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The Fourth Asian Monetary Policy Forum Discusses Regional Economic And Financial Issues

Date 26/05/2017

The Asian Monetary Policy Forum (AMPF) convenes for the fourth year at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore today. Held in conjunction with the annual conference of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) that took place from 22–25 May 2017, the Forum is co-organised and funded by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

ASIC Reports On Promoting Better Conduct In The Wholesale Spot Foreign Exchange Market

Date 26/05/2017

ASIC released Report 525 Promoting better behaviour: Spot FX today. This report sets out ASIC's observations on key behavioural drivers of conduct arising from recent ASIC investigations into the wholesale spot foreign exchange (FX) businesses of the major Australian financial institutions.

Reserve Bank Of New Zealand And Financial Markets Authorit Welcome New Foreign Exchange Market Global Code Of Conduct

Date 26/05/2017

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Financial Markets Authority have welcomed the release of a new code to promote good practice in the international foreign exchange market.

ASIC Proposes Next Steps On Regtech

Date 26/05/2017

ASIC will establish a new regtech industry liaison network, conduct a number of new technology trials using regtech applications and establish a 'hackathon' later this year to help identify roadblocks to the successful and rapid take-up of the sector.

Shanghai Stock Exchange, MOEX Strategic Cooperation Agreement Inked For B&R Initiative

Date 26/05/2017

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Moscow Exchange (MOEX) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Moscow on May 22, 2017. It is the first time that the SSE signed such an agreement with a foreign exchange. SSE Chairman Wu Qing and MOEX CEO Alexander Afanasiev held a talk before the signing and attended the signing ceremony together. During his stay in Moscow, Wu also met with Russian Deputy Finance Ministers Mr. Alexei Moiseev and Mr. Vladimir Kolychev and Vice President of Russian Central Bank Mr. Dmitry Skobelkin respectively. The Russian Ministry of Finance and the Russian Central Bank both voiced full support to the cooperation between the two exchanges. At the symposium between the SSE and several major market participants and institutional investors of Russia, the representatives present spoke highly of the strategic cooperation between the two exchanges and showed great confidence to their cooperation.

Ontario Securities Commission Publishes Paper On Responsive Market Regulation

Date 25/05/2017

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today released A Framework for Responsive Market Regulation, a paper presented at Oxford University that addresses how Canadian regulators are responding to changes in the market while protecting investors.

Alberta Securities Commission Announces The Appointment Of Three New Commission Members

Date 25/05/2017

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is pleased to announce that the Lieutenant Governor in Council has appointed Trudy Curran, ICD.D, Karen Kim, CA, CFA, and James Oosterbaan, ICD.D as ASC members, each for a three-year term expiring on March 31, 2020.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Statement On The Publication Of The FX Global Code

Date 25/05/2017

The FCA welcomes today’s publication of the FX Global Code(link is external). As we set out in our Mission, standards can be a useful way for the industry to police itself in support of our regulatory work and can help firms to communicate expectations of individuals when linked to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Launches Harel, Partner And Cellcom Stock Options

Date 25/05/2017

EBA: Consultation On The Scope Of The Draft Guidelines On Connected Clients (EBA-CP-2017-07)

Date 25/05/2017

The European Banking Authority launched today a consultation focusing on the scope of its draft Guidelines on connected clients, on which it had already sought the stakeholders’ views in July 2016. In the new consultation, the EBA is proposing to extend the scope of these draft Guidelines to the remaining aspects of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), the EBA technical standards, and the EBA guidelines where the concept of group of connected client is relevant. The extension of the scope would ensure the consistent application of this concept throughout the CRR and the harmonisation of institutions’ practices. The consultation runs until 26 June 2017.