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UK's Financial Conduct Authority Takes First Criminal Action Against An Individual Acting As Unlicensed Consumer Credit Lender

Date 17/01/2017

Mr Dharam Prakash Gopee has today, 17 January 2017, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court charged with offences under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.  These charges arise from an investigation carried out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) into Mr Gopee and companies he controls including Reddy Corporation Ltd, Speedy Bridging Finance Ltd and Barons Finance Ltd.

Securities And Markets Stakeholder Group Response To ESMA’s Consultation Paper On MiFID II Product Governance

Date 17/01/2017

The SMSG’s overall view of these guidelines is positive. The guidelines provide guidance and establish a framework to define the target market for investment products under MiFID II and in doing so, reduce the risk of miss-selling. At the same time, they are not overly complicated.

BNP Paribas Easy Low Carbon 100 Europe UCITS ETF Launched On Xetra - ETF Offers Access To European Companies With Greater Environmental Awareness

Date 17/01/2017

A new equity index fund issued by BNP Paribas Easy has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.

Etihad Airways And Natixis Close The First Aircraft Leasing Transactions In Abu Dhabi Global Market

Date 17/01/2017

Etihad Airways and Natixis have completed a Sale and Leaseback for two 2016 vintage Airbus A380 aircraft. Both aircraft are owned by special purpose companies based in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the world’s newest international financial centre (IFC), and are leased to Etihad for a period of 12 years. 

UK’s Competition And Markets Authority: Bank Switching To Be Overhauled - Current Account Holders Will Soon Be Able To More Easily Change Banks, With An Overhaul Of The Switching Service To Be Delivered In A Year

Date 17/01/2017

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today accepted undertakings from Bacs Payment Schemes Ltd (Bacs) that commit it to delivering the improvements required by the CMA retail banking market investigation within a year.

Irish Stock Exchange Publishes Review Of 2016

Date 17/01/2017

• ISE bond listings grow by 7% to reach over 29,000 debt securities
• ISE attracts 1,041 new fund listings retaining #1 position for funds listing globally
• New equity listings from Venn Life Sciences, Draper Esprit and Dalata Hotel Group
• 11 listed companies raise €513m from international investors
• Equity trading reaches record levels with 6.6m transactions during the year (+17.4%)
• #IPOready companies graduate from ISE leadership programme

Shanghai Stock Exchange Releases “Q & A On Regulation On Listed Companies’ Information Disclosure”

Date 17/01/2017

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) released the “Q & A on Regulation on Listed Companies’ Information Disclosure” (the “Q & A” for short) on January 15, 2017 for listed companies’ reference in their information disclosure. It is a major measure of the SSE for both cementing the regulation and optimizing the regulatory service.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Weekly Bulletin 16 January, 2017, Issue 3

Date 17/01/2017

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Percentile Shortlisted For Risk Management Software Of The Year Award

Date 17/01/2017

Percentile, leading innovator in risk management and RegTech, today announced it has been shortlisted for the prestigious FStech awards 2017 in the Risk Management Software of the Year category. The FStech awards are a yearly celebration of technology excellence and innovation within the UK and EMEA financial services sector. The winners will be revealed on March 23rd at a ceremony to be held at the London Marriott Hotel in Mayfair.

VTB Capital Takes Top Positions In Thomson Reuters League Tables

Date 17/01/2017

VTB Capital has taken top positions in the annual Thomson Reuters league tables for 2016.