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US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s Statement On Basel III

Date 07/12/2017

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement on the completion of Basel III Capital Standards:

 "The consensus agreed to by the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) completes nearly seven years of work on the Basel III bank capital standards. The reforms standardize the approach, improve the quality and consistency of bank capital requirements, and will help level the playing field for U.S. firms and businesses operating internationally."

Keynote Address: ICI Securities Law Developments Conference, Dalia Blass Director, SEC Division Of Investment Management

Date 07/12/2017

Introduction

Good morning. Thank you Dorothy [Donohue] for that kind introduction, and thank you for inviting me to speak today. I am pleased and honored to join in a long tradition of Division of Investment Management Directors speaking at this conference.

U.S. Banking Agencies Support Conclusion Of Reforms To International Capital Standards

Date 07/12/2017

The federal banking agencies on Thursday announced their support for the conclusion of efforts to reform the international bank capital standards initiated in response to the global financial crisis.

Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Notice On Complying With Requirements Regarding The Ombudsman For Banking Services And Investments

Date 07/12/2017

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) today released a joint notice CSA Staff Notice 31-351, IIROC Notice 17-0229, MFDA Bulletin #0736-M Complying with requirements regarding the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI).

Federal Reserve Board Requests Comment On Package Of Proposals That Would Increase The Transparency Of Its Stress Testing Program

Date 07/12/2017

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested comment on a package of proposals that would increase the transparency of its stress testing program while maintaining the Federal Reserve's ability to test the resilience of the nation's largest and most complex banks.

Euronext Announces Quarterly Review Results For The AEX, AMX, AScX

Date 07/12/2017

Euronext today announced the results of the quarterly review of the AEX®, AMX® and AScX® indices. The changes following the review will be effective from Monday 18 December 2017.

FSB Welcomes Finalisation Of Basel III

Date 07/12/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) welcomes the announcement by the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, that agreement has been reached on the finalisation of Basel III. The agreement improves the comparability of banks’ risk-weighted assets and reinforces the credibility of the bank capital framework. Agreement on these final elements means that one of the key reforms pursued to address the causes of the global financial crisis has been completed and can be fully implemented.

Thomson Reuters Drives Greater Backtesting And Historical Analysis With Launch Of I/B/E/S Point In Time - New Solution Helps Reduce Forward-Looking And Survivorship Bias In The Buy-Side Community

Date 07/12/2017

Thomson Reuters has further strengthened its solutions portfolio for quantitative analysis with the launch of I/B/E/S Point in Time (Point in Time), which offers the buy-side another powerful tool for financial backtesting and historical analysis.  Point in Time is built on the Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S Quantitative File System and I/B/E/S historical databases.  

Central Bank Governors And Heads Of Supervision Finalise Basel III Reforms

Date 07/12/2017

The Basel Committee's oversight body, the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), has endorsed the outstanding Basel III post-crisis regulatory reforms.

Finansinspektionen: Basel Agreement On Banks’ Capital Adequacy

Date 07/12/2017

The oversight body of the Basel Committee, GHOS (Governors and Heads of Supervision), has agreed today after several years of work on key supplements to complete the global standards for banks’ capital adequacy. Finansinspektionen (FI) is a member of the Basel Committee and has participated in this project.