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ERI Scientific Beta Announces The Launch Of New Low Carbon Indices That Reduce The Carbon Footprint Of Equity Investments By More Than 80% While Outperforming The Market

Date 23/02/2016

EDHEC Risk Institute has been conducting research for several years on the possibility of reconciling financial and environmental performance. The launch of a new series of low carbon indices by ERI Scientific Beta, the smart beta index provider set up by EDHEC Risk Institute in 2012, marks the practical realisation of these research efforts and represents an important moment for responsible finance, because the results of the research undertaken will provide institutional investors with smart beta indices that can reduce the carbon footprint of their equity investments by more than 80%, while at the same time outperforming traditional market indices and being able to create more than 50% additional value in the medium term.
Securities Commission Malaysia: Global Body Of Capital Market Regulators To Set Up Asia-Pacific Hub In Kuala Lumpur

Date 23/02/2016

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the global body of capital market regulators has approved the establishment of its first ever regional office to be set up in Kuala Lumpur. IOSCO’s membership regulates more than 95% of the world's capital markets worth approximately USD140 trillion, in more than 115 jurisdictions.
HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of Hang Seng Bank Limited Structured Products, Futures And Options

Date 23/02/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to Hang Seng Bank Limited (Hang Seng) structured products, futures and options to account for Hang Seng’s distribution of special interim dividend.
Deutsche Börse And Vienna Stock Exchange Extend Trading Technology Agreement

Date 23/02/2016

Vienna Stock Exchange will continue to use Deutsche Börse’s trading technology. Both exchanges extended their contract by a further six years, at least until 2021. The co-operation partners of Vienna Stock Exchange will also use Deutsche Börse’s trading infrastructure.
Frost Consulting Launches Valuation & Budgeting Software For Investment Research Ahead Of MiFID II

Date 23/02/2016

Frost Consulting today launched FrostRB, a research valuation & budgeting software platformwhich gives asset managers the ability to establish monetary (dollar) values for specific unpriced research products and construct monetary research budgets that meet MiFID II research spending requirements. FrostRB offers a transparent and comprehensive research valuation, budgeting and reporting framework that generates highly customised, multi-asset class research budgets down to the fund level, reflecting the fund or strategy’s investment process, style and investment universe.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Fines And Restricts W H Ireland Limited For Market Abuse Risks

Date 23/02/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined W H Ireland Limited (WHI) £1.2million. The firm is also restricted for a period of 72 days from taking on new clients in its corporate broking division.
Japan Exchange Group: Appointment Of Executive Officers And Change In Organizational Structure, Etc.

Date 23/02/2016

Japan Exchange Group (JPX), Inc., Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., andOsaka Exchange, Inc. decided on new executive officers, changes in titles of executive officers, andareas of responsibility under the new executive structure at their respective board of directorsmeetings held today, effective on April 1, 2016.
Bursa Malaysia Berhad Announces Appointment Of Director To Its Subsidiaries

Date 23/02/2016

Bursa Malaysia Berhad announced the appointment of Mr. Kuok Wee Kiat as a Director to the Board of Directors of its subsidiaries, Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and its clearing house, Bursa Malaysia Securities Clearing Sdn Bhd, effective 22 February 2016.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Approval Of Initial Program’s Listing (TOKYO PRO-BOND Market): Santander Consumer Finance, S.A.

Date 23/02/2016

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a program listing application from Santander Consumer Finance, S.A. for listing on the professional-oriented TOKYO PRO-BOND Market.
Financial Services Associations Submit Comments On TLAC Requirement To Help Ensure G-SIBs Can Be Resolved

Date 23/02/2016

SIFMA, The Clearing House, the American Bankers Association, the Financial Services Roundtable, and the Financial Services Forum submitted comments to the Federal Reserve in response to its proposal to impose total loss absorbing capacity, long-term debt and related "clean holding company" requirements on global systemically important banking groups (G-SIBs). The associations express the industry's strong support for a TLAC requirement for G-SIBs, which is a crucial aspect of ending "Too Big to Fail" by helping ensure that these institutions can be resolved in an orderly way at the expense of creditors and shareholders (and not taxpayers).