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Thai Listed Firms Show A Recovery In Q1/2016 With THB 233 Bln Net Profits

Date 19/05/2016

- Q1 net profits worth THB 233 billion, a 0.96 pct rise from Q1/2015

- Total sales down 6.17 pct at THB 2.38 trillion

- Higher gross profit margins at 24.55 pct
EEX To Launch Further Maturities On The Power Derivatives Market

Date 19/05/2016

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will expand its offering on the Power Derivatives Market with further short-term maturities. From 16 June 2016, day and weekend contracts for peak-load deliveries of power can be traded in the French and Italian market areas. Concurrently, EEX will introduce week futures for base-load deliveries of power in the Dutch, Swiss and Nordic market area, which will supplement the existing product offering comprising month, quarter and year futures on these markets.
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Date 19/05/2016

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LinkedIn Hacker: Mishcon De Reya Cybercrime Partner Comments On 117m Stolen User Details Put Up For Sale On Darknet

Date 19/05/2016

Following the news that a hacker is advertising allegedly more than one hundred million LinkedIn logins for sale, Mishcon de Reya Cybercrime Partner, Hugo Plowman, commented:

"This is another in a long line of hacks against big name brands. What's striking about this one is the value and currency of the data some four years after the cyber-attack took place - we are seeing hackers capitalising on the chance to monetise a data theft. In this case, data that might otherwise be considered stale has been put up for sale long after LinkedIn thought it had dealt with the problem."
SGX Provides Retail Investors Greater Access To Bonds

Date 19/05/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is increasing the range of bonds available to retail investors with the introduction of the bond seasoning framework effective today.

Andy Baldwin Appointed To lead EY’s Europe, Middle East, India And Africa Practices - Regional Managing Partner For Financial Services In EMEIA To Head Up EY’s Second Largest Geographic Area By Revenue - Joins EY’s Global Executive Committee

Date 19/05/2016

EY announces the appointment of Andy Baldwin as its new leader for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). Andy will become Area Managing Partner on 1 July 2016, leading EY’s EMEIA member firms, which together represent US$11.82b in revenue and more than 102,000 people across 99 countries.
Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Administrators Complete Distribution Of Restoration Payments To Investors Affected By Tiger Asia’s Insider Dealing

Date 19/05/2016

The court appointed administrators have completed the process of returning $43.7 million to more than 1,500 investors affected by the insider dealing of Tiger Asia Management LLC and two of its senior officers, Bill Hwang and Raymond Park (Tiger Asia parties).
The Great Divide - Speech By Andy Haldane, Chief Economist, Bank Of England - Given At New City Agenda Annual Dinner, London

Date 19/05/2016

In November last year, the Bank of England hosted a so-called Open Forum. This was a new departure. For the first time in its 300-plus year history, the Bank brought together all of the main stakeholders in the financial sector: not just policymakers, banks and investors, but politicians, civil society, businesses, regional representatives, religious groups and the media. This was a deliberately broad church, with an eclectic congregation comprising religious zealots, high priests, regular church-goers, agnostics and atheists.
ayondo Announces CFO Appointment - Rick Fulton Joins ayondo From Daiwa Securities

Date 19/05/2016

ayondo, the FinTech and Social Trading Pioneer, is pleased to announce the strategic key appointment of Mr Rick Fulton as Chief Financial Officer. In this important phase, prior to the envisaged listing in Singapore, the ayondo group builds on Mr Fulton’s significant experience as a CFO in the financial industry.
Financial Services Firms Need To Make Merchant Service Charges More Transparent, Says Regulator

Date 19/05/2016

Companies operating in the UK are set to get improved transparency around card payment fees, following draft guidancepublished today by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR).