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Christopher Woolard Appointed Interim Chief Executive Of The UK Financial Conduct Authority

Date 24/01/2020

HM Treasury, following advice of the Board of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has appointed Christopher Woolard as Interim Chief Executive.

Broadridge Distribution Insights: ETF Outlook 2020 report

Date 24/01/2020

Click here to download  the 2020 ETF Outlook from Broadridge Financial Solutions, a study into the behaviour of financial advisors around ETF investing. 

European Commission Clamps Down On Non-Compliance With The 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5MLD)

Date 24/01/2020

• Less than a month since its introduction the EU is preparing to crack down on countries who have not complied with the Directive
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions publishes guide to help educate firms on changes to be introduced as part of 5MLD

HKEX Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 24/01/2020

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Publication Of "Availability Of English Disclosure Information By Listed Companies"

Date 24/01/2020

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) will start publishing "Availability of English Disclosure Information by Listed Companies", a list containing information on English disclosure made by listed companies. This new initiative will go toward satisfying demand from foreign investors to understand the kind of English information disclosed by listed companies, including when and where they are disclosed.

SEC Announces Conference On Municipal Securities Disclosure

Date 23/01/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will host a March 10 conference to focus on municipal securities, which are predominantly owned by Main Street investors and help finance important public projects like schools, roads and utilities.

B3: Ibovespa Breaks New Record And Reaches 119.527 Points

Date 23/01/2020

B3’s market performance index – Ibovespa – hit a record high today ending the day at 119.527 points, up 0,95% from last trading session. The previous Ibovespa record of 118.861 points was recorded on January 20, 2020.

SIFMA Promotes Ellen Greene To Managing Director, Equity And Options Market Structure

Date 23/01/2020

SIFMA today announced that Ellen Greene has been promoted to the position of managing director, equity and options market structure.

Canadian Securities Regulators Provide Update On Trading Fee Rebate Pilot Study

Date 23/01/2020

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published an update on its plan to proceed with the Trading Fee Rebate Pilot Study (the Pilot Study), which would analyze the effects of the prohibition of marketplace trading fee rebate payments on market participants. Proceeding with the Pilot Study is conditional on a similar study being implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States (SEC Fee Pilot). 

American Financial Exchange® Reaches Record Volume Levels On AMERIBOR® Benchmark, Trading More Than Three Quarter -Trillion Dollars In Value Since Inception

Date 23/01/2020

The American Financial Exchange (AFX), a centralized, electronic, self- regulated exchange for direct interbank lending and borrowing for American financial institutions, announced a record volume milestone, reaching $762 billion transacted since its inception in 2015.