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Qatar Stock Exchange Launches Its ESG Platform

Date 23/12/2018

Qatar Stock Exchange is pleased to announce the launch of its online ‘Qatar Stock Exchange Sustainability and ESG Platform’. This platform is designed to accelerate the objectives of the QSE Guidance on ESG reporting launched in December 2016 to support listed companies report on key Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) indicators. 

EGX Participation At Africa 2018 Forum - During His Participation In The Africa 2018, EGX Chairman: The Global Economic Turbulences Influences Africa To Develop its Economic Structures to Achieve a Comprehensive and Sustainable Development

Date 22/12/2018

Mohamed Farid, EGX Chairman, presented the keynote speech to the "Investments and Partnerships — The Global Perspective” panel within his participation in the Africa 2018 held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 8 to 9 December.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz On The Proposed Revisions To The Volcker Rule Regulations

Date 21/12/2018

I am voting yes on proposed revisions to the Volcker Rule regulations (the Proposal) that would implement sections 203 and 204 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA).  Today’s action would codify changes made by Congress regarding which banks are subject to the Volcker Rule. 

Nasdaq Welcomed 185 IPOs And 20 Exchange Transfers In 2018 - Seven Of The 10 Largest Technology IPOs By Proceeds Raised Listed On Nasdaq

Date 21/12/2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today that in 2018 it welcomed 185 initial public offerings (IPOs) and 20* exchange transfers. Nasdaq has extended its IPO leadership to 20 consecutive quarters in the U.S. with a 72 percent win rate, with new listings raising a total of $27.7 billion. 

Statement Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo On Agency Operations In The Event Of A Lapse Of Appropriations

Date 21/12/2018

CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo issued the following statement on agency operations in the event of a lapse of appropriations:

“In the event of a lapse of appropriations, the CFTC will be required to cease operations not excepted by the Anti-Deficiency Act. But regardless of any shutdown, the CFTC will ensure its market-critical functions continue to be carried out.  Among other things, during any shutdown a small team of CFTC employees will continue to monitor futures and swaps markets, ensure essential enforcement activities are carried out, and evaluate market activity across futures and swaps to identify any potential impact on the clearing system. Staff performing these excepted functions will be in communication with key market participants, which will continue their own market and risk surveillance activities.”

SEC: Martha Miller Named Advocate For Small Business Capital Formation

Date 21/12/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Martha Legg Miller has been named as the first Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation.

U.S. Agencies Invite Comment On A Proposal To Exclude Community Banks From The Volcker Rule

Date 21/12/2018

Five federal financial regulatory agencies on Friday invited public comment on a proposal that would exclude certain community banks from the Volcker rule, consistent with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA).

SEC: Two Advisory Firms, CEO Charged With Mutual Fund Share Class Disclosure Violations

Date 21/12/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against two New York-based investment advisers and the CEO of one of the advisers who selected mutual fund share classes inconsistent with their disclosures to clients. The firms and the CEO will collectively pay more than $1.8 million, which will be returned to harmed investors.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Bulletin: Capital And Liquidity Requirements: Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking

Date 21/12/2018

Summary

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) are issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking that would establish a revised framework for determining requirements under the regulatory capital rule, the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) rule, and the proposed net stable funding ratio (NSFR) rule for large U.S. banking organizations based on their risk profile.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 21/12/2018

The current reports for the week of December 21, 2018 are now available.