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UK Financial Conduct Authority: 5 Million Pension Savers Could Put Their Retirement Savings At Risk To Scammers

Date 07/08/2019

• New figures show cold calls, exotic investments and early access to cash among most persuasive tactics used by fraudsters
• Those who consider themselves financially savvy are just as likely to be persuaded
• FCA and TPR join forces to warn pension savers as part of latest ScamSmart campaign

Canadian Defined Benefit Pension Plans Post Modest Gains In Q2 2019: RBC Investor & Treasury Services - Returns For The First Six Months Of 2019 Sit At 10.2 Per Cent

Date 07/08/2019

Canadian defined benefit pension plans returned 2.7 per cent in Q2 2019, down from Q1 2019 returns of 7.2 per cent, according to the RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe. Q2 2019 return metrics calculated in the RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe were down quarter-over-quarter, however, six-month returns sit at 10.2 per cent.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review - 3 August 2019 To 7 August 2019

Date 07/08/2019

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

ACER Decides On The Gas Capacity Booking Platform For German-Polish Border

Date 07/08/2019

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published today its Decision for the selection of the gas booking platform to be used at the ‘Mallnow’ interconnection point and the ‘GCP’ virtual interconnection point between Germany and Poland. The Decision establishes that the Regional Booking Platform (‘RBP’), operated by FGSZ Ltd (Földgázszállító Zrt.) will offer the platform services on the German-Polish border. RBP will offer the services until the concerned transmission system operators come to an agreement on the permanent use of a booking platform and for a maximum of three years. 

The Egyptian Exchange: Eid El Adha Al Mubarak Holiday

Date 07/08/2019

EGX decided that Eid El Adha holiday will start from Sunday, 11th of August 2019 till Tuesday, 13th of August 2019. Trading will be resumed effective Wednesday 14th of August 2019.

Germany’s Untapped Wealth And Private Banking Market Potential - A New Aite Group Report Finds That Germany’s Onshore Wealth Management And Private Banking Channels Have Room To Develop, And That Interest In The Market Is Significant.

Date 07/08/2019

Germany’s onshore wealth management industry is still relatively nascent in terms of its products and services, and its asset management business is deeply rooted within pension channels. Professional family structures, such as family offices, have only come to fruition in the last 10 to 20 years, and Germany is currently experiencing its first true wealth transfer from older generations to younger ones. This environment is a potentially ripe and lucrative opportunity for private banks and wealth managers, but financial institutions need to be mindful of the trends at play. Germany’s Untapped Wealth and Private Banking Market Potential, the latest Aite Group report, examines the various dynamics of the wealth management industry in Germany.

AFMA CEO Elected Chair Of International Council Of Securities Associations (ICSA)

Date 07/08/2019

AFMA CEO, David Lynch, has been elected Chair of the International Council of Securities Associations (ICSA), the first Australian representative to hold the position.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 07/08/2019

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 9 August 2019, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows: 

Oslo Børs Millennium Production: Go-Live Date For Earlier Announced Reference Data Files Change

Date 07/08/2019

As notified on Oslo Børs's Delta pages 26 June, Oslo Børs will make a minor change to the top level element of all XML reference data files. The go-live date will be Tuesday 3 September.

Qatar Stock Exchange: Eid Al-Ad'ha Holiday For 2019

Date 07/08/2019

Qatar Stock Exchange would like to inform you that Eid Al-Ad'ha Holiday will be starting from Sunday, 11 August 2019 up to Tuesday, 13 August 2019.