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Financial Stability: New Commission Rules On Central Clearing For Interest Rate Derivatives

Date 06/08/2015

The European Commission has today adopted new rules that make it mandatory for certain over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivative contracts to be cleared through central counterparties. Mandatory central clearing is a vital part of the response to the financial crisis; it follows commitments made by world leaders at the G-20 Pittsburgh Summit in 2009, to improve transparency and mitigate risks.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - July 2015

Date 06/08/2015

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first seven months of 2015 was $125,449 million, an increase of 98 per cent when compared with $63,220 million for the same period last year.

145 Firms To Meet Investors In Thai Bourse's "Opportunity Day”, Attracting Highest Number Of Companies

Date 06/08/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will hold its quarterly "Opportunity Day", where listed companies’ top executives meet directly with analysts and investors, from August 10 to September 17. This event will showcase 145 firms recording an all-time high number of companies ever, with a combined market capitalization of THB 5 trillion (approx. USD 147.5 billion).

ASIC Bans Former Representative Of Macquarie Equities Limited

Date 06/08/2015

ASIC has banned Mr Shawn Hickman, of Middle Cove, New South Wales, from providing financial services for six years after he engaged in unauthorised discretionary trading on his clients' accounts and created false records.

TMX Group Limited Declares Dividend Of $0.40 Per Common Share

Date 06/08/2015

The Board of Directors of TMX Group Limited declared a dividend of $0.40 on each common share outstanding, payable on September 4, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 21, 2015.

TMX Group Limited Reports Results For The Second Quarter 2015

Date 06/08/2015

TMX Group Limited [TSX:X] ("TMX Group") today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

CME Group Announces Quarterly Dividend

Date 05/08/2015

CME Group Inc., the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a third-quarter 2015 dividend of $0.50 per share, payable September 25, 2015, to shareholders of record as of September 10, 2015. 

SEC Adopts Registration Rules For Security-Based Swap Dealers And Major Security-Based Swap Participants

Date 05/08/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted new rules to provide a comprehensive, efficient process for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants to register with the SEC.  The new rules mark a significant milestone in the SEC’s final implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 

SEC Adopts Rule For Pay Ratio Disclosure - Rule Implements Dodd-Frank Mandate While Providing Companies With Flexibility To Calculate Pay Ratio

Date 05/08/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a final rule that requires a public company to disclose the ratio of the compensation of its chief executive officer (CEO) to the median compensation of its employees.  The new rule, mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, provides companies with flexibility in calculating this pay ratio, and helps inform shareholders when voting on “say on pay.” 

Statement At An Open Meeting On The Registration Process For Security-Based Swap Dealers And Major Security-Based Swap Participants And Applications For Relief From Statutory Disqualifications, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, Aug. 5, 2015

Date 05/08/2015

Thank you, Chair White.

I join my fellow Commissioners in thanking the staff for the dedication and hard work that went into each of these releases. In the five years that have passed since the Dodd-Frank Act became law, the Commission’s agenda has been filled with dozens of rulemakings mandated by that statute. Given the large number of staff recommendations reviewed and approved by the Commission, it would be easy to lose sight of the fact that each individual rulemaking is an enormous undertaking unto its own. I do not take for granted the fact that each time we gather in this auditorium to vote, the document under consideration represents countless hours of staff time spent researching issues, meeting with the public, resolving thorny technical issues, and striving to present complex regulatory concepts in a clear and concise way. And so I join my fellow Commissioners in thanking you not out of habit or routine, but in real appreciation for your efforts to advance the core mission of this agency.