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BATS Chi-X Europe Welcomes Lyxor ETFs - Lyxor Becomes Second ETF Provider To List On BATS Chi-X Europe - Two Etfs To Commence Trading On 25th November 2013

Date 14/11/2013

BATS Chi-X Europe today announced that Lyxor Asset Management, a leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider and subsidiary of Societe Generale Group, will list two ETFs on BATS Chi-X Europe’s Regulated Market on Monday 25th November 2013.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Unlicensed Futures Contract Adviser Given Suspended Jail Sentence

Date 14/11/2013

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today sentenced Mr Gordon Mui Kwong Yin to three months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, for providing online advice on trading in futures contracts without a licence. 

CME Group Approves China Merchants Futures As New Clearing Member

Date 14/11/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced China Merchants Futures (HK) Co. Limited, a wholly-owned unit of China Merchant Securities Company Limited, has been approved as a CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX Clearing Member, effective 21 October 2013.

Finansinspektionen (FI) Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority: Risks In The Financial System 2013

Date 14/11/2013

The high level of debt among Swedish households poses a risk to individual households and, in the long run, also to financial stability. Finansinspektionen FI currently believes that raising the risk weight floor to 25 per cent would be a sound decision. Major Swedish banks have sufficient resilience to a sharp downturn in the economy, but their considerable dependence on market funding continues to be a risk. The major banks should therefore be conservative in the long run with regard to dividends since they have small margins above the buffer requirements. These are the conclusions from FI’s annual Risk Report.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: We Are Now Consulting On Standards And Conditions For New Licenses

Date 14/11/2013

The Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the Act) introduces licensing for providers offering certain types of financial services. 

Royal Bank Of Canada To Issue Structured Products With Scoach Switzerland

Date 14/11/2013

Scoach Switzerland welcomes Royal Bank of Canada as a new issuer of structured products.

Joint Press Release Of The Belgian Government And BNP Paribas: BN Paribas To Buy Belgian State Fortis Stake For EUR 3.25Bn

Date 13/11/2013

The Belgian State and BNP Paribas announce that they have reached an agreement for the transfer to BNP Paribas of the 25% shareholding held by the Belgian State in BNP Paribas Fortis for a price of 3.25 billion euros.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Venture Composite And Venture Select Indices

Date 13/11/2013

S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of TriOil Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:TOL) have agreed to the terms of an Arrangement Agreement with ORLEN Upstream International B.V. Shareholders of TriOil will receive $CDN2.85 cash for each share held. The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture  Composite  and  Venture  Select  Indices  after  the  close  of  trading  on  Thursday, November 14, 2013.

SIFMA Promotes Ira Hammerman To Executive Vice President

Date 13/11/2013

SIFMA today announced it has appointed Ira D. Hammerman as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Hammerman has served as Senior Managing Director and General Counsel at SIFMA since 2004.

SEC Announces Agenda And Panelists For Small Business Forum

Date 13/11/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for next week’s Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation.