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SEC: Structured Products – Complexity And Disclosure – Do Retail Investors Really Understand What They Are Buying And What the Risks Are? Amy M. Starr, May 14, 2015

Date 05/06/2015

Standard Disclaimer:  The Securities and Exchange Commission, as a matter of policy, disclaims responsibility for any private publication or statement by any of its employees. The views expressed herein are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or of my colleagues on the staff of the Commission.

CFTC Staff Announces It Is Issuing No-Action Relief From Introducing Broker And Commodity Trading Advisor Registration To Persons Located Outside The United States Engaged In Activities On Behalf Of Customers That Are International Financial Institutions

Date 05/06/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today announced it will not recommend that the Commission take action for failure to register as an introducing broker or commodity trading advisor against persons located outside the United States that facilitate swap transactions for International Financial Institutions (IFIs) that have offices in the United States.

BM&FBOVESPA Publishes May Market Performance

Date 05/06/2015

Trading value in the equity market (BOVESPA segment) totaled BRL 144.01 billion in May, compared with BRL 157.38 billion the previous month. Average daily trading value was BRL 7.2 billion, from BRL 7.86 billion the previous month. Total volume reached 18,918,527, from 19,493,103 the previous month. Average daily volume was 945,926 (974,655 in April).

BATS 1000 Index Declines 0.7% This Week

Date 05/06/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of exchanges and services for financial markets globally, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) declined 168.98 points to close at 23,051.63, down 0.7% over last Friday’s close.

Remarks At The 34th Annual SEC And Financial Reporting Institute Conference, James Schnurr, Chief Accountant, Office Of The Chief Accountant, Pasadena, California, June 5, 2015

Date 05/06/2015

Introduction

Thank you for both the kind introduction and the invitation to speak with you today. Before I begin, let me remind you that the views expressed today are my own and not necessarily those of the Commission, the individual Commissioners, or other colleagues on the Commission staff.

As most of you probably know, I am fortunate to have three deputy chief accountants and a chief counsel that assist me in executing the responsibilities of OCA: Julie Erhardt oversees our International Group, Wes Bricker is responsible for our Accounting Group, Brian Croteau supervises our Professional Practice Group and Jeff Minton is my Chief Counsel. As you can imagine, each of these groups have very differing priorities, but all are important to the SEC’s mission. Today, I would like to share my thoughts and perspectives on some of our key priorities — IFRS, the new revenue recognition standard, a future concept release on Audit Committees and the PCAOB’s standard setting activities.

Bank Of England - Data Visualisation Competition - Winner

Date 05/06/2015

​The Bank of England has announced the winner of its first data visualisation competition.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 05/06/2015

The current reports for the week of June 2, 2015 are now available.

Bank Of England: Appointment Of Executive Director For Banking, Payments And Financial Resilience

Date 05/06/2015

The Bank of England today announced a new appointment to its Executive Team.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Prohibition Of Short Selling: Saipem

Date 05/06/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instrument under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012.  This follows a decision made by another EU Competent Authority.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For Week Ending 5 June 2015

Date 05/06/2015

A turnover of 1.221 billion shares worth N16.964 billion in 19,847 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of The Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.799 billion shares valued at N22.105 billion that exchanged hands last week in 17,337 deals.