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SGX And REITAS Launch First Ever REITs Race

Date 27/04/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and REIT Association of Singapore (REITAS) will be jointly organising the first ever REITs Race in Singapore on 7 May 2016 (Saturday), as part of efforts to raise awareness on REITs among investors. The race will be held in conjunction with SGX’s flagship retail investor education event – the SGX My First Stock Carnival – from 7-8 May 2016 at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza.

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: ComStage Vermögensstrategie UCITS ETF Launched On Xetra - ETF Offers Access To A Broadly Diversified Portfolio Of Different Asset Classes For Long-Term Asset Generation

Date 27/04/2016

A new ComStage Active ETF, from Commerzbank AG's ETF brand, has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Wednesday.

EEX Reaches Daily Volume Of More Than 50 TWh In Power Derivatives

Date 27/04/2016

Yesterday, EEX achieved a total volume of 54,742,532 MWh on its power derivatives market. 

Broadridge Launches Global Solutions Partner Program

Date 27/04/2016

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) today announced that it has launched its new Solutions Partner Program. The Program is a global channel sales initiative that enables leading consulting, technology and servicing firms to offer expanded technology solutions that leverage the company's suite of products and services as well as resell its solutions into select customer accounts. Broadridge has hired 20-year industry veteran Ira Newman to lead the Program. 

Axioma Continues European Expansion With Appointment Of Head Of Multi-Asset Class Solutions

Date 27/04/2016

• Sunay Shah brings 19 years' experience in investment banking, FinTech and risk management
• Hire of additional sales executive further supports Axioma's push into Europe

Hargreaves Lansdown Goes Live With Calastone Settlement Service

Date 27/04/2016

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced that Hargreaves Lansdown has gone live with Calastone Settlements, its innovative funds settlement solution.

London Stock Exchange Group: IMS For The Period To 26 April 2016, Including Revenues And KPIS For The Three Months Ended 31 March 2016 (Q1)

Date 27/04/2016

• A strong performance – all main business divisions delivering growth on an organic and constant currency basis
• Q1 total income from continuing operations up 9% to £387.6 million
• Merger with Deutsche Börse announced in March 2016; a compelling value enhancing opportunity through the creation of a leading global markets infrastructure group anchored in Europe – shareholder documents being prepared
• Sale of Russell Investment Management, for gross proceeds of US$1,150 million, is on track to complete in Q2 2016

AnaCap In Exclusive Talks To Acquire Barclays’ French Retail Banking Operations

Date 27/04/2016

AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), the specialist European financial services private equity firm, announces that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Barclays plc’s French retail banking and wealth businesses. Barclays will continue to operate its corporate and investment banking operations in France.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Establishment Of “Panel Of Experts On FinTech Start-Ups”

Date 27/04/2016

1. Purpose

The trend of FinTech has been attracting attention. However, advanced FinTech start-ups and venture capitalists have not necessarily emerged in Japan when compared with the situation in other advanced economies.

In order to promote FinTech start-ups’ growth and success regardless of borders, it is important to create an ecosystem in which a range of professionals–such as those who specialize in technologies (like researchers and engineers) and those who specialize in business development (like enterprises, fund providers, and law and accounting experts)–gather, and FinTech start-ups emerge and grow through the collaboration of such professionals, while taking advantage of Japanese strengths.

Westpac MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator Edges Slightly Lower In April - Survey Points To Improved Outlook For Spending

Date 27/04/2016

Chinese consumer sentiment eased slightly in April, although improvements across a range of spending gauges in the survey point to a better outlook for retail sales and consumption expenditure in general.