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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Discusses Economic Challenges With GCC Countries

Date 08/11/2015

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of a meeting in Qatar with the finance ministers and central bank governors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) :

“I am pleased for the opportunity to attend the GCC meeting and meet the finance ministers and central bank governors of the Gulf countries to discuss the outlook for the region. The meeting is an important platform for policymakers to address problems in a cooperative way. During the meeting, we exchanged views on the challenges facing the global economy and the GCC region, and the policy responses needed.

Tehran Stock Exchange October Bulletin

Date 07/11/2015

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's October bulletin. 

From Our Man At The 31st Annual FIA Futures & Options Expo - Tom Groenfeldt: Blockchain — The Hype Is Real, Some Of It

Date 07/11/2015

Blockchain has already proven its use for bitcoin, said Fredrik Voss, vice president for blockchain innovation at Nasdaq, where it is in early pilot. Share in private equity deals are deployed in paper certificates and transferring them is very time consuming, he explained.

From Our Man At The 31st Annual FIA Futures & Options Expo - Tom Groenfeldt: Cybersecurity Concerns Regulators And Traders

Date 06/11/2015

Cybersecurity should encompass prevention, preparation, training and recovery, cyber experts from financial firms and regulatory bodies said at the FIA Expo in Chicago.

BM&FBOVESPA Publishes October Market Performance

Date 06/11/2015

BOVESPA  Segment

Trading value in the equity market (BOVESPA segment) totaled BRL 158.37 billion in October compared with BRL 146.51 billion the previous month. Average daily trading value was BRL 7.54 billion, vis-à-vis BRL 6.97 billion in September. Total volume reached 21,428,136 from 21,932,301 the previous month. Average daily volume was 1,020,387 (1,044,395 in September).

From Our Man At The 31st Annual FIA Futures & Options Expo - Tom Groenfeldt: The Feds Play A Big Role In Cybersecurity

Date 06/11/2015

Ronald Reagan liked to say the most terrifying words in the English language are “I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, At The "Unconventional Monetary And Exchange Rate Policies," 16th International Monetary Fund Jacques Polak Research Conference, Washington, D.C., November 6, 2015, Unconventional Monetary Policy And Cross-Border Spillovers

Date 06/11/2015

Among students of central banking, the Great Recession will be remembered in part for the monetary policy innovation it prompted. Since 2008, we have seen several episodes of extreme financial conditions in major economies. In many countries, monetary policy has shouldered a large share of the policy response. Debt-deleveraging dynamics and disinflationary pressures have confronted policymakers in several economies with the classic challenge of providing accommodation when constrained by the zero lower bound. In contrast to the Great Depression, a number of central banks have found the "courage to act," which has led to important policy innovation. While it will take many years for rigorous research to distill the lessons from this period, I will offer a few preliminary observations.

From Our Man At The 31st Annual FIA Futures & Options Expo - Tom Groenfeldt: Regulators Are Balkanizing The Markets

Date 06/11/2015

Jeffrey Sprecher, chairman and CEO for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), looks back with fondness to a period starting roughly in the year 2000.

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Free Float Adjustment In SDAX - Changes To Be Effective As Of 11 November

Date 06/11/2015

Deutsche Börse AG has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the free float of alstria office REIT AG in SDAX. The company’s free float changed by more than 10 percentage points, which was caused by a capital increase due to the acquisition of another company as well as a significant change in the shareholder structure.

FSB Releases Progress Report On Reducing Misconduct Risk In The Finance Industry

Date 06/11/2015

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has today published a progress report for the G20 on the FSB’s work on addressing misconduct in the financial sector. The progress report on the Measures to reduce misconduct risk sets out details about the FSB-coordinated work to address misconduct in the financial sector and the timeline for the actions. That work includes: considering whether post crisis reforms to incentives are sufficient to address misconduct risks; and whether steps are needed to improve global standards of conduct in the fixed income, commodities and currency (FICC) markets, including, including improvements in the integrity and reliability of benchmarks.