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NSD Appoints New Senior Managers

Date 03/08/2016

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, announces new management appointments: Artyom Duvanov was appointed Director for Innovations, Denis Buryakov was named Managing Director for Depository Operations, and Tatiana Trostyanitskaya assumed the post of Director of Securities Department.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Smart Beta ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Reached A New Record High Of 429 Billion US Dollars At The End Of June 2016

Date 03/08/2016

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in smart beta ETFs/ETPs listed in globally reached a new record high US$429 billion at the end of June 2016, according to data from ETFGI’s June 2016 global smart beta ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI chart of assets invested globally in Smart Beta, Market Cap and Active equity ETFs/ETPs).

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Statement On Redress Methodology For Pension Transfers

Date 03/08/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that it intends to consult in autumn 2016 to update the methodology used to calculate the levels of redress due in cases of unsuitable advice on transfers from defined benefit (DB) occupational pension schemes to personal pensions.

TheCityUK Sets Out Post-Brexit Industry Vision For Future Growth & Success

Date 03/08/2016

A new report, released today by TheCityUK, sets out a future vision for the UK-based financial and related professional services industry to ensure its long-term growth and success. As an international leader, the industry starts from a strong position. However, as it becomes more global, competitive and technology fuelled, and with added headwinds from a pending Brexit, the report warns that complacency is not an option. The structural challenges facing the industry must be addressed now and new opportunities created or its competitive advantage, and the continued attractiveness of the UK, could be at risk.

ASX Monthly Activity Report - July 2016

Date 03/08/2016

Attached is a copy of the Monthly Activity Report for July 2016. The document contains a combined ASX Group and ASX Compliance monthly activity report and replaces the separate monthly reports provided previously.

MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment Report: Chinese Car Buying Sentiment Edges Lower In July - Plans To Buy Rise To Highest Since June 2015 Led By First-Time Buyers

Date 03/08/2016

Consumers’ perceptions of the car purchase environment deteriorated slightly in July, according to the latest MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment Report. Despite the fall in sentiment, a larger number of Chinese households reported that they currently owned a vehicle compared to June while plans to buy a first car over the next 12 months ticked up.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Imposes Regulatory Measure On Client

Date 03/08/2016

Recently, a client surnamed Chen conducted self-trade on the relevant contracts of the iron ore futures for the third time, reaching the regulatory criteria of DCE. Based on the relevant requirements in the “Related Regulatory Criteria and Processing Procedure in the ‘Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Management of Unusual Transactions (for Trial Implementation)’”, it is decided to take the regulatory measure of banning the client from taking positions on relevant contracts for one month.

NZX July 2016 Shareholder Metrics

Date 02/08/2016

Please find attached shareholder metrics for July 2016.

Attachments

• NZX July 2016 Shareholder Metrics

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Releases CRA Evaluations For 25 National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 02/08/2016

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of July 1, 2016 through July 31, 2016. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings.  The possible ratings are outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, and substantial noncompliance.

US Regulated Institutions To Submit Self-Assessments Of Diversity Policies And Practices

Date 02/08/2016

The federal banking agencies today provided information on how the financial institutions they regulate may begin to submit self-assessments of their diversity policies and practices as of year-end 2015, and issued Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the process.