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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.
Euronext Completes Interbolsa Migration To Pan-European Securities Settlement Platform TARGET2-Securities - Significant Benefits To European Post-Trading Industry

Date 30/03/2016

Euronext announces that the Portuguese Central Securities Depository Interbolsa, a subsidiary of Euronext Lisbon, has successfully completed the migration to TARGET2-Securities (T2S), one of the largest infrastructure projects launched by the European Central Bank - Eurosystem so far, which brings substantial benefits to the European post-trading industry by providing a single pan-European platform for securities settlement in central bank money.
Eurex Clearing To Launch New Access Model - ISA Direct Service To Be Offered From Summer Onwards

Date 30/03/2016

Eurex Clearing, Europe’s leading clearinghouse and part of Deutsche Börse Group, today announced its plan to launch a new membership type that allows buy-side participants to have a direct contractual relationship with the clearinghouse facilitated by a clearing agent. The so-called ISA Direct service addresses changes in the regulatory landscape and will contribute to the safety, robustness and efficiency of the overall market. For buy-side firms, ISA Direct is a unique way to meet new regulatory requirements with reduced counterparty risk and strong protection for their assets. For clearing agents, the new service eases the adaptation to the new capital rules as it frees up equity capital currently required for client’s business while maintaining existing client relationships.