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Eurex And Korea Exchange Extend Cooperation - Introduction Of New Index Futures

Date 20/04/2016

Eurex, one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges and part of Deutsche Börse Group, and Korea Exchange (KRX) today signed a contract in KRX’s Seoul Office to extend their cooperation by listing Mini KOSPI 200 index futures during Eurex trading hours. In addition, Euro STOXX 50 futures will be traded and cleared in Korean Won on KRX during Korean trading hours.

SR Labs Announces Expansion Of Its New York Team - Kevin Fellows Brings Both Client And Product Experience As He Rejoins The Company

Date 20/04/2016

SR Labs, LLC, a global leader in enterprise grade market data and trading technology, are delighted to announce that Kevin Fellows has re-joined the company in a senior pre sales engineering role.

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li - Latest Charles Li Direct: The New Journey Of Hong Kong's Financial Markets

Date 20/04/2016

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li blogs about the new journey of Hong Kong’s financial markets, looking at the three big things that Hong Kong has done for China’s development and the next three big things Hong Kong can focus on in the future. Li believes maintaining the "One Country, Two Systems" principle is the lynchpin for Hong Kong to accomplish the next three main tasks.

NZX Regulatory Agenda 2016 Published

Date 20/04/2016

NZX today published its inaugural Regulatory Agenda which highlights the regulatory outcomes NZX Regulation is pursuing this year, and identifies three key strategic areas of focus for 2016. 

ASIC Welcomes Significant Reforms

Date 20/04/2016

ASIC today welcomed the Government’s announcement of major additional funding for the regulator.

'This will enable further surveillance and enforcement in areas such as financial planning, responsible lending, life insurance, and misconduct and breach reporting. It will also allow us to build our technological capacity to identify and assess risks and misconduct,' said ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft."

Dalian Commodity Exchange, Inner Mongolia Government Sign Strategic Cooperation Memorandum

Date 20/04/2016

On April 15, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and the Government of Inner Mongolia signed a strategic cooperation memorandum at Dalian Futures Building. Yun Guangzhong, vice chairman of Inner Mongolia and Li Ming, deputy Party chief and chief supervisor of DCE, attended the ceremony and signed the memorandum on behalf of the two sides. DCE vice president Wang Fenghai presided over the signing ceremony. Several officials of the region as well as DCE officials were present at the signing ceremony.

Testimony Of U.S. Department Of The Treasury Fiscal Assistant Secretary David A. Lebryk Before The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform

Date 19/04/2016

Chairman Hurd and Ranking Member Kelly of the Subcommittee on Information Technology, and Chairman Meadows and Ranking Member Connolly of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, thank you for inviting me to discuss the Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) efforts to increase transparency and accountability in Federal financial management and implement the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act).

AMF Urges Caution About Peer-To-Peer Risk Sharing Platforms

Date 19/04/2016

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) is urging Quebeckers to be cautious due to the recent emergence of peer-to-peer risk sharing platforms.

FINRA Reminds Firms about Obligations Regarding Pension Income Stream Products

Date 19/04/2016

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued a regulatory notice providing guidance on member firms' responsibilities concerning the sale of pension income stream products, which typically are contracts that provide a lump-sum payment to a pensioner in exchange for the rights to future pension income payments.

CBOE Names Pamela Culpepper New Chief Human Resources Officer

Date 19/04/2016

Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated® (CBOE®) announced today that it has added Pamela Culpepper to its management team as Chief Human Resources Officer. Culpepper, 51, reports to Alan J. Dean, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CBOE Holdings, Inc.