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New York State Department of Financial Services Reaches Agreement With Société Générale On New Symphony Chat Platform And Issues Guidance To All Regulated Institutions On Use Of Symphony

Date 13/10/2015

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) reached an agreement today with Société Générale on record-keeping requirements and other protections to help ensure the bank’s responsible use of the new Symphony Communication Services, LLC (“Symphony”) chat and messaging platform.  NYDFS had recently expressed concerns that certain Symphony features, such as its promise of “Guaranteed Data Deletion,” could hinder regulatory investigations on Wall Street.

Abacus Group Continues Momentum With Two New Award Wins - Private Cloud Service Provider Recognized For Its Exceptional Client Service And Continued Growth

Date 13/10/2015

Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, today announced it has been recognized by both Hedgeweek and Talkin’ Cloud as a distinguished  top cloud service provider. Abacus was named the Best North American Cloud Services Provider in the 2015 Hedgeweek USA Awards, and ranked in the top 50% of the Talkin’ Cloud 100.

ECB Appoints Michael Diemer To Be First Chief Services Officer

Date 13/10/2015

• Michael Diemer to become first Chief Services Officer of the ECB as of 1 January 2016
• CSO manages administrative services, IT services, human resources and finance

SIX Swiss Exchange September 2015: More Trades Conducted Than In 2014

Date 13/10/2015

BM&FBOVESPA Expands The Market Maker Program

Date 13/10/2015

BM&FBOVESPA’s Market Maker program continues to expand. Accreditation processes are underway for Market Makers in 18 different products in the futures and option markets.

Athens Stock Exchange: Closing Bell Ceremony On The Occasion Of Grant Thornton's Global Annual Conference

Date 13/10/2015

A closing bell ceremony took place today, at the Athens Exchange Group headquarters on the occasion of the Global Annual Conference of Grant Thornton International taking place in Greece for the first time.

EEX: Holding AG Discloses Insider Information On Power Generation

Date 13/10/2015

EEX welcomes Energiedienst Holding AG as 7th data provider in Switzerland. Energiedienst Holding AG will begin to provide generation data to the platform “Transparency in Energy Markets“ on 13/10/2015.

Ipreo-Survey: Institutional Investors And Austrian Stocks In 1H 2015

Date 13/10/2015

International institutional investors remained the largest stakeholders in the ATX prime in the first half of 2015, but the index has seen major shifts among investors in the first six months of the year. Domestic investors of all types – funds, banks, insurances as well as retail investors – were the largest buyers, whereas foreign institutions rank among the major sellers. On the international side, only US-based and Norwegian investors increased their stakes in 1H 2015, while most other foreign investors reduced their holdings in the ATX prime in the same period. US and Austrian institutional holders strengthened their positions at the top of the regional list which results in an even higher concentration of the top three investor countries US, Austria, and UK. Within Europe, Norway, France and Germany remain dominant as investment regions in the ATX prime. The changes in the first half of 2015 were a result of active buying and rotation into some of the largest financial stocks with cheap valuations in Austria, as well as an even larger exposure to passivelymanaged funds with Austrian companies on their radar. While it was especially international funds that allocated more money to Europe and which led to higher liquidity, risk-aversion remained a major issue due to the political and economic instability of several Eastern European markets. Around the end of 1H 2015, the Asian stock market’s plunge was also a major concern for fund managers.

EBA Acknowledges Notification From The Croatian National Bank And The State Agency For Deposit Insurance And Bank Resolution

Date 13/10/2015

The EBA acknowledges notification from the Croatian National Bank and the State Agency for Deposit Insurance and Bank Resolution with respect to its decision on the resolution of Jadranska banka d.d. Šibenik. 

Speech At 6th Pan-Asian Regulatory Summit By Mr Ashley Alder, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission, 13 October 2015

Date 13/10/2015

A speech entitled "Speech at 6th Pan-Asian Regulatory Summit" delivered by Mr Ashley Alder was posted on the SFC website today.