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Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: Five New ComStage ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Track Long And Short Futures Contracts On US Government Bonds For The First Time

Date 15/10/2015

Four new exchange-listed bond index funds and one commodity index fund issued by ComStage have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.

Thomson Reuters Risk Management Solution For Pricing Structured Products And For Mitigating Portfolio Risk Selected By Fubon Financial Holdings

Date 15/10/2015

Thomson Reuters announced that its solution for pricing complex structured products and for managing risk in exotic portfolios has been selected by Fubon Financial Holdings Company (FHC), one of the largest financial holding companies in Taiwan. 

Securities Commission Malaysia Invites Public Comments On Proposed Requirements For The Listing Of Mineral, Oil And Gas Companies

Date 15/10/2015

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today invited public feedback on the proposed requirements for the admission of companies involved in mineral, oil and gas exploration or extraction (MOG) activities to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia).

SGX And UniSIM Strengthen Investor Education Partnership, Launches My First Stock Carnival @ UniSIM

Date 15/10/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is partnering SIM University (UniSIM) on My First Stock Carnival @ UniSIM, an investment carnival to be held in UniSIM, as part of ongoing efforts to educate and encourage NIBIs (Not Invested But Interested), many of whom are students, to embark on their investment journey.  

Keynote Address By Mr. Nobuchika Mori, Commissioner, Japan's Financial Services Agency, At The Pan Asian Regulatory Summit

Date 15/10/2015

It is my great pleasure to deliver my remarks at the Pan Asian Regulatory Summit.

Since the global financial crisis, colossal international efforts have been made to attain financial regulatory reforms, and most of the initially planned reforms have reached agreement. This indeed is an impressive achievement.

Japan Exchange Group, Osaka Exchange And S&P Dow Jones Indices: Launch Of S&P/JPX JGB VIX Index

Date 15/10/2015

Japan Exchange Group, Osaka Exchange and S&P Dow Jones Indices have jointly started the calculation and publication of the S&P/JPX JGB VIX Index from today.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Statement Following Press Reports On The Senior Managers’ And Certification Regime

Date 15/10/2015

Following reports in the press about HM Treasury’s intention to extend and make changes to the Senior Managers’ and Certification Regime, Tracey McDermott, acting chief executive of the FCA, said:

“Extending the senior managers’ and certification regime is an important step in embedding a culture of personal responsibility throughout the financial services industry."

Remarks At NRS 30th Annual Fall Investment Adviser And Broker-Dealer Compliance Conference, Andrew J. Donohue, SEC Chief Of Staff, San Diego, California, Oct. 14, 2015

Date 14/10/2015

Thank you for that very kind introduction and for inviting me to speak today. Before I start, I must provide our standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, the Chair, other Commissioners, or my colleagues on the Commission staff.

Federal Court In Ohio Orders Bradley A. Miklovich, A Former Associated Person Of Rice Investment Company, To Make Full Restitution For Unauthorized Trading

Date 14/10/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge John R. Adams of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio entered judgment in the CFTC’s favor against Bradley A. Miklovich of Stow, Ohio. The Order, entered on September 30, 2015, resolves charges that Miklovich, a former Associated Person of Rice Investment Company (Rice), a registered Introducing Broker located in Maumee, Ohio, made unauthorized trades for two customers’ accounts and falsified a customer’s account statements and Rice’s internal documents, in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC Regulations. The Order requires Miklovich to make full restitution to Rice in the amount of $566,360 and to pay a $100,000 civil monetary penalty. The Order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans on Miklovich and prohibits him from further violations of the CEA, as charged.

US Listed Options Volumes Slipped In September + CBOE Trade Value Reached Highest In 2015, According To The TABB Options LiquidityMatrix

Date 14/10/2015

While September US listed options volumes fell 17% from a tumultuous August,  September still came in as the third-highest month for volume in 2015, according to the monthly TABB Options LiquidityMatrix™, now managed by Callie Bost, a listed derivatives analyst at TABB Group, covering market structure, regulation, technology and trader psychology in exchange-traded options and futures. She recently joined TABB from Bloomberg, after covering US equities and options on broad-market indices, ETFs and single stocks.