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MNI Russia Consumer Sentiment Indicator: Russia Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low In May - Personal Finances, Buying Conditions Drag Down Sentiment

Date 09/06/2016

Consumer sentiment in Russia declined to a record low level in May, halting three consecutive months of growth.
 
Sentiment, which has followed a downward path since mid-2013, appeared to have troughed at the turn of the year, but May’s outturn suggests it’s too early to conclude that Russia is on a firm recovery path.

Alacra And OutsideIQ Bring Artificial Intelligence To Due Diligence Reporting

Date 09/06/2016

Regulatory SaaS technology leader Opus announced today that Alacra, its KYC and reference data management platform, has signed a distribution partnership with OutsideIQ, the leader in risk-focused, artificial intelligence software. The agreement will make OutsideIQ’s DDIQ, the industry’s most advanced automated due diligence reports for compliance, available on Alacra, effective immediately. DDIQ uses  artificial intelligence to simulate the cognitive processes of a human researcher to generate risk profiles on individuals and companies that are otherwise time consuming and costly to discover manually.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics For May 2016

Date 09/06/2016

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics for May 2016 is now available:

For Main Market Statistics click here

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Bans Two Individuals For Lack Of Integrity

Date 09/06/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Mark Kelly and Patrick Gray from working in the financial services industry on the basis that they lack integrity.

“NEMO Committee” Established To Manage Joint Responsibilities Of NEMOs Under CACM: MCO Plan Submitted To NRAs

Date 09/06/2016

Europe’s electricity spot exchanges that have been designated as NEMOs (Nominated Electricity Market Operators) have established the “NEMO Committee” to take forward their joint responsibility to further develop and operate the European single day-ahead and intraday market coupling - as required under the CACM Regulation (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 of 24 July 2015 establishing a guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management).

KDPW_CCP’s First Foreign Clearing Member ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V. Live On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 09/06/2016

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V., KDPW_CCP’s first foreign participant, has started to clear transactions on GPW’s cash and derivatives market. As a general clearing member of the KDPW_CCP, ABN AMRO will open access to the Polish capital market for investors using the bank’s global post-trade services. Increase in the number of active investors on the Polish capital market will help to improve liquidity on GPW and grow the trading volume.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange And Thailand Futures Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 09/06/2016

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) and Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will establish a cooperative relationship between the two exchanges. Both parties agreed to exert efforts to develop areas of cooperation and business opportunities which will mutually benefit both exchanges and lead to enhancement of liquidity, efficiency, integrity of the two marketplaces.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Reached A New Record High Of 3.143 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of May 2016

Date 09/06/2016

ETFGI the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high US$3.143 trillion at the end of May 2016, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s May 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report. (click here to view the ETFGI global asset growth chart).

Bursa Malaysia Extends Green Lane Policy To Futures Brokers And General Clearing Participants - Promoting Better Self Regulation And Shorter Time To Market

Date 09/06/2016

Effective 16 June 2016, Bursa Malaysia will extend the ‘Green Lane Policy’ to the eligible futures brokers and eligible general clearing participants to commence their activities with only a notification process to Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad and Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad respectively.

ASX Investor Presentation At The Sandler O'Neill Global Exchange And Brokerage Conference

Date 09/06/2016

Attached is a copy of an investor presentation to be delivered by ASX’s Deputy CEO at the Sandler O’Neill Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference in New York City on 9 June 2016 (US time).