly Add Backtest Analytics Into Fund Management

Date 11/04/2017

Thomson Reuters has launched QA Point, a cloud-based application that enables asset managers to utilize quantitative approaches in making investing decisions, designed to assist in creating increased productivity, better results, and accelerated internal collaboration among investment professionals.  QA Point utilizes a point-and-click interface and access to Thomson Reuters content, all with fast performance.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Issues Statement On Listing Of Infrastructure Project Companies

Date 11/04/2017

There is a high level of interest in the investment return potential of infrastructure projects based in developing markets. For example, the Belt and Road Initiative (Note 1) is a strategy by the Central Government to promote connectivity and long-term development in a region spanning Asia, Africa and Europe. Development banks and others have pointed to the need to mobilise large pools of savings, including those in Asia, to close a significant infrastructure financing gap. Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to facilitate infrastructure investment initiatives, such as Belt and Road, through its capital markets.

EEX To Launch Power Futures For Germany - Product Offers Long-Term Solution For A Potential Split Of The German-Austrian Price Zone

Date 11/04/2017

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch financially settled power futures for Germany against the background of a possible split of the German-Austrian price zone. The new products will be available for exchange trading and trade registration as of 25 April 2017 and will provide additional trading and hedging opportunities compared to the existing Phelix Futures product suite. The product offering will comprise base and peak contracts with a monthly, quarterly and yearly maturity. The new German power futures will be settled against the common German-Austrian Day-Ahead auction price until the potential split and, in case it becomes effective, against a local German Day-Ahead auction price thereafter.

Statement On The Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission's Approach To Certain Project Companies Seeking A Listing In Hong Kong And The Exercise Of Powers Under The Securities And Futures (Stock Market Listing) Rules

Date 11/04/2017

This statement explains the approach of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to the listing of certain infrastructure project companies – such as those falling within the Belt and Road Initiative of the Central Government – in Hong Kong. In particular, given the specific circumstances of such companies, the SFC explains the factors that it would take into account when reviewing the proposed listing of such infrastructure project companies in Hong Kong.

SIX Financial Information Launches Tax Compliance Data Service For CRS/AEoI - New Service Eases Compliance With Audit-Ready Content From Respected Tax And Compliance Data Provider

Date 11/04/2017

SIX Financial Information has launched a new Common Reporting Standard (CRS)/ Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI) data service, enabling financial institutions to meet the requirements which are being phased in from June 2017. The SIX CRS/AEoI service identifies CRS-reportable client income by flagging relevant corporate actions, simplifying resource-intensive data cleansing and alleviating the annual reporting burden for organisations. The service is commercially available from April, with retrospective data available from 1 January 2017.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Partial Revisions To Clearing And Settlement Regulations, Etc. For Settlement Related To Remote Trading Participants

Date 11/04/2017

ELITE Welcomes 17 Companies Today, Surpassing 500 Company Milestone

Date 11/04/2017

• 17 new companies join ELITE from across Europe and Israel
• Budapest Stock Exchange unveils seven companies joining ELITE in Hungary from the ELITE-BSE Partnership
• First Danish company joins ELITE
• ELITE Club Deal, the private placement platform, signs strategic agreement with The HUB for technology solution
• More than 750 companies, advisers and investors make up growing ELITE community 

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Financial Advice Market Review

Date 11/04/2017

The Financial Advice Market Review was launched in August 2015 to explore ways in which government, industry and regulators can take individual and collective steps to stimulate the development of a market to deliver affordable and accessible financial advice and guidance to everyone. We have led The Review jointly with HMT.

BlackRock Strategist Joins Axioma As Head Of Index Business

Date 11/04/2017

Axioma, a provider of enterprise market risk and portfolio analytics solutions, announced today that Christopher Woida, previously an investment strategist and a founding member of the Factor-Based Strategies Group at BlackRock, has joined the company as Managing Director, Index Solutions, responsible for strategy, development and sales in Axioma’s rapidly growing indexing initiative.