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Thai Bourse To Affirm Attractiveness On U.S. And Asia Roadshows In Oct-Nov

Date 21/10/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will showcase attractiveness and strength of the Thai capital market and the economy among foreign institutional investors on the upcoming two roadshows in the United States, Malaysia and Singapore in October and November, making a total eight roadshows held this year.

OneVue Taps Into Calastone Network

Date 21/10/2014

OneVue is streamlining the delivery of its unit registry service in a move designed to boost efficiency, reduce risks and costs.

KRX To Host “2014 World Federation Of Exchanges General Assembly And Annual Meeting"

Date 21/10/2014

The Korea Exchange (KRX) will host the 2014 WFE General Assembly and Annual Meeting at Grand Hyatt Seoul from October 27th to October 29th. 

SGX Renminbi Futures Debuts With Over 1 Billion Yuan In Trading Turnover And Margin Collateral

Date 21/10/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday successfully launched the Chinese Renminbi (RMB) futures, namely USD/CNH and CNY/USD futures. Transactions in the new SGX RMB futures achieved a first day volume of 1,836 contracts or approximately RMB 1.1 billion in notional value (equivalent to US$180 million). Trading was robust with active participation from a diverse pool of counterparties. Market makers and key participants for the contracts include Bank of China Singapore branch (BOC), DBS Bank, ICBC Singapore branch (ICBC), Quantrun Investment Management and Virtu Financial.

Osaka Exchange: Latest Update Of Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures

Date 21/10/2014

Deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year)

UK Government Must Close Massive Loophole On Vetting Financial Services IT Staff If It Is Serious About Combatting Cybercrime, Says CISI

Date 20/10/2014

A major loophole in the UK’s criminal records checking system means that  IT staff, including those working in critical functions within financial services firms are not permitted to be vetted for fraud, says Simon Culhane, Chartered FCSI and CEO of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Free Float Adjustment In MDAX

Date 20/10/2014

Deutsche Börse has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the free float of Sky Deutschland AG in MDAX®. Due to the takeover of Sky Deutschland AG by British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, the free float of Sky Deutschland AG changed by more than 10 percentage points.

Bank Of England Statement – Independent Review Into RTGS Payment System Disruption

Date 20/10/2014

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has launched a thorough, independent review of the causes of today’s disruption to RTGS, the Bank's system for settling high value payments. The review will cover the causes of the incident, the effectiveness of the Bank’s response and the lessons learned for future contingency plans. Its findings will be presented to Court which will then publish the full report and the response.

Carlo di Florio, FINRA Chief Risk Officer And Head of Strategy, Remarks At NSCP 2014 National Conference, Washington, DC, October 20, 2014

Date 20/10/2014

Good morning. It's a pleasure to be here with you again at the national conference.

The work you do is incredibly important, and we appreciate and respect your critical contributions to our shared objectives of investor protection and market integrity.

SIFMA Publishes Recommendations For Effective Cybersecurity Regulatory Guidance

Date 20/10/2014

SIFMA today published its "Principles for Effective Cybersecurity Regulatory Guidance," that provides regulators with SIFMA members' insight on productive ways to harmonize and create effective cybersecurity regulatory guidance. SIFMA's goal is to promote a collaborative approach to cybersecurity that can foster innovation and strengthen efforts to protect financial industry operations and most importantly our clients. This paper is one in a series of initiatives undertaken by SIFMA focused on enhancing the industry's cybersecurity preparedness and practices.