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Dubai International Financial Centre Welcomes Sri Lankan Finance Minister - Meeting Explores Investment Relations And Exchange Of Best Practices Between Dubai And Island Nation

Date 25/01/2016

His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), welcomed a high-profile Sri Lankan delegation led by Finance Minister, the Honourable Ravi Karunanayake. The discussions held as part of the visit sought to reinforce business ties and investment relations between the island nation and Dubai.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 24/01/2016

The total value of shares traded for the week ending 21 January 2016 amounted to SAR 30.35 billion, increasing by 11.50% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,254.40 billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 6.14% over the previous week.

World Economic Forum: Cautious Optimism For 2016 Global Economy

Date 23/01/2016

• Despite a new year marked by volatility, global growth will be modest and uneven
• Modest optimism is accompanied by significant downside risks
• Monetary policy divergence is not a major concern
• Markets overreacted to China’s transition

Tehran Stock Exchange Members Performance

Date 23/01/2016

10 months past the current Iranian year (started 21 March 2015), total TSE's equity turnover value exceeded IRR 545 trillion, including IRR 127 trillion through on-line trading access.

FERC Closure Notice: Inclement Weather

Date 22/01/2016

FERC offices in the Washington DC area will be closing at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, January 22, 2016 due to weather. Notice of Half Day Closing  | Notice concerning submissions made during Federal Government closures 

Canadian Securities Exchange Reports Record Trading Volume, Total Listings As Growth Continues In 2015

Date 22/01/2016

The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) announced that it set new records in 2015 for annual trading volume and total listings. The value of financings conducted by its issuers was the second highest annual total since the launch of the exchange. These results show the exchange continues to lower the cost of Canadian public capital for early stage companies, supporting entrepreneurs as they make important contributions to innovation and economic development.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 22/01/2016

The current reports for the week of January 19, 2016 are now available.

Canadian Securities Regulators Implement Derivatives Reporting Rules

Date 22/01/2016

Securities regulators in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Yukon (the participating jurisdictions) today announced the implementation of new Multilateral Instruments 91-101 Derivatives: Product Determination and 96-101 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting. Together, these instruments form a derivatives reporting regime that is substantively harmonized with regimes in effect in Manitoba, Ontario, Québec and internationally.

TABB Equity Data: Industry Volume Increases 5% Month-Over-Month, Up Year-Over-Year

Date 22/01/2016

According to the December 2015 TABB Equities LiquidityMatrix™ (ELM) – available onTabbFORUM.com – industry average daily volume (ADV) in December 2015 was 7.2 billion shares.  Month-over-month volume increased 5%, says TABB Group equities research analystValerie Bogard, who manages the ELM, and the Federal Reserve rising interest rates created the second highest trading day of the year.

Decisions Taken By The Governing Council Of The ECB (In Addition To Decisions Setting Interest Rates) January 2016

Date 22/01/2016

Market operations

Annual review of acceptable non-regulated markets and issuers classified as agencies in haircut category II

On 18 December 2015 the Governing Council reviewed the list of acceptable non-regulated markets for assets eligible as collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy operations. Accordingly, it decided to accept the Alternext Lisbon and the Alternext Paris as acceptable non-regulated markets. The updated list of acceptable non-regulated markets is available on the ECB’s website. Furthermore, the Governing Council reviewed the list of issuers classified as agencies in haircut category II. Accordingly, it decided to add Bpifrance Financement SA and Agence Française de Développement to the list, and to remove Société de financement de l’économie française (SFEF) from the list. The updated list of issuers classified as agencies in haircut category II is available on the ECB’s website.