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Alberta Securities Commission Announces The Retirement Of Bill Rice, Appointment Of Interim Chair And Chief Executive Officer

Date 09/09/2015

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) today announced that Bill Rice will retire from his position as Chair and Chief Executive Officer on September 30, 2015 as planned after successfully fulfilling two consecutive five-year terms.  

Deputy Secretary Of The US Treasury Sarah Bloom Raskin To Deliver Keynote On Cybersecurity

Date 09/09/2015

Treasury Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin will provide keynote remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Strategic Technologies Program conference co-hosted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Her remarks will focus on the intersection of national security, insurance, and cyber risk.

SEC Halts Scheme By Trio Accused Of Stealing Investor Money While Promising “Indestructible Wealth”

Date 09/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an asset freeze obtained to halt an ongoing real estate investment scheme being conducted by a trio of business associates in California accused of stealing investors’ money while promising them “indestructible wealth.”

Office Of Financial Research Update: "Reference Guide To U.S. Repo And Securities Lending Markets"

Date 09/09/2015

The OFR released a working paper today entitled, "Reference Guide to U.S. Repo and Securities Lending Markets" and an accompanying blog by OFR Director Richard Berner. This paper is a reference guide on U.S. repo and securities lending markets. It discusses the main institutional features of these markets, their vulnerabilities, and data gaps that prevent market participants and regulators from addressing known vulnerabilities.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 09/09/2015

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Platts: Continental Power Retreats From July’s Heatwave Highs - Natural Gas Prices Dip On Healthy LNG Supply

Date 09/09/2015

Correction: Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics August 2015

Date 09/09/2015

This announcement corrects and replaces the press release published on September 1st, 2015, entitled “Trading Statistics August 2015” which included errors due to manually reported derivative related equity trades. 

BM&FBOVESPA: New Theoretical Portfolios For The Ibovespa And Other Indices - Valid From September To December 2015

Date 09/09/2015

BM&FBOVESPA announces the new theoretical portfolios for the Ibovespa and the other indices.

BATS Options Announces New Advisory Board - Advisory Board Consists Of Leading Options Industry Executives

Date 09/09/2015

BATS Options, the U.S. options business of exchange operator BATS Global Markets, today announced the BATS Options Advisory Board, comprised of options industry thought leaders designed to advise the BATS Options leadership team on key industry issues.  

EBA Publishes New DPM And XBRL Taxonomy For Remittance Of Supervisory Reporting

Date 09/09/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an update to the XBRL taxonomy that Competent Authorities should use for the remittance of data under the EBA Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting. The new taxonomy will be used for the first reports under the revised Liquidity and Leverage Ratio requirements resulting from Delegated Acts of the European Commission.