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The Derivatives Service Bureau Opens User Acceptance Testing For OTC ISINs - Latest Provisional OTC Derivative Product Definitions Also Available For Industry Review

Date 03/04/2017

The Derivatives Service Bureau today opened the DSB User Acceptance Testing (UAT) platform to the industry with a revised and updated set of product templates that are consistent with MiFID II requirements. The UAT platform is a functionally complete system that will provide near real-time allocation of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) for OTC derivatives as well as generate additional attributes that are mandated by MiFID II, such as the Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI) and Financial Instrument Short Name (FISN) ISO standard values.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Proposes New Rules For Credit Card Firms To Help Millions Of Customers Get Out Of Persistent Debt

Date 03/04/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today proposing new rules to help customers who are in persistent credit card debt. This follows the FCA’s study of the UK credit card market, which found significant concerns about the scale, extent and nature of problem credit card debt. 

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In March And From April 2016 Through March 2017

Date 03/04/2017

１．Trading Volume in March 2017

(1) Interest Rate Futures contracts

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 266,249 ( + 175.5% MoM / + 4.7% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 12,102 .

Japan Exchange Group: Status Of Acquisition Of Own Shares

Date 03/04/2017

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. hereby announces the status of matters regarding acquisition of own shares pursuant to the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation and Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, which was resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on January 30, 2017, as follows.

UBS Publishes Agenda For The Annual General Meeting Of UBS Group AG On 4 May 2017 - Julie G. Richardson Nominated For Election To The Board Of Directors At The Annual General Meeting. Joseph Yam Decided Not To Stand For Re-Election

Date 03/04/2017

The Board of Directors of UBS Group AG is proposing Julie G. Richardson for election as a new member of the Board of Directors for a one-year term. Julie G. Richardson (born 1963) was a Partner and Head of the New York Office of Providence Equity Partners from 2003 to 2012, a global private equity firm specializing in equity investments in media, communications, education and information companies. She acted as a senior advisor to the partnership until 2014. From 1998 to 2003, Julie G. Richardson served as Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Investment Banking division and Head of its Global Telecommunications, Media and Technology group. She started her career with Merrill Lynch in 1986, where she worked until 1998, in her last position as Managing Director Media and Communications Investment Banking. Julie G. Richardson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Osaka Exchange: The Tick Size Of TSE Mothers Index Futures Changed From 0.5pts To 1.0pt

Date 03/04/2017

ASIC Extends The Relief Provided For Foreign Collective Investment Schemes For Two Years

Date 03/04/2017

ASIC has extended Class Order [CO 04/526] Foreign collective investment schemes ([CO 04/526]) for two years. This class order was due to expire (sunset) on 1 April 2017.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For March 2017 Contract

Date 03/04/2017

Final settlement price of Dubai Crude Oil for March 2017 contract is 36,400 yen.

NZX Employee Share Plan – Team And Results

Date 02/04/2017

NZX Limited (NZX) advises of the conversion and subsequent quotation of 160,696 NZX employee restricted shares into NZX fully paid ordinary shares pursuant to the terms of the NZX Employee Share Plan – Team and Results.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Confirms Short-Term Derivatives To Be Licensed

Date 02/04/2017

The Financial Markets Authority has today confirmed that businesses selling short-duration derivatives need to be licensed. The Financial Markets Conduct Act introduced licensing for derivatives issuers in December 2014.