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London Stock Exchange Welcomes Edinburgh Fintech FreeAgent’s IPO

Date 16/11/2016

• Accounting software provider raises £10.7 million on AIM
• First ever UK IPO of an equity crowdfunded company
• Reinforces London’s status as leading venue for technology company fundraising

African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) And CISI Unite To Promote Professionalism And A Common Certification Standard In Capital Markets

Date 16/11/2016

The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide an effective framework to develop a common certification programme across the 26 ASEA Member Exchanges*

London Stock Exchange Conference Connects Universities With Investors

Date 16/11/2016

• London Stock Exchange hosts first University IP Commercialisation Investor Forum
• Brings together Government, British universities, companies & investors
• Highlights importance of the investor community in supporting innovation emerging from UK universities
• Cements UK’s status at the forefront of many of the world’s newest high-growth industries

Euronext Launches “Best Of Book”, Delivering Superior Execution To Retail Investors

Date 16/11/2016

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced  the launch of Best of Book, Euronext’s next generation best execution service [1]. Best of Book intends to give access to unrivalled execution quality and to provide retail investors with significant price improvement on Euronext stocks within the secure and transparent environment of the regulated market.

London Stock Exchange Group’s ELITE Signs Agreement With Budapest Stock Exchange

Date 16/11/2016

• ELITE and BSE to launch tailored ELITE programme in Hungary
• BSE is ELITE’s first stock exchange partner in Europe
• ELITE is LSEG’s international business support programme for ambitious and fast growing companies
• Demonstrates LSEG’s Open Access philosophy

ESMA Chair Speaks On Improving Outcomes For Investors In Investment Funds

Date 16/11/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Chair, Steven Maijoor, today spoke at the European Fund and Asset Management Association’s (EFAMA) Investment Management Forum on how to improve outcomes for investors in investment funds.

BNP Paribas Capital Partners Closes Fundexi IV Private Equity Fund Of Funds Above Target At EUR333 Million

Date 16/11/2016

BNP Paribas Capital Partners, BNP Paribas Investment Partners’ alternative investment selection specialist, announces the final closing of Fundexi IV, a third generation private equity fund of funds focusing on European buyout, growth capital and technology funds.

AimBrain To Partner With NOW Money And Provide Biometric Authentication - Innovative Partnership To Secure The Unbanked

Date 16/11/2016

AimBrain, the biometric start-up poised to revolutionise the banking authentication experience, has signed a partnership agreement with NOW Money (NOW), the mobile wallet and remittance service, to provide the biometric authentication for their smartphone app.

ESMA Publishes Updated AIFMD Q&A

Date 16/11/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated questions and answers document (Q&A) on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

Seedrs, The UK’s Top Investor In Private Companies, Sees Record Levels Of Investment And Fundraising Activity

Date 16/11/2016

• October was Seedrs biggest ever month with almost £20 million invested into campaigns on the platform
• Seedrs Alumnus FreeAgent today announces float on AIM, becoming the first-ever business to IPO after raising money through equity crowdfunding
• New tennis world number one Andy Murray has completed 18 investments into British businesses on Seedrs following investments into Perkbox and WeSwap
• Brexit fails to halt Seedrs’s European expansion with new Berlin and Amsterdam offices
• Seedrs remains the UK’s most active investor in private companies with more funded deals than any other investors (including any other equity crowdfunding platform) this year