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SEC: Robert Cohen And Joseph Sansone Named Market Abuse Unit Co-Chiefs

Date 10/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Robert Cohen and Joseph Sansone have been named co-chiefs of the Division of Enforcement’s Market Abuse Unit, a national specialized unit that focuses on complex insider trading rings and other abusive trading schemes and misconduct.  The two have served as the unit’s acting co-chiefs since the departure last month of Daniel Hawke, its inaugural chief.

Remarks By Deputy US Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin At The Center For Strategic And International Studies Strategic Technologies Program

Date 10/09/2015

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Trading Of Shares On Bucharest Stock Exchange Will Be Executed According To A New Tick Size Rules As Of September 21

Date 10/09/2015

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) introduces as of September 21, 2015, new tick size rules for all shares, rights and fund units traded on BVB. The changes regarding the new tick size envisage raising the trading price ranges compared to the current ones. This change settles the ground for a better concentration of orders by price levels, improved process of price discovery and a more efficient dynamics of the order book.

World Economic Forum: Currency Devaluation And Reform Reflect China’s Push For Renminbi Internationalization

Date 10/09/2015

• The August devaluation of the renminbi and the change in the way its exchange rate against the dollar is determined should be viewed in the context of China’s push to internationalize its currency
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could decide in November to include the RMB among the currencies used to set the value of its Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
• More information about the Annual Meeting of the New Champions: http://wef.ch/amnc15

CFTC Approves Final Regulation Requiring All Registered Introducing Brokers And Commodity Pool Operators, And Certain Registered Commodity Trading Advisors To Be Members Of A Registered Futures Association

Date 10/09/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today issued a final rule, new Commission regulation 170.17, requiring that all registered introducing brokers and commodity pool operators, and certain commodity trading advisors (CTAs) become and remain members of a registered futures association (RFA). All persons subject to the final rule must comply by December 31, 2015.

BlackRock Global ETP Landscape Industry Highlights - August 2015: Record Flows Amid Volatility

Date 10/09/2015

The BlackRock ETP Landscape Industry Highlights provides commentary on the global Exchange Traded Product (ETP) industry as of August 2015. 

Payment Systems Regulator Confirms Members Of The New Strategy-Setting Payments Strategy Forum

Date 10/09/2015

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the new economic regulator for UK payment systems, today confirms the line-up of the Payments Strategy Forum (the Forum). The goal of the Forum is to set the strategy for innovation in payment systems where the industry needs to work together.

IPC And Etrali Announce Potential Combination

Date 10/09/2015

IPC Systems, Inc. (IPC), a leading global provider of specialized communications solutions for the financial services community, today announced that it has made a binding proposal to combine the businesses of IPC and Etrali Trading Solutions (Etrali), a leading provider of compliance and unified communication solutions.  

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Releases An Information Disclosure Practical Manual For Board Secretaries

Date 10/09/2015

In order to improve the professional skills and working quality of board secretaries, enhance the transparency of regulation, comply with the requirements on board secretaries to return to their due responsibilities, and further increase the regulation efficiency and service level, anInformation Disclosure Practical Manual for Board Secretaries (hereinafter referred to as “the Manual”) has recently finished by Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) in hands with some listed companies.

BME To Distribute First Interim Dividend Against 2015 Earnings Tomorrow - It Represents A Gross €0.4 Per Share

Date 10/09/2015

BME will tomorrow distribute to its shareholders the first interim dividend against 2015 earnings, to the value of €33.4 million. The figure represents a gross €0.4 per share.