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Innovating For The Future: The Next Phase Of Project Innovate - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Executive Director Of Strategy And Competition At The FCA, Delivered At The Innovate Finance Global Summit

Date 10/04/2017

Highlights:

• Project Innovate aims to tackle regulatory barriers to allow firms to innovate in the interest of consumers. Demand from firms for our support continues to be high.
• As a forward-looking regulator, we are constantly evolving our approach. To reflect the growing reach of our work, Project Innovate is now entering a new phase.
• Central to this will be working with international partners to develop a common understanding of the principles of good innovation.
• We will also increase our engagement with regional FinTech hubs, bringing our people to firms around the country.

CBA And QxBranch Position For The Quantum Revolution

Date 10/04/2017

QxBranch, the quantum computing and data analytics software company, today announced the release of a quantum computing simulator for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). 

FactSet And ONEaccess Team To Address Research Tracking And Valuation Challenges For MiFID II - Joint Solution Enhances The Tracking And Evaluation Of Research To Help Meet Regulatory Reporting Requirements

Date 10/04/2017

FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading service, and ONEaccess, a Visible Alpha company and leading corporate access and research valuation platform, announced today an alliance to provide institutional investor clients with a new suite of tools to track and value research products and services.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics For March 2017

Date 10/04/2017

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics for March 2017 is now available:

SGX Appoints New Nembers To Independent Disciplinary And Appeals Committees

Date 10/04/2017

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) is pleased to announce the appointment of 6 and 2 new members to its independent Disciplinary Committee and Appeals Committee respectively with effect from 10 April 2017. The appointments are made in consultation with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Censures Individual For Misleading Conduct

Date 10/04/2017

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has censured Mrs Jai Surve, a former employee of a DFSA Authorised Firm, for providing the DFSA with false and misleading information.

ESMA Reports On EU Accounting Enforcement In 2016

Date 10/04/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its annual report on the enforcement and regulatory activities of accounting enforcers within the European Union (EU) in 2016.

Liquidnet Strengthens EMEA Team With New Hire To Focus On US Equities - Expanding US Equities Opportunities For European Asset Managers

Date 10/04/2017

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced the appointment of Simon Gilbert as Sales Director, based in the firm’s London office. Simon brings more than 10 years of experience in US equity sales for Europe and will be responsible for helping Liquidnet’s European Members source institutional liquidity in US equities.

JPX Monthly Headlines - March 2017

Date 10/04/2017

JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users. 

Every month, we showcase the highlights of these efforts in short and concise summaries just for you.

EDHEC: Solvency II Prudential Regulation - An Impediment To The Return Of Insurers To The Property Market

Date 10/04/2017

• The 25% capital charge for property investments, required by EIOPA using the British property market as a reference, is overestimated. We show that the capital charge is only 9% when using a Euro zone index and 14% when using a French index.
• Diversification gains between property and financial assets appear to be systematically underestimated by EIOPA. The analysis shows that the correlation between real estate and equities is close to zero and that correlation with spreads is negative.
• The European insurance sector currently has €10 trillion worth of outstanding investments, of which €0.4 trillion are invested in real estate assets. According to many insurance companies, the excessive calibration of Solvency II could prevent their return to the property market.