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FSB RCG MENA Meets In Bahrain

Date 27/04/2015

Today, the Central Bank of Bahrain hosted the seventh meeting of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group for the Middle East and North Africa (RCG-MENA) in Bahrain.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo On The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Recent Steps To Improve Its Swaps Trading Regulations

Date 27/04/2015

Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued the following statement on recent steps taken to improve the CFTC’s regulatory framework for swaps trade execution:

“I commend the CFTC for its recent announcement of first steps in improving its regulatory framework for swaps trade execution and SEF operability. I support these commonsense measures that address concerns raised in my January 2015 White Paper: namely, streamlining the process of correcting error trades, flexibly interpreting SEFs’ financial resources requirement and simplifying swap trade confirmations by SEFs."

DFSA Publishes Anti-Money Laundering Return Report

Date 27/04/2015

To view the Anti-Money Laundering Return (AML) Report: Click here.

CFTC Charges Nevada-Based My Global Leverage, LLC And Toney Blondo Eggleston With Engaging In Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions With Retail Customers

Date 27/04/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a civil injunctive enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against Defendants My Global Leverage, LLC (MGL) and its owner and managing member Toney Blondo Eggleston, who resides in Newport Coast, California. The CFTC Complaint charges the Defendants with engaging in illegal, off-exchange transactions in precious metals with retail customers on a leveraged, margined, or financed basis. The Complaint further alleges that Eggleston, as controlling person for MGL, is liable for MGL’s violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

Enternext Welcomes Biocartis To Euronext Brussels

Date 27/04/2015

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary designed to promote and grow the market for SMEs, today welcomed Biocartis, an innovative molecular diagnostics company, to the regulated market of Euronext Brussels.

Moscow Exchange Markets Risk Parameters For May Public Holidays

Date 27/04/2015

NCC Clearing Bank sets higher risk parameters for May public holidays effective from April, 30 to May, 5 2015.

ACER Adopts A Decision On The Allocation Of Costs For The Lithuanian Part Of The Electricity Interconnection Between Lithuania And Poland

Date 27/04/2015

ACER’s decision on the allocation of costs for the Lithuanian part of the Electricity interconnection between Lithuania and Poland(LitPol link), published today, indicates that, although this interconnection provides benefits to several Member States beyond Lithuania, the latter, as a net beneficiary of the project, does not need financial compensations for the investment from the other Member States benefiting from the project under the Cross-Border Cost Allocation (CBCA) framework. LitPol is one of the Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) identified by the EU to strengthen the continent’s energy infrastructure. PCIs benefit from an improved regulatory regime, including the possibility for Project Promoters to submit a CBCA request.  ACER decides on the allocation of costs (CBCA decisions) for a given PCI when the National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) of the concerned Member States are unable to reach an agreement within six months of the request[1].

Bursa Malaysia Launches Listing eServices For The Marketplace - Offers Better Efficiency With Enhanced Listing Information Network System & AskListing@Bursa Online Enquiry Service

Date 27/04/2015

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “The Exchange”) today announced the launch of the new Listing Information Network System (“Bursa LINK”) and an online listing enquiry service dubbed AskListing@Bursa for the marketplace. Both are part of the Exchange’s e-services which will serve as channels for the Exchange to move all enquires from listed issuers’ online as well as digitise the disclosure and submission processes. The services provide improved and digitised functionalities that are aimed at providing greater efficiency in processes and turnaround time between the Exchange and listed issuers, external company secretaries as well as investment banks.

Xignite Named Top 100 Private Fintech Company By AlwaysOn OnFinance 2015 - Cloud-Based Market Data APIs Provider Recognized As Industry Leader In Driving The Future Of Fintech

Date 27/04/2015

Xignite, the leading provider of market data cloud solutions for financial services, announced today that it has been named to the AlwaysOn OnFinance Top 100 list of private companies who are defining the future of fintech through their innovative solutions and technologies.

London Stock Exchange Group: ELITE Welcomes First Intake Of European Companies To Programme

Date 27/04/2015

• 25 new companies join ELITE this week from across Europe
• ELITE is London Stock Exchange Group’s pan-European programme for ambitious high growth businesses
• Companies from Germany, Spain, France, Finland, Greece and Romania among those to join programme
• Further 42 Italian and UK companies also join ELITE programme this week
• More than 200 companies, 150 advisors, and 80 investors are already part of the ELITE community