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“Shanghai Stock Exchange Guidance For Business Management On Structured Funds” To Take Effect On May 1, 2017

Date 26/04/2017

To standardize investor suitailbty management of structured funds and effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of investors, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), upon approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), released the “SSE Guidance for Business Management on Structured Funds” on November 25, 2016, which will officially come into effect on May 1, 2017.

Guideline Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange For Structured Fund Business Management Officially Implemented From May 1st

Date 26/04/2017

With approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) released the Guideline of Shenzhen Stock Exchange for Structured Fund Business Management (“the Guideline”) on November 25, 2016 for the sake of regulating the adequacy management over structured fund investors and protecting investors’ legitimate rights and interests. The Guideline will be officially implemented from May 1, 2017. It further improves investor adequacy management systems and regulates the work on structured fund split, investor education and risk warning on the basis of summarizing the recent years of experience in structured fund management and operation. It is an important institutional arrangement for implementing the law-based strict comprehensive supervision, paying greater attention to and preventing market risks, and propelling the stable and sound development of the fund market.

Financial Year 2016: EEX Group Sales Exceed EUR 200 Million For The First Time - Earnings Before Tax Increase By 76%

Date 26/04/2017

In 2016, EEX Group successfully continued to grow its business by strengthening its core markets, increasing its geographic reach and expanding into new business fields. “As a result of our group-wide strategy, we were able to significantly increase our trading volumes in all markets and achieve new records in sales revenue and earnings before tax (EBT)”, confirms Peter Reitz, Chief Executive Officer of EEX.

London Stock Exchange Group: IMS For The Period To 25 April, Including Revenues And KPIs For The Three Months Ended 31 March (Q1)

Date 26/04/2017

• Strong start to 2017: Q1 total income from continuing operations up 19% to £458.7 million; gross profit (after cost of sales) up 17%
• Strong results reflect good headline growth across all core business areas as the Group continues to deliver and execute on its strategy; revenue  up 18% (up 8% on an organic and constant currency basis)
• Group remains actively engaged in exploring selective ongoing organic and inorganic investments in order to drive further growth

Financial Conduct Authority Publishes First Set Of Data Under New Complaints Rules

Date 26/04/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published data on the number of complaints reported by firms under new rules which came into force on 30 June 2016.

BX Swiss Launches Segment Swissfunds With The Listing Of 25 db x-tracker ETFs

Date 26/04/2017

The Berne Stock Exchange BX Swiss AG starts the listing of exchange traded funds (ETFs). As of today, 25 Deutsche Asset Management's db x-trackers are listed exclusively in the BX Swiss Segment Swissfunds.

Otkritie’s Global Prime FX Volumes Up 96% Over Last 12 Months

Date 26/04/2017

Otkritie Capital International, the brokerage and investment banking company, today announces at TradeTech Europe that its FX Prime business within the Otkritie Global Prime franchise is picking up pace since its full scale rollout 12 months ago. The FX Prime turnover volumes went up by 96% compared to April 2016 figures across various venues and currencies.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Reach A New Record Of 640 Billion US Dollars At The End Of Q1 2017

Date 26/04/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe reached a new record high of US$640 billion at the end Q1 2017 surpassing the prior record of US$620 billion set at the end of February 2017. 

Vela Launches European Best Bid Offer Solution - Providing A Consolidated View Of Liquidity, Essential For Cross-Market Trading And Best Execution

Date 26/04/2017

Vela Trading Technologies (Vela), a global leader in high performance trading and market data technology, has launched a fully-managed European Best Bid Offer (EBBO) solution in response to increased client demand to comply with the changing pre-trade transparency and best execution rules which will come into force with MiFID II in January 2018.  

Securities Commission Malaysia Releases New Malaysian Code On Corporate Governance To Strengthen Corporate Culture

Date 26/04/2017

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today released the new Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG), a set of best practices to strengthen corporate culture anchored on accountability and transparency.