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ITC Secure Networking Announces Partnership With HeleCloud - Our Strategic Partnership Will Enable Our Customers To Transition Their Business To The Cloud Securely And Confidently

Date 27/01/2017

ITC Secure Networking (“ITC”), the assured IT and managed infrastructure and security services (“MSS”) provider, has announced it has signed a partnership with HeleCloud, a fast-growing Cloud consultancy, specifically via Amazon Web Service (“AWS”). The partnership will jointly enable enterprise clients to transition their IT infrastructure securely onto the Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) Cloud.

ESMA Publishes New Q&A On Alternative Performance Measures Guidelines

Date 27/01/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a new Questions and Answers (Q&A) document, comprising six questions, on the implementation of its Guidelines on the Alternative Performance Measures for listed issuers.

BME: MAB And PIMEC Create Lanzaderas PYME - With The Aim Of Guiding Catalan Small And Medium-Sized Companies To The Capital Markets

Date 27/01/2017

The Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB), operated by BME, and the Catalan employers' organisation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and self-employed professionals of Catalonia, PIMEC, have launched Lanzaderas PYME, an initiative aimed at guiding small and medium enterprises of Catalonia to the capital markets.

WMA Financial Crime Conference 2017

Date 27/01/2017

The Wealth Management Association hosted its Annual Financial Crime Conference in London, where industry experts, regulators and practitioners discussed a wide range of developments in the rapidly evolving financial crime landscape. Delegates included representatives from a range of wealth management firms and other organisations who gathered insights on the latest developments in policy and legislation, risk analysis, cyber defence, cyber liability and the impact of financial crime.

HKEX: Adjustment Of Power Assets Structured Products, Futures And Options

Date 27/01/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to Power Assets Holdings Limited (Power Assets) structured products, futures and options to account for Power Assets’ special interim dividend.

SET Targets Moving Toward T+2 Settlement Cycle In Q1/2018

Date 27/01/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), along with stakeholders in capital market, plans to move to a two-day settlement cycle (T+2) to reduce operation costs and risks across industry as well as to be in line with global practices. This new settlement cycle is planned to be launched in the first quarter of 2018. 

HKEX Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions

Date 27/01/2017

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions
(As at 27 January 2017)

BrokerTec Europe To Acquire e-MID SIM SpA - Acquisition Would See BrokerTec Expanding Further Into The Italian Financial Markets

Date 27/01/2017

BrokerTec, NEX Group’s global electronic fixed income trading platform, announces today that it has agreed to acquire a controlling majority stake in e-MID SIM SpA “e-MID”, the first Italian electronic central limit order book (CLOB) platform for interbank deposits and Overnight Indexed Swaps (OIS). The transaction is subject to certain conditions, including most importantly the approval of the Bank of Italy. Subject to receipt of the approval of the Bank of Italy, BrokerTec expects the transaction to complete in the next few months.

1st Money Market Paper Listed On SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 27/01/2017

UBS's Fourth Quarter And Full-Year 2016 Results - 4Q Adjusted Profit Before Tax CHF 1.1 Billion, Up 47% YoY

Date 27/01/2017

UBS Group net profit for 2016 was CHF 3.3 billion. Adjusted profit before tax for the year was CHF 5.4 billion and reported profit before tax was CHF 4.2 billion. The full-year adjusted return on tangible equity was 9.2%. Despite very challenging market conditions and macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, UBS delivered solid results in 2016, while prudently managing resources and risk. As of 31 December 2016, the Group achieved CHF 1.6 billion of annualized net cost savings, an improvement from CHF 1.1 billion at year-end 2015, and is on track to achieve its CHF 2.1 billion target by the end of 2017.