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Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, June 17-18, 2014

Date 09/07/2014

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on June 17-18, 2014. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.

ESMA: Open Hearings On MiFID II - Audio Recordings

Date 09/07/2014

ESMA has published the audio recordings of two of the MiFID II open hearings which took place in Paris this week.

Competition And investment Banking - Speech By Mary Starks, Director Of Competition, UK's Financial Conduct Authority, At The Chartered Institute Of Securities

Date 09/07/2014

The FCA has this morning launched a review of competition in the wholesale sector. 

And so I would like to spend some time today focusing on this competition review, which marks a significant step for the FCA. 

ISDA Publishes Recommendation For FpML Version 5.7

Date 09/07/2014

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the publication of the Recommendation for Financial products Markup Language (FpML) version 5.7.

EBA Consults On Resolution Planning And On Measures To Address Impediments To Resolvability

Date 09/07/2014

The EBA launched today two consultations on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on resolution planning and on draft Guidelines on measures to reduce or remove impediments to resolvability. These RTS and Guidelines are part of the EBA's work to promote a consistent and coherent approach to bank resolution across the European Union. Both consultations run until 9 October 2014.

Bucharest Stock Exchange: The Market Making Pilot Program Shows The First Results

Date 09/07/2014

Starting with January 3, 2014, became effective the new BVB market making program. The program, part of the Three Pillars plan, targets to develop the market making activity on the stock exchange and to enhance the liquidity and the market quality.  

EBA Advises The European Commission On The Macroprudential Rules Laid Down In The CRR/CRD

Date 09/07/2014

The EBA publishes today an Opinion on the macroprudential tools laid down in the Capital Requirement Regulation (CRR) and Directive (CRDIV). The Opinion assesses whether the current rules are effective, efficient and transparent as well as the possible degrees of overlap across different macroprudential tools and the consistency of the EU framework with global standards. The Opinion also includes policy recommendations that the EU Commission should consider in its review of the macroprudential toolkit.

OCC Increases Assessments For National Banks And Federal Savings Associations With Total Assets Of More Than $40 Billion

Date 09/07/2014

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published a final rule in the Federal Register that raises assessments on national banks and federal savings associations (FSAs) with total assets over $40 billion.

LME And Autilla Announce Alliance To Provide London Silver Price

Date 09/07/2014

The London Metal Exchange (LME) and Autilla Ltd have entered into a strategic alliance to deliver the new London Silver Price. The alliance will link Autilla’s leading interbank bullion trading platform to the LME’s regulatory framework and infrastructure. 

Thomson Reuters/National Venture Capital Association: Number Of Venture Capital Funds That Raised Capital Hits Seven-Year High In Second Quarter - U.S. Firms Raise Nearly $7.5 Billion

Date 09/07/2014

U.S. venture capital firms raised $7.4 billion in new commitments from 78 funds during the second quarter of 2014, a 24 percent increase compared to the number of funds raised during the first quarter of 2014 and a 19 percent decline by dollar commitments, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).  The number of funds raised during the second quarter of 2014 increased 42 percent compared to the second quarter of last year and marks the strongest quarter for venture capital fundraising, by number of funds, since the fourth quarter of 2007 when 83 funds were raised for venture capital investments.