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Fintech Venture Capital Firm Takes Stake In Collateral Management Company CloudMargin

Date 25/02/2015

• First investment announced by llluminate Financial Management since inception last year
• CloudMargin launched in 2013 after securing backing from senior financial market executives

Frank Fabozzi Awarded James R. Vertin Award By CFA Institute Research Foundation - Frank Fabozzi Recognized For Producing Relevant And Valuable Body Of Research That Has Contributed To The Investment Profession

Date 25/02/2015

Frank Fabozzi has been awarded the James R. Vertin Award by the CFA Institute Research Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that sponsors independent research for investors and investment professionals around the world.

Nasdaq Nordic Introduces Company Fact Sheet, Powered By Morningstar - Increasing Investor Awareness For Publically Traded Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises

Date 25/02/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that it has selected Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment research, to produce fact sheets for its listed companies in the Nordics* and Baltics**. Through this initiative investors are given access to key financial data for the more than 800 companies traded on Nasdaq’s Nordic and Baltic markets.

Lodestone REIT Limited Lists On The JSE

Date 25/02/2015

Today the JSE welcomed Lodestone REIT Limited on the JSE’s AltX board. Lodestone REIT Limited is the second company to list on the JSE this year, bringing the total number of companies listed on the AltX board to 60. Lodestone (JSE: LDO) listed on the Real Estate Diversified REIT sector on the AltX board of the JSE.

Volante Technologies Hires Two New Senior Executives And Expands Development Team - Reinforcing Product Management And Marketing Operations With New Offices In North America And India To Support A Growing Global Customer Base

Date 25/02/2015

Volante Technologies Inc., a global leader in the provision of financial data messaging integration, validation and processing tools, today announced the appointments of Nadish Lad as Head of Payments Product and Peter McKenna as Global Marketing Director.  Volante has also hired additional development and testing staff and opened two new offices in Jersey City and Hyderabad to accommodate team expansions

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Publishes Letter From Lord Grabiner

Date 25/02/2015

The Treasury Committee has today published a letter from Lord Grabiner following his appearance before the Committee last month.

Letter from Lord Grabiner ( PDF 1.24 MB)

Westpac MNI China CSI Stable In February: Confidence Remains Low - Real Estate Sentiment Improves But Household Finances Under Pressure

Date 25/02/2015

Chinese consumer sentiment languished close to record lows in February as respondents reported a further deterioration in their personal finances to the weakest since December 2011.

First Intellectual-Property (IP) Market Festival Of Iran Fara Bourse (IFB) Was Held On 23 February 2015.

Date 25/02/2015

First Intellectual-Property (IP) Market festival was held on 23 February 2015 with the presence of Deputy Vice President of science and technology, CEO of IFB and a gathering of inventors, innovators and investors. Purpose of this festival was introducing inventions by inventors to potential investors. During the festival, 8 inventions were introduced. Heretofore, among 80 inventions delivered to IFB, 30 inventions have been entered the IP Board. 2 inventions have been traded completely, 8 inventions are under negotiation and 3 inventions are in the final steps under negotiation. Mr. Amir Hamooni, CEO of IFB said, “IFB is planning to create Venture Capital Funds and these Funds will act as one of the major items at IP Market”.

Russian Companies Face Credit Crunch - MNI Russia Business Sentiment Indicator Hits Record Low

Date 25/02/2015

Russian companies came under increasing pressure in February as they complained of diminishing credit lines and growing inflation pressures.

US Justice Department: Reward Announced For Cyber Fugitive

Date 24/02/2015

The Justice Department, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) Rewards Program, announced today a reward of up to $3 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of a prolific cyber criminal.  Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev was charged with numerous violations for his role as an administrator of the GameOver Zeus botnet.