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Savers, Investors And Expats: Now Is The Time To Prepare For A Hard Brexit - Nigel Green, Founder And CEO, deVere Group

Date 17/01/2017

Pension savers, investors and expats need to shore-up financial planning strategies and portfolios ahead of a hard Brexit, warns the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.

Appointment Of The Vice President And Chief Regulatory Officer Of Bourse De Montréal Inc.

Date 16/01/2017

Montréal Exchange announced the appointment of Julie Rochette as Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer of the Regulatory Division of the Montréal Exchange, effective January 16th. Julie assumes this role following the recent appointment of Brian Gelfand to the role of Chief Commercial Officer for CDS and CDCC.

Speech Given By Mark Carney, Governor Of The Bank Of England, At The London School Of Economics

Date 16/01/2017

A lecture by Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, followed by a discussion and Q&A with Amartya Sen, Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University, charied by Professor Lord Stern.

SROs Select Thesys Technologies, LLC As Consolidated Audit Trail Plan Processor

Date 16/01/2017

The consortium of Self-Regulatory Organizations (collectively, the SROs) responsible for developing and implementing the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) have selected Thesys Technologies, LLC (Thesys) as the CAT Plan Processor pursuant to a selection process set out in the selection plan approved by the SEC. Pending the execution of a Plan Processor Agreement between Thesys and CAT NMS, LLC (CATLLC), Thesys will be responsible for all aspects of building and maintaining the CAT on an ongoing basis.

UK's Serious Fraud Office Confirms Deferred Prosecution Agreement In Principle With Rolls-Royce PLC

Date 16/01/2017

Following the Regulatory News Service announcement by Rolls-Royce PLC today, the Serious Fraud Office confirms that a Deferred Prosecution Agreement, subject to approval by the Court, has been reached between the SFO and Rolls-Royce PLC.

European Commission - Progress In Relations Between The EU And Switzerland

Date 16/01/2017

Following Switzerland's adoption of the Federal Act on Foreign Nationals on 16 December 2016 and the meeting of the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee on 22 December, the Commission welcomes the progress in EU-Swiss relations in several areas.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Trading Halts Shortened To Half An Hour

Date 16/01/2017

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) announces that the changes regarding the shortening of trading halts will come into effect on 16 January 2017.

Kepler Cheuvreux, New Member Of The Madrid Stock Exchange

Date 16/01/2017

The company Kepler Cheuvreux has become a new member of the Madrid Stock Exchange, once all the necessary actions for its membership to become effective have concluded.

Borsa İstanbul Group Launches New Office Buildings On Its 143rd Anniversary

Date 16/01/2017

• President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in Borsa İstanbul’s 143rd anniversary celebrations and the launch of its new office buildings.
• Borsa İstanbul Group participations Takas İstanbul, Merkezi Kayıt İstanbul and Gold Custody Center were launched with a ceremony participated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

BlackRock ETP Landscape: A Record Year For Flows

Date 16/01/2017

INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS

Global ETPs set a new flows record in 2016, posting another year of double digit organic growth.

• Global ETP flows of $379.5bn represented 13% organic growth and exceeded last year's record of $350.7bn, fueled by record flows for fixed income, a second-half surge in U.S. equities and renewed appetite for broad emerging markets equities
• Fixed income flows set a new annual record of $115.0bn, driven by new highs for investment grade corporate bonds, U.S. TIPS and emerging markets debt funds
• U.S. equity flows rallied in the second half of 2016 led by large caps with $82.3bn and boosted by new annual flow records in small cap and dividend funds
• Broad emerging markets equities gathered $26.7bn in 2016, breaking a three-year streak of outflows, lifted by a leveling in commodities prices and a more stable U.S. dollar in the period before the U.S. presidential election

Sources: Markit