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ADX Achieves 95% In Disclosure Compliance

Date 20/05/2015

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced that it has succeeded in achieving a compliance rate of 95% regarding the disclosure of the 1st  quarter financial statements of its listed public joint stock companies within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the financial period.

Thomson Reuters Launches eLearning Suite To Address Increasing Training Requirements For Financial Professionals - Thomson Reuters Signs Agreement With Present Value Training To Expand Its Elearning Solutions For Financial Professionals Facing Increasing Training Requirements, Starting In Asia

Date 20/05/2015

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced an expanded suite of eLearning solutions for financial professionals facing increasing financial training requirements.

eXtremeDB Financial Edition DBMS Powers Innovation In TradeStation’s Next-Gen Order Execution System

Date 20/05/2015

With rollout approaching for its order execution system incorporating the eXtremeDB® Financial Edition database management system (DBMS), TradeStation is finding that the specialized DBMS for financial systems from McObject® delivers the expected performance boost – and that eliminating data management latency makes room for new features and flexibility that benefit its trading customers.

AxiomSL Recognized As Category Leader In Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® For Sell-Side Risk Management Systems

Date 20/05/2015

AxiomSL, a leading provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions to the financial services industry, announced today its inclusion in the 2015 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® as a Category Leader.

BME: Tubacex Renews Its Commercial Paper Programme On MARF To The Value Of €75 Million

Date 20/05/2015

Tubacex has renewed its Commercial Paper Programme started on MARF in May 2014, which will allow the company to raise financing up to a maximum of €75 million.

SEC Charges BHP Billiton With Violating FCPA At Olympic Games

Date 20/05/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged global resources company BHP Billiton with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when it sponsored the attendance of foreign government officials at the Summer Olympics.

Broadridge Expands Wealth Management Business With Two New Executives - Liz Pedersen Joins From UBS As SVP Of Wealth Managed Services And Traci Mabrey Joins From Thomson Reuters As Head Of Wealth Solutions

Date 20/05/2015

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announced the appointments of Liz Pedersen as senior vice president of wealth managed services and Traci Mabrey as head of wealth solutions.

BME: The Volume Of Corporate Debt On AIAF To The End Of April Increases Twofold - It Is Proof Of The Confidence Placed In The Spanish Fixed Income Market

Date 20/05/2015

New issues of short and medium term assets admitted to trading on AIAF, BME’s fixed income market, reached a volume of €58.9 billion at the end of April, representing a growth of 133.5% relative the same period last year.

Thai Bourse's Listed Firms Report THB 227 Bln In Net Profits In Q1/2015

Date 20/05/2015

• Combined net profit increased 1.89 pct y-o-y to THB 226.86 bln
• Falling oil prices dragged total sales down 10.83 pct y-o-y to THB 2.51 trillion
• Gross profit margins increased to 22.01 pct
• Transportation & Logistics, Banking, Commerce, Finance & Securities, Property Development were top five best profit-making sectors

Misys Launches ‘Outside-In’ Banking Approach For Islamic Banks - Misys FusionBanking Essence Islamic Modernises Banks’ Operations Around The Needs Of Customers

Date 20/05/2015

Misys, the leading financial software company, today launches Misys FusionBanking Essence Islamic – a major new component in its ground-breaking banking platform, Misys FusionBanking Essence. With an annual growth of 17 per cent, Islamic banking is a key area where banks can stay ahead of their competition and gain market share. Technology is stagnating banks’ profitability, with Islamic banks averaging just 12.6 per cent Return on Equity, while the rest of the industry averages 15 per cent.