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World Economic Forum: Currency Devaluation And Reform Reflect China’s Push For Renminbi Internationalization

Date 10/09/2015

• The August devaluation of the renminbi and the change in the way its exchange rate against the dollar is determined should be viewed in the context of China’s push to internationalize its currency
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could decide in November to include the RMB among the currencies used to set the value of its Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
• More information about the Annual Meeting of the New Champions: http://wef.ch/amnc15

CFTC Approves Final Regulation Requiring All Registered Introducing Brokers And Commodity Pool Operators, And Certain Registered Commodity Trading Advisors To Be Members Of A Registered Futures Association

Date 10/09/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today issued a final rule, new Commission regulation 170.17, requiring that all registered introducing brokers and commodity pool operators, and certain commodity trading advisors (CTAs) become and remain members of a registered futures association (RFA). All persons subject to the final rule must comply by December 31, 2015.

BlackRock Global ETP Landscape Industry Highlights - August 2015: Record Flows Amid Volatility

Date 10/09/2015

The BlackRock ETP Landscape Industry Highlights provides commentary on the global Exchange Traded Product (ETP) industry as of August 2015. 

Payment Systems Regulator Confirms Members Of The New Strategy-Setting Payments Strategy Forum

Date 10/09/2015

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the new economic regulator for UK payment systems, today confirms the line-up of the Payments Strategy Forum (the Forum). The goal of the Forum is to set the strategy for innovation in payment systems where the industry needs to work together.

IPC And Etrali Announce Potential Combination

Date 10/09/2015

IPC Systems, Inc. (IPC), a leading global provider of specialized communications solutions for the financial services community, today announced that it has made a binding proposal to combine the businesses of IPC and Etrali Trading Solutions (Etrali), a leading provider of compliance and unified communication solutions.  

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Releases An Information Disclosure Practical Manual For Board Secretaries

Date 10/09/2015

In order to improve the professional skills and working quality of board secretaries, enhance the transparency of regulation, comply with the requirements on board secretaries to return to their due responsibilities, and further increase the regulation efficiency and service level, anInformation Disclosure Practical Manual for Board Secretaries (hereinafter referred to as “the Manual”) has recently finished by Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) in hands with some listed companies.

BME To Distribute First Interim Dividend Against 2015 Earnings Tomorrow - It Represents A Gross €0.4 Per Share

Date 10/09/2015

BME will tomorrow distribute to its shareholders the first interim dividend against 2015 earnings, to the value of €33.4 million. The figure represents a gross €0.4 per share.

Environmental Financial Products, LLC (EFP) And CBOE Holdings, Inc. (CBOE) Announce New Interbank Lending Exchange And Interest Rate Benchmark - American Financial Exchangesm (AFXSM) To Support U.S. Mid-Size Banking Sector

Date 10/09/2015

Environmental Financial Products, LLC (EFP) and CBOE Holdings, Inc. (CBOE) today announced plans to launch the American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic marketplace for small and mid-sized banks to lend and borrow short-term funds. EFP is a prominent, successful exchange incubator headed by Dr. Richard Sandor, universally recognized as the “father of financial futures.”  CBOE is the creator of the listed options market and numerous other market and product innovations, including securities index options and the CBOE Volatility Indexâ (VIXâ Index).  

World Economic Forum: Digital Disruption Of Finance Services Will Change Banking As We Know It

Date 10/09/2015

• Technology is changing the financial services sector and disrupting longstanding business models
• While digital services will become so thoroughly a part of banking and finance, from payments to philanthropy, offline approaches will still be needed to provide trustworthy partners for artificial intelligence and big-data algorithms
• Find more information about the World Economic Forum here: http://wef.ch/amnc15

Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 Billion

Date 10/09/2015

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment.  At its meeting ending on 9 September 2015, the MPC voted by a majority of 8-1 to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%.  The Committee voted unanimously to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.