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UK's Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Final Rules To Make Those In The Banking Sector More Accountable

Date 07/07/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have today published the final rules confirming the approach to improving individual accountability in the banking sector. The final rules cover the Senior Managers Regime; the Certification Regime; and new Conduct Rules.

DGCX Reports Exceptional H1 2015 With New Milestones

Date 07/07/2015

• DGCX records highest ever Open Interest of 94,056 contracts on June 26, 2015
• Indian Rupee futures rise 38% from last year in June showing consistent growth since inception of the contract in June 2007.
• DGCX leads Indian Rupee futures global exchange traded market share in June with 30.69%.

S&P Capital IQ Adds Intra-Day Pricing On Munis To Its Roster Of Pricing Products And Services

Date 07/07/2015

S&P Capital IQ, a leading provider of financial research, data, analytics and securities pricing, announced the availability, starting today, of a new intra-day municipal bond pricing service designed to assist regulatory and industry efforts aimed at bringing about greater transparency to that market.   Provided by Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations Inc., a business unit of S&P Capital IQ specializing in multi asset class mark to market solutions, the new service will enable users to track pricing on over 3 million bonds throughout the trading day.

Bucharest Stock Exchange Monthly Report June 2015

Date 07/07/2015

Investors on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) markets showed an increasing interest in trading in June, thus the value of trades registered on the main market almost doubled compared to the one registered in May and reached RON 905.1mn (EUR 202.5mn).

Solactive AG: Further Innovation In The Tech Space With Solactive Home Automation Index - Used For A BNP Paribas Certificate In Germany And Switzerland

Date 07/07/2015

Solactive AG has launched the Solactive Home Automation Index, designed to track the price movements of stocks representative of the global home automation market. The Index has been licensed to be used as underlying for a BNP Paribas Open End Certificate listed in Frankfurt (EUR) and in Zurich (CHF and USD.)

GMEX Interest Rate Swap Futures Launch For Trading In August At Eurex

Date 07/07/2015

As of 7 August 2015, GMEX will provide a Euro-denominated innovative IRS Constant Maturity Future (CMF) for trading and clearing on Eurex. Both parties agreed on this cooperation at the end of 2014 and since then, together with market participants, have been preparing for the launch. The cooperation will facilitate the electronic arranging of CMF contracts on GMEX’s platform with trade confirmation and central clearing taking place at Eurex.

Dalian Charity Foundation Branch Sets Up Volunteer Station At Dalian Commodity Exchange

Date 07/07/2015

On July 2, the opening ceremony of the Volunteer Station of Dalian Charity Foundation (DCF) Branch at Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) was held at Dalian Futures Tower. In recent years, DCE has continued to pass love and care to the society by organizing such brand activities as the “Love Library”, the Alashan national condition education activity, and the “Loving Angel” donation activities. The establishment of the Volunteer Station at DCE has attracted the participation and registration of over 200 staffs from DCE and its subordinate units.

Nasdaq: Semi-Annual Review Of The OMX Helsinki 25 Index - The New Portfolio Of The OMX Helsinki 25 Index Will Become Effective On August 3, 2015

Date 07/07/2015

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Helsinki 25 index, (Nasdaq Helsinki: OMXH25), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, August 3, 2015.

A Snapshot Of Australian investors: The Australian Share Ownership Study

Date 07/07/2015

The latest Australian Share Ownership Study released today by ASX shows that 6.48 million Australians, or 36% of the adult Australian population, were invested in the Australian sharemarket, either directly (via shares or other listed investments) and/or indirectly (via unlisted managed funds) in 2014. The Study does not measure share ownership through superannuation, other than via self-managed superannuation funds.

FINRA Orders Wells Fargo, Raymond James, And LPL Financial To Pay More Than $30 Million In Restitution To Retirement Accounts And Charities Overcharged For Mutual Funds

Date 06/07/2015

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has ordered Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and LPL Financial LLC to pay more than $30 million in restitution, including interest, to affected customers for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges for certain charitable and retirement accounts. Wells Fargo, Raymond James and LPL will pay affected customers an estimated $15 million, $8.7 million and $6.3 million, respectively. In addition to this amount, LPL will be paying restitution to eligible customers who purchase or purchased mutual funds without an appropriate sales charge waiver from January 1, 2015, through the date that the firm fully implements training, systems and procedures related to the supervision of mutual fund sales waivers.