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VAT Group AG (VACN) Opens At CHF 52.00

Date 14/04/2016

Today, the shares of VAT Group AG have been listed in accordance with the «International Reporting Standard» and are traded on SIX Swiss Exchange for the first time. 12,000,000 shares have been placed and Partners Group and Capvis have granted the syndicate banks an over-allotment option of 1,800,000 shares. The opening price on SIX Swiss Exchange was CHF 52.00. At this price, the placement volume corresponds to an amount of CHF 624 Million and a total market capitalization of CHF 1.56 Billion. With this, VAT Group AG is the largest IPO in Europe year to date.

Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 billion

Date 14/04/2016

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment.  At its meeting ending on 13 April 2016 the MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank rate at 0.5%.  The Committee also voted unanimously to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

Financial Services Agency: Joint Session Of The 37th General Meeting Of Financial System Council And The 25th Meeting Of Sectional Committee On Financial System

Date 14/04/2016

Joint session of the 37th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 25th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System will be held on April 19, 2016 as follows.

1. Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 10:00-11:30

2. Conference room: Common Special Conference Room No.1, 13th floor, Common Government Office No.7

GreenKey To Launch Instant Messenger Aggregator To Help Financial Market Firms Comply With Regulations Yahoo, WhatsApp, WeChat And AOL Retention Now Available

Date 14/04/2016

GreenKey<http://www.greenkeytech.com/>, creator of an award-winning voice-driven collaboration platform for global financial market participants, announced that in early May, the firm will launch its newest tool designed to help financial institutions comply with heightened market regulations and improve productivity. GreenKey's new instant messenger aggregator will provide the ability to retain messages sent over third party platforms to meet mandatory record-keeping requirements.  The tool will make popular platforms such as Yahoo, WhatsApp, WeChat and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) acceptable for use by financial market firms.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority And Prudential Regulation Authority Jointly Publish Proposals To Enhance Enforcement Decision-Making Processes

Date 14/04/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have today published proposals aimed at strengthening the transparency and effectiveness of the FCA’s and PRA’s enforcement decision-making processes.

HKEX Supports Mainland Roadshow For Stock Connect Stocks

Date 14/04/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has been encouraging Hong Kong-listed companies to enhance their transparency and their communication with investors.  Today (Thursday) HKEX supported the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association's (HKIRA) first-ever roadshow in the Mainland as the HKIRA took a delegation of Hong Kong-listed companies to Shanghai to meet with leading Mainland brokers' research houses.

London Stock Exchange Group: Elite Expansion Continues Across Europe With 15 New Companies

Date 14/04/2016

• 15 new companies join ELITE today from across Europe, Israel, Russia & Turkey
• New countries, Turkey and  Bosnia & Herzegovina  represented
• Partnership with Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation signed to help deliver ELITE in Turkey
• ELITE is London Stock Exchange Group’s international programme for ambitious high growth businesses
• 350 companies, 150 advisors, and 100 investors now part of growing ELITE community

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Decision Notice For Former UBS LIBOR Trader

Date 14/04/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a Decision Notice in respect of Mr Arif Hussein, formerly a derivatives trader at UBS in London. This sets out the FCA’s finding that Mr Hussein is not a fit and proper person and its decision to prohibit him from any role in regulated financial services.

ESMA Announces EU-Wide Stress Tests For CCPs

Date 14/04/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced today the publication of its first EU-wide stress test exercise regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) on 29 April 2016. ESMA is mandated to conduct stress tests of CCPs under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The stress test assesses the resilience and safety of the European CCP sector and aims to identify possible vulnerabilities.

Oslo Børs: New Tradable Seafood Index

Date 14/04/2016

The new OBSFX seafood index will enable investors to buy and sell exchange traded products that track the shares of sea food companies.