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Ngā Mea Waiwai O Te Tūranga Whakataka - IoD And New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Release Te Reo Māori Directors’ Guide

Date 10/09/2019

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and Institute of Directors (IoD) have released a te reo Māori translation of The Essentials of Being a Director, coinciding with Māori Language Week.

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Participate At The Eurofi Financial Forum 2019 In Helsinki

Date 10/09/2019

New York Attorney General Letitia James Leads Coalition Suing SEC For Putting Brokers Ahead Of Investors - ‘Regulation Best Interest’ Fails To Protect Investors Or Meet Standards Laid Out In Landmark Dodd-Frank Act

Date 10/09/2019

New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of eight attorneys general from around the nation in filing a federal lawsuit, in the Southern District of New York, challenging the Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) “Regulation Best Interest” for failing to meet basic investor protections that were laid out in the historic 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.

CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee To Meet On September 24

Date 10/09/2019

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) announced that it will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at CFTC’s Washington, DC headquarters.

Merrill Lynch Ordered To Pay $300,000 Penalty For Failing To Promptly Produce Audit Trail Data

Date 10/09/2019

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and settling charges against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merrill Lynch), a registered futures commission merchant, for failing to promptly produce to the CFTC certain required records and, separately, failing to supervise its employees and agents to ensure that they fulfilled the firm’s statutory and regulatory obligations to keep and promptly produce such records.

Rosenthal Collins Group Division Of Marex Spectron Statement On The Passing Of J. Robert Collins

Date 10/09/2019

The Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG) Division of Marex Spectron today issued the following statement on the Sept. 10 passing of its co-founder and former Managing Member J. Robert (Bob) Collins at the age of 77.

CFTC Commissioner Behnam To Participate In A Q&A Session At The SFA Libor Symposium

Date 10/09/2019

Bank Of New Zealand Selects FTSE Russell ESG Index For Managed Investment Schemes

Date 10/09/2019

• New Zealand asset owner licences custom version of FTSE Global Choice Index for two Managed Investment Schemes including the BNZ KiwiSaver scheme
• Transparent exclusion methodology screens stocks according to social and environmental impacts
• Custom index excludes Controversial Weapons and Tobacco companies 

CISI: New Training Partnership For Kenyan Financial Services Profession

Date 10/09/2019

The Kenya Institute of Bankers (KIB) and the CISI recently entered into a partnership for the purpose of building capacity,enhancing appropriate knowledge, skills and expertise, promoting integrity and ethical behaviour within the Kenyan banking profession.

Tradeweb Markets And ICE Benchmark Administration Launch Tradeweb ICE U.S. Treasury Closing Prices

Date 10/09/2019

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced the launch of Tradeweb ICE U.S. Treasury Closing Prices by Tradeweb and ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (IBA).