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Amman Stock Exchange: The ASE Index Quarterly Review

Date 30/03/2016

Mr. Nader Azar the CEO of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) said that the ASE has conducted the periodic quarterly review of the ASE index constituents in purpose of ensuring that the ASE General Price Index reflects the market performance and the trading activity of the listed companies. By this rebalancing, the activity of listed companies in regard to trading during the last quarter has been reviewed. After that, the ASE has conducted its screening process for all listed companies using the full market capitalization of the companies and the number of trading days during last quarter. It is worth mentioning that the criteria adopted by the ASE are similar to the international practices applied in this field. These criteria are applied by many leading international index providers.
SEC: Biotech Venture Capitalist Stole Investor Funds For Personal Use

Date 30/03/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a San Francisco-based biotech venture capitalist has agreed to settle charges that he siphoned money from a fund managed by his firm in order to prop up other struggling businesses he owned and finance his lavish lifestyle.
EBA Reports On High Earners And The Effects Of The Bonus Cap

Date 30/03/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) report on remuneration practices published today shows that the number of high earners in EU banks increased significantly in 2014, while the average ratio between the variable and fixed remuneration dropped significantly for high earners, as well as for all other identified staff. The report, which is part of the regular activities of the Authority, focuses on the identification of staff, the application of deferral arrangements, the pay-out in instruments and the impact of the bonus cap on institutions financial stability and cost flexibility, which was found to have no significant effect. The report differentiates between data on the remuneration of "high-earners" and benchmarking data for "identified staff".
Major Investment Management Client Renews Contract With Lombard Risk

Date 30/03/2016

A leading European investment management company based in the UK has renewed its long-standing contract with Lombard Risk for COLLINE, a real-time cross product collateral solution, as well as its front office trading tool OBERON. These solutions will continue to provide Lombard Risk’s client with the calculation of exposure and end-to-end margin processing and reporting.
Federal Reserve Survey Provides Information On Mobile Financial Services

Date 30/03/2016

Mobile banking use continued to rise last year as smartphone adoption grew and consumers were increasingly drawn to the convenience of mobile financial services, according to a Federal Reserve Board report, Consumers and Mobile Financial Services 2016, released on Wednesday.

MIAX Options - No Fee Changes For April 1, 2016

Date 30/03/2016

The current MIAX Options Exchange fee schedule will remain unchanged for the month of April 2016.
IPC Thought Leader To Present At TradeTech Europe

Date 30/03/2016

IPC Systems, Inc. is proud to announce that one of the company's thought leaders, Robert Powell, IPC's Global Head of Compliance, will be participating in a panel discussion at the 15^th Annual TradeTech Europe scheduled to be held on April 12-13, 2016 at the Palais des Congres de Paris in Paris, France. The conference brings together the entire equities trading community from across Europe and key emerging markets to find solutions to their most pressing trading challenges and network with key market participants. Mr. Powell will be participating in a panel answering the question "How are current regulations and technologies impacting the trading desk?" Among the issues Mr. Powell is expected to cover as part of the panel will be the impact of current regulations on organizations' approaches to compliance and surveillance, the impact of liquidity fragmentation on multiple platforms, the current systems brokers have in place to demonstrate compliance, the factors to consider when determining an internal overhaul vs. a new system investment, and current opportunities to ensure high quality execution in a changing and dynamic marketplace.
CME Group Announces First Trades Of New Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid (Metal Bulletin) Futures

Date 30/03/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that the first Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid (Metal Bulletin) futures contracts were traded on Thursday, March 24, 2016. A total of 96 futures contracts were traded, equalling 2,400 metric tons.
BlackRock Launches Retail And Institutional Offering In South Africa

Date 30/03/2016

BlackRock has received approval to offer a range of offshore funds to South African investors. Local institutional investors, including asset managers, retirement funds and insurance companies, as well as financial advisors will have access to 26 iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs), while financial advisors can access a range of 17 BlackRock Global Index Funds (BGIF).
Deutsche Börse Cash Market: db x-trackers Harvest FTSE China A-H 50 Index UCITS ETF (DR) Launched On Xetra - ETF Expands CEINEX Product Range

Date 30/03/2016

The db x-trackers Harvest FTSE China A-H 50 Index UCITS ETF (DR) has enabled European investors to participate for the first time in the performance of the Chinese FTSE China A-H 50 Index via physical replication since Wednesday. The ETF was issued by Deutsche Asset Management together with Harvest Global Investors. This ETF is also included in the CEINEX product range.