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US Justice Department Announces Four Banks Reach Resolutions Under Swiss Bank Program

Date 29/10/2015

The Department of Justice announced today that Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (Luzerner), Habib Bank AG Zurich (HBZ), Banque Heritage S.A. and Hyposwiss Private Bank Genève S.A. (Hyposwiss Geneva) have reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.  These banks will collectively pay penalties totaling more than $25 million and continue to cooperate with the department.

Fourth Quarter Bond Issuance Higher, Fed Interest Rate Hike Likely In December: SIFMA Releases Government Issuance And Rates Forecast For 4Q 2015

Date 29/10/2015

SIFMA today issued its quarterly government securities issuance and rates forecast for 4Q 2015. The full report is available at the following link: http://www.sifma.org/govtforecast4q2015/           

Oslo Børs VPS Holding 3rd Quarter 2015

Date 29/10/2015

Oslo Børs VPS Holding reports a profit of NOK 73 million for the third quarter of 2015 (NOK 59 million). 

SIX Exchange Regulation As Host For IOSCO

Date 29/10/2015

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Opening Bell Ceremony With MannKind Corporation

Date 29/10/2015

Yesterday morning, (28.10.15), MannKind Corporation celebrated its Dual Listing at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by taking part in the "Opening Bell Ceremony".

BATS Exchange Selected As Listing Destination For Three New WisdomTree ETFs - First WisdomTree ETFs To List On BATS Began Trading Today

Date 29/10/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), the #1 U.S. market for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced that three new ETFs from WisdomTree, one of the world’s leading ETF sponsors and asset managers, began trading today on BATS Exchange.

Speech Delivered By Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange At The 19th Annual Stockbroker Conference, Chartered Institute Of Stockbrokers, October 29, 2015, Eko Hotel

Date 29/10/2015

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

I am greatly honoured to give the keynote speech at the 19th Annual Stockbrokers Conference. Let me start by expressing my sincere gratitude to the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and the members of the Annual Workshop Planning sub-committee for providing me with the opportunity to address this constituency with whom the Exchange shares a common vision for the growth and development of the Nigerian capital market and Africa at large.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Hosts Investment Summit In Singapore

Date 29/10/2015

Following the opening of the market to qualified foreign investors on 15th June 2015, a high-level Saudi Stock Exchange delegation has begun an international roadshow to enhance understanding of the Saudi market among international investors. 

Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies Reported QR 35.1 Billion Net Profits For The Nine Month Period Ended Sep 30, 2015

Date 29/10/2015

With the end of disclosure period for the third quarter of 2015, forty two companies out of the forty three listed companies at Qatar Exchange (QSE) have disclosed their financial statements results for the nine month period ended Sep 30, 2015, The combined net profit of all companies as of Sep 30, 2015 amounted to QR 35.1 Billion versus QR 32.9 Billion for the corresponding period in 2014, an increase of 6.43%.

Office Of Financial Research Update: "Regulatory Arbitrage In Repo Markets"

Date 29/10/2015

The OFR released a working paper today entitled, "Regulatory Arbitrage in Repo Markets," and an accompanying blog by Greg Feldberg, OFR Acting Deputy Director for Research and Analysis. This paper documents a pattern of broker-dealers owned by foreign banks reducing their borrowing in the U.S. triparty repo market, a key source of short-term funding in the financial system, at quarter end and immediately returning to the market when a new quarter begins. This activity reduces their capital requirements under the leverage ratio.