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Confidence To Crisis And Back - Speech By Martin Wheatley, CEO Of The Financial Conduct Authority, Delivered At The IOSCO Conference In London

Date 18/06/2015

I’m delighted to be able to open this conference in London - it’s the 40thanniversary for IOSCO. 

New Priorities For Banking Reform - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Director Of Strategy & Competition, FCA, Delivered At The Warwick Business School Westminster Forum

Date 18/06/2015

Good morning, I’m delighted to be here, even if the title of my session is a bit of a misnomer. I’ll explain why.

This morning, we have already heard a pretty extensive unpacking of the reforms that occurred as a result of international, European and UK policy makers responding to the financial crisis.

Eminent Macroeconomist Lawrence Christiano Appointed As MAS Term Professor At NUS

Date 18/06/2015

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly appointed eminent macroeconomist Professor Lawrence Christiano as the MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance. Professor Christiano, who is the Alfred W. Chase Chair in Business Institutions and Professor of Economics at Northwestern University, will be hosted by the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the Department of Economics during the term of the Professorship.

NZX Statement Re FMA Settlement wWth Milford

Date 18/06/2015

NZX notes the announcement today by the Financial Markets Authority regarding the settlement between the FMA and Milford Asset Management Limited (Milford). The FMA’s investigation followed a referral by NZX to the FMA.

New SOI Introduces Fresh Set Of Measures To Track New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Success Over Medium-Term

Date 18/06/2015

Tabled in Parliament today, the Financial Markets Authority’s Statement of Intent (SOI) for 2015-2019 marks a further step in the agency’s evolution as a modern, risk-based conduct regulator.

NZX Welcomes First NXT Market lLsting

Date 18/06/2015

NZX is pleased to welcome G3 Group Limited as the first company to list on NXT, a new NZX market designed for small and mid-sized businesses. The listing, which will take place at 11.00am today, also marks the official launch of NXT.

Milford Asset Management To Pay $1.5 Million Following New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Investigation

Date 18/06/2015

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has completed its investigation into certain trading activity between December 2013 and August 2014 by a trader employed by Milford Asset Management Limited (Milford).  The FMA considers that the trading conduct breached the market manipulation prohibitions in s11B of the Securities Markets Act 1988. The FMA also concluded that the Milford Board failed to ensure that there was the requisite degree of monitoring of the trading activity.

The Great Era Of Financial Transformation: Financial Times Investment Management Summit - Ms Julia Leung, Executive Director, Investment Products, Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission, 18 June 2015

Date 18/06/2015

A speech entitled “The Great Era of Financial Transformation” delivered by Ms Julia Leung was posted on the SFC website today.

Qatar Stock Exchange And Qatar University Sign A Memorandum Of Understanding For Cooperation In The Fields Of Education And Training

Date 18/06/2015

In light of keenness to enhance the development of the national economy based on Qatar 2030 National Vision, Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) and Qatar University signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote future collaborations between the two organizations.

2015 China Plastics Industry Conference (CPIC) Held In Chengdu

Date 18/06/2015

When addressing the “2015 China Plastics Industry Conference (CPIC)”, which was jointly organized by Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation and China Light Industry Council in Chengdu on June 11, Wei Zhenxiang, Vice President of DCE, said that as the world's largest plastics futures market, DCE will continue to optimize and improve the systems, explore the development of options, indexes and the OTC market, and push forward the internationalization of the market by seizing the market opportunities brought by the “One Belt and One Road” strategy and taking advantage of the industrial contacts with the Middle East region.