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EBA Publishes Its 2013 Annual Report

Date 20/05/2014

This edition of the EBA Annual Report takes stock of the first three years of activity of the Authority which contributed to the repair of the EU banking system by promoting the cleaning of EU banks' balance sheets and strengthening their capital position. The EBA also brought forward its work on the development of a truly uniform set of regulatory standards that will lead to a genuine level playing field in the EU banking sector and a truly integrated single market.

EuroCCP To Clear London Stock Exchange Trades - Market Participants To Have More Choice In Clearing

Date 20/05/2014

European Central Counterparty N.V. (EuroCCP), the largest cash equities central counterparty in Europe, announced today that it will be clearing trades executed on London Stock Exchange (LSE).  

The Options Industry Council Signs Content Sharing Agreement With The Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date 20/05/2014

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that it has entered into a content licensing agreement with The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) to create an educational program for financial professionals and investors in China. The terms of the agreement were finalized in April and mark the first time a content licensing agreement for OIC has been executed with a financial institution in mainland China.

European Commission Statement On The Euro Interest Rate Derivatives Case

Date 20/05/2014

The Commission is sending today its statement of objections to three large international banks – Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan Chase. This is a further key step in our investigations into cartels in the financial sector.

CFTC Issues First Whistleblower Award

Date 20/05/2014

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen announced today that the agency will make its first award to a whistleblower as part of the Commission’s Whistleblower Program created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The person will receive approximately $240,000 for providing valuable information about violations of the Commodity Exchange Act.

The Central Anticorruption Bureau, Polish Financial Supervision Authority And Warsaw Stock Exchange Launch Cooperation To Protect Market Safety And Credibility

Date 20/05/2014

• CBA, PFSA and WSE have launched long-term cooperation to organise training and workshops fostering compliance culture in companies listed on WSE
• The training aims to promote the compliance function among others in corporate projects

Yieldbroker Pty Limited Chooses First Derivatives’ Delta Surveillance

Date 20/05/2014

First Derivatives plc (FD) (AIM:FDP.L, ESM:FDP.I) a leading provider of software and consulting services to the capital markets industry today announces the implementation of its Delta Surveillance solution by Yieldbroker Pty Limited (Yieldbroker) in Sydney, Australia.

Antitrust: European Commission Sends Statement Of Objections To Crédit Agricole, HSBC And JPMorgan For Suspected Participation In Euro Interest Rate Derivatives Cartel

Date 20/05/2014

The European Commission has informed Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan of its preliminary view that they may have breached EU antitrust rules by colluding to influence the pricing of interest rate derivatives denominated in the euro currency. The sending of a statement of objections does not prejudge the final outcome of the investigation.

S&P Capital IQ Expands Latin American Research On Desktop Platform As Part Of Continued Focus On Region - Banco Santander Now Available Along With Other Top Ranked Sell Side Research

Date 20/05/2014

S&P Capital IQ, a business unit of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE:MHFI), today announced the addition of Banco Santander’s Latin America Research to its already extensive Aftermarket Research collection and capabilities. Banco Santander joins seven other well-known institutions in S&P Capital IQ’s Aftermarket Research collection that were named by Institutional Investor as the Top Ten Latin American Research Providers for 2013.

Thomson Reuters Announces Further Enhancements To Award Winning Accelus Risk Manager - Developments Include Advance Visualisation Capabilities, Regulatory Stress Testing, Model Risk Analysis And Improved Search

Date 20/05/2014

Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the delivery of several significant enhancements to its award winning Accelus Risk Manager, which will enable organisations to further strengthen their approach to enterprise risk management. The new capabilities include: