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Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Conducting Full-Market Testing For The Options Business

Date 02/06/2015

DCE has decided to carry out two networking tests for the trading system supporting the options business on the morning of May 30 (Saturday) and the whole day of June 6 (Saturday). All the units are requested to arrange for the relevant personnel of the trading and settlement systems in advance to participate in the tests.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Releases Supporting Rules For Corporate Bonds’ Listing

Date 02/06/2015

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has released the “Rules for Corporate Bonds’ Listing (Revised in 2015)” (the Rules), the “Provisional Measures on Business Administration of Non-public Issuance of Corporate Bonds” (the Provisional Measures) and the “Measures on Investor Suitability Management in Bond Market” (the Measures), in a bid to cement management on corporate bonds’ listing, protect legitimate rights and interests of investors and facilitate sustainable growth of the corporate bond market. The above 3 supporting rules shall be put into effect as of the date of the release.

Statement From The Joint Regulators Of The NZClear System - Joint Statement From The FMA And Reserve Bank Of New Zealand

Date 02/06/2015

NZClear is a designated settlement system and consequently subject to Part 5C of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 (‘RBNZ Act’). As joint regulators of this designated settlement system, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Reserve Bank’s Prudential Supervision Department have issued this statement in order to clarify policy expectations concerning any prospective changes to the ownership and operation of the NZClear securities settlement system (‘NZClear system’).

*ST Erzhong Heavy And *ST Boyuan INV Delisted From Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date 02/06/2015

The suspension of listing of Zhuhai Boyuan Investment Co., Ltd. (*ST Boyuan INV) on May 28, 2015 marked the conclusion of major delisting jobs in 2015 by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). Before this, the SSE had decided to terminate the listing of China Erzhong Group (Deyang) Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (*ST Erzhong Heavy), with its shares delisted from the SSE on May 21, 2015.

SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Defrauding Retired Teachers

Date 02/06/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an investment adviser in Miami with siphoning money from his investment fund and defrauding investors, including several local teachers and law enforcement officers.

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For May 2015

Date 02/06/2015

• ISE and ISE Gemini combined represent 17.8% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 2.4 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 1.0% of industry volume in May 2015.

Expect The Unexpected: Older Canadians Share Their Financial Lessons - Ontario Securities Commission Releases Key Findings On Investor Protection For Seniors

Date 01/06/2015

Today the Ontario Securities Commission released The Financial Life Stages of Older Canadians, a targeted research study on seniors' financial needs and challenges. The research found that almost six out of 10 older Canadians experienced a major life event that challenged their prior financial plans (such as a loss of investments or income) and that fraud impacts approximately 60 out of every 1,000 older Canadians.

Sberbank Unseats VTB Capital Atop Institutional Investor's All-Russia Research Team - Deutsche Bank Remains Highest-Ranked Non-Domestic Firm In Annual Roster Of Sell-Side Analysts

Date 01/06/2015

Last year VTB Capital knocked Sberbank CIB out of the top spot on the All-Russia Research Team, Institutional Investor's exclusive annual ranking of the nation's best sell-side analysts. This year Sberbank returns the favor.

First Tennessee Bank N.A. Agrees To Pay $212.5 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Liability Arising From FHA-Insured Mortgage Lending

Date 01/06/2015

First Tennessee Bank N.A. has agreed to pay the United States $212.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet applicable requirements, the Justice Department announced today.  First Tennessee is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. 

NYSE Member Firms Report First-Quarter Results

Date 01/06/2015

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported a first-quarter 2015 after-tax profit of approximately $4.2 billion and revenues of approximately $43.6 billion, compared with a $2.8 billion after-tax profit on revenues of about $39 billion in the fourth-quarter of 2014.