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Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: Two WisdomTree Equity Index ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Based On Japanese And European Companies With Strong Dividends - Plus A Currency Hedge

Date 21/05/2015

Two new exchange-listed index funds issued by WisdomTree have been tradable on Xetra since Thursday. WisdomTree is primarily a Smart Beta ETF provider, using fundamental data to weight companies in the reference index. The new WisdomTree ETFs weight the stock corporations contained in the reference index on the basis of the annual dividends they pay. Companies with higher dividend yields have a heavier weighting.  

Tullett Prebon Information Named Best Data Provider For Fifth Consecutive Year At Inside Market Data Awards – Accolade Marks A Significant Year Of Growth And Diversification For TPI

Date 21/05/2015

Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), a leading global provider of financial market data, has won Best Data Provider (Broker) at the Inside Market Data awards for the fifth year in a row.

Snap Innovations Becomes Approved ISV On DGCX - DGCX Boosts Connectivity With Asian Markets As Snap Innovations Connects Hosted Infrastructure To The Exchange

Date 21/05/2015

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announced that Snap Innovations, a multi-asset trading software and services specialist, has become an approved independent software vendor (ISV) on the Exchange.

SWIFT Institute Research Shows Benefits Of Outsourcing By Mutual Funds - New Research From The SWIFT Institute Shows That Mutual Fund Service Outsourcing Can Bring Benefits To Investors; Lower Subscription Fees And Fund Performance Top The List

Date 21/05/2015

The SWIFT Institute announces the availability of new research that for the first time investigates the consequences of outsourcing different types of services by mutual funds in Europe. While most research has focused on the US funds market and middle/back office services, the SWIFT Institute report, entitled "The Scope of International Mutual Fund Outsourcing: Fees, Performance and Risk", examines the full scope of services that are outsourced by administrators, transfer agents, custodians, advisors, trustees, and auditors across the Continent. The research was produced for the SWIFT Institute by Douglas Cumming of York University, Armin Schwienbacher of Université de Lille and Feng Zhan of John Carroll University.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Vice President Liu Shi’an: Board Of Strategic Emerging Industries To Develop More Channels Of Venture Capital Exit

Date 21/05/2015

At the 2015 SSE Forum on Equity Investment in China held on May 19, Vice President Liu Shi’an of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) gave a keynote speech as to the significance, urgency and overseas experience in launching the Board of Strategic Emerging Industries. According to Liu, establishment of such a board responds to China’s “innovation-driven development strategy”, likely to meet the actual needs of emerging enterprises and facilitate development of the multi-tier capital market, as well as provide effective channels of exit for venture capitals invested in emerging enterprises and draw more social capitals toward emerging industries.

Buy-Side Algo Trading Volume Downticks For First Time In Five Years As Commission Wallets Decline, Says TABB Research - First Of Three-Part 11th Annual Institutional Equity Trading Study Reveals Perfect Storm Of Compliance Demands, Execution Quality, Tech Issues Driving Firms To Replace OMS/EMSs

Date 21/05/2015

Buy-side firms are under a global microscope to ensure they act in the best interests of their clients, according to TABB Group in the first of a three-part 11th annual benchmark study series, “US Institutional Equity Trading 2015: A Vision Forward,” which covers buy-side firms’ top initiatives, execution channel allocation and commissions, including wallet, rates, CSAs, broker vote and unbundling.

NZX: Chairman & CEO Address To Annual Meeting

Date 21/05/2015

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Our equity markets again captured the headlines in 2014, with 16 companies listing during the year, $4.7 billion in new capital listed, and total equity market capitalisation to GDP increasing from 37.8% in 2013 to 42.1% at 31 December 2014.

MNI China Business Sentiment Indicator: Chinese Business Sentiment Ticks Up In May - Firms Report Tighter Credit Availability Despite Rate Cuts

Date 21/05/2015

Business confidence picked up slightly in May after falling to the lowest since the beginning of 2009 in April, according to the latest MNI China Business Sentiment Survey.

FMA Secures Asset Preservation Orders Over Arena Capital Limited/Blackfort

Date 21/05/2015

The FMA confirms that it is undertaking an investigation into Arena Capital Limited (Arena), trading as BlackfortFX (Blackfort). The FMA has obtained asset preservation orders over the assets of Arena/Blackfort and associated persons, in light of concerns that investor funds may be at risk.

ASIC Permanently Bans Australian Mastermind Of UK Fraud

Date 21/05/2015

ASIC has permanently banned Australian Jeffrey Revell-Reade from providing financial services in Australia following his conviction over a £70 million fraud in Great Britain.