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U.S. Corporate And Municipal Debt Issuance Projected To Grow, CUSIP Requests Show - Pre-Trade Corporate Debt Activity Reaches Highest Level Of 2016

Date 11/05/2016

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for April 2016.  The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity, suggests continued growth in issuance of new corporate and municipal debt offerings over the next several weeks.

State Bank Of India & Accuity Win Anti-Money Laundering Technology Implementation Of The Year At The Asian Banker Awards 2016 - Project Lauded For Leading Anti-Trade-Based Money Laundering Practices And Improving Operational Efficiencies For India’s Largest Commercial Bank

Date 11/05/2016

State Bank of India (SBI) and Accuity win the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Technology Implementation of the Year 2016 at The Asian Banker Awards today.

ACER’s Annual Conference: A Look Into The Future As The Agency Turns Five

Date 11/05/2016

ACER is glad to invite you to its fifth Annual Conference “ACER: Past, Present and Future”, which will take place on 16 June. The Conference will take stock of ACER’s first five years and aim to define how the Agency can best contribute to the common goal of completing a well-functioning, competitive, sustainable and secure Internal Energy Market in the context of the Energy Union.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Wins The Asian Banker ‘Financial Derivatives Exchange Of The Year’ Award For The Second Consecutive Year - TAIFEX Continues To Earn Global Recognition For Record Trading Volumes And New Trading Products

Date 11/05/2016

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) was today named the winner of the ‘Financial Derivatives Exchange of the Year’ award at the Asian Banker Financial Markets Awards 2016 held today in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is the second year in a row that TAIFEX has been bestowed this prestigious award.

TMX Group Announces Election Of Directors

Date 11/05/2016

TMX Group today announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2016 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of TMX Group Limited.

FINRA Fines Stephens Inc. $900,000 For Inadequate Supervision Of Research Department "Flash" Emails

Date 11/05/2016

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has censured Stephens Inc., of Little Rock, Arkansas, and fined the firm $900,000 for inadequately supervising firm-wide internal "flash" emails sent by its research analysts to convey information about companies and industries the firm covered. These failures created the risk that the flash emails could potentially include material nonpublic information that might be misused by sales and trading personnel. Stephens will also cease distributing flash emails and was ordered to implement a plan to conduct a comprehensive review of its policies, procedures and training in the research area.

Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In The United States Reached A New Record High Of 2.217 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of April 2016, According To ETFGI

Date 11/05/2016

Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reached a new record high of US$2.217 trillion at the end of April 2016, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s April 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report. (click here to view the ETFGI chart for asset growth).

Credit Suisse & AxiomSL Win Compliance Risk Technology Implementation Of The Year Award 2016

Date 11/05/2016

• AxiomSL’s Asia-Pacific liquidity programme implemented across three countries in nine months enhanced time to market and operational efficiencies for the bank
• AxiomSL’s single strategic platform allowed Credit Suisse scalability to meet multiple cross-jurisdictional regulatory reporting requirements with greater speed and accuracy whilst leveraging existing data architecture
• AxiomSL’s technologies also delivered Liquidity Coverage Ratio forecasting capabilities providing treasury with improved internal liquidity monitoring and reporting efficiencies

Martin Blessing To Join Group Executive Board Of UBS - Blessing To Assume Role As President Personal & Corporate Banking And President UBS Switzerland From Lukas Gaehwiler - Gaehwiler To Assume New Role As Chairman Of The Region Switzerland Changes Effective 1 September 2016

Date 11/05/2016

Martin Blessing will succeed Lukas Gaehwiler as President Personal & Corporate Banking and President UBS Switzerland in the Group Executive Board (GEB) of UBS, effective 1 September 2016. Blessing was CEO of Commerzbank AG until the end of April this year. During his 15 years on the Board of Managing Directors of Commerzbank, half of which as its Chairman, Blessing significantly shaped the firm. He managed the successful integration of Dresdner Bank and led the bank back to stability and a robust business model following the financial crisis. Today, Commerzbank is active in more than 50 countries, finances 30 percent of Germany’s foreign trade and is the undisputed leader in financing German SMEs. The firm serves around 15 million clients with over 50,000 employees. Prior to Commerzbank, Blessing was at Dresdner Bank and the consultancy McKinsey. He studied in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Frankfurt am Main, Germany, following a bank apprenticeship.

IPC Systems Appoints Tony Carriero As Chief Information Security Officer - New Role Places IPC At The Forefront Of Security And Compliance Solutions Within The Financial Markets Sector

Date 11/05/2016

IPC Systems, Inc. (IPC), a leading provider of global communications solutions and software for the financial services community, today announced the appointment of Tony Carriero as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In this leadership role Mr. Carriero will be responsible for the security roadmap across all IPC products and solutions, its financial market cloud network along with IPC's internal IT systems to support the company's vision.