John Bilton, CFA

The UK's National Cyber Security Center will no longer notify the Information Commissioner's Office about data breaches, but will encourage organizations to comply with the law. NCSC chief Ciaran Martin said the agency "will never pass specific information to a regulator without first seeking the consent of the victim." Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (24 Apr.)

Principal has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval of three exchange-traded funds that select equities based upon value, quality growth and momentum factors. If approved, the Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF and Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF will select stocks from broad Nasdaq indexes that are rebalanced every six months. ETF (24 Apr.)

Contenders to succeed Mark Carney as governor of the Bank of England when his contract expires in February 2020 are emerging. They include Andrew Bailey, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, BoE Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy Ben Broadbent, and Raghuram Rajan, a professor of business at the University of Chicago. BBC (24 Apr.)