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Office Of Financial Research Update: "Private Fund Data Shed Light On Liquidity Funds"

Date 09/07/2015

The OFR released today a brief, "Private Fund Data Shed Light on Liquidity Funds." This brief analyzes for the first time new confidential data on liquidity funds collected by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form PF. Liquidity funds generally invest in short-term assets and have portfolios structured to meet investors’ near-term liquidity needs. Compared with prime money market funds, liquidity funds hold assets with relatively longer maturities, have larger holdings of Treasury securities, and invest in a broader range of asset classes.

Algo-Logic Systems Launches 40Gbps TCP Endpoint On ReFLEX XpressGX5-LP FPGA Board - The High Throughput 40G TCP Endpoint Delivers An Ultra-Low-Latency Of 96.0 Nanoseconds

Date 09/07/2015

Algo-Logic Systems, a recognized leader in providing hardware-accelerated, deterministic, ultra-low-latency products, systems and solutions for accelerated finance, datacenter acceleration, and embedded system industries, today announced availability of their new 5th Generation 40G TCP Endpoint running on ReFLEX’s XpressGX5-LP platform.  The IP-Core enables FPGA-implemented logic to directly communicate over 40 Gigabit Ethernet networks with remote hardware or software devices and includes easy to use hardware application programming interface that supports multiple real-world accelerated datacenter use cases.

US Justice Department Announces Two Banks Reach Resolutions Under Swiss Bank Program - Banque Pasche SA Will Pay $7.229 Million Penalty And ARVEST Privatbank AG Will Pay $1.044 Million Penalty; Both Continue To Cooperate With Department Of Justice

Date 09/07/2015

The Department of Justice announced today that two banks, Banque Pasche SA and ARVEST Privatbank AG, have reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.

Letter From The UK Financial Conduct Authority Chairman To The Chief Ombudsman On Application For Certification Under The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Directive

Date 09/07/2015

Caroline Wayman
Chief Ombudsman & Chief Executive
Financial Ombudsman Service
Exchange Tower
1 Harbour Exchange
London
E14 9SR

Dear Caroline,

Application for certification under the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Directive

Thank you for your application to become a certified ADR entity and for the information that you provided in accordance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). I understand that you have made minor amendments to the reasoned statement following publication of the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Amendment) Regulations 2015 but that these amendments are not material.

EEX: Lower Fees For Spanish Day And Weekend Futures

Date 09/07/2015

EEX would like to inform you about a reduction of the fee level of EEX Spanish Day and Weekend Futures, valid from 1 July 2015 onwards.

CFTC Seeking Public Comment On A Petition By OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited For Exemption From DCO Registration

Date 09/07/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is asking for public comment on a petition by OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited for exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO).

Finansinspektionen: Recognition Of Other Member States' Counter-Cyclical Buffer Rates

Date 09/07/2015

Finansinspektionen decides to recognize countercyclical buffer rates up to 2.5 per cent that are set by the designated authority of another EEA country. The firms concerned shall use these buffer rates to calculate their firm specific countercyclical capital buffers.

EGX Publishes Updated Financial Indicators For Listed Companies

Date 09/07/2015

As per the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) keenness to give a clear and objective overview about the actual listed companies’ situation and their updated financial indicators, EGX publishes all of the financial indicators and data updates about the companies listed in both of the main market and in NILEX for small and medium-sized companies.

TM Advisory Services Announces The Appointment Of Former Bank Of New York Mellon CSD CEO Chris Prior-Willeard And Team

Date 09/07/2015

TM Advisory Services announces the appointment of Chris Prior-Willeard and his team from Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM). Chris was previously the CEO of the CSD set up by BNYM. As BNYM has placed that operation on hold, TM Advisory Services is delighted to offer Chris and his team the opportunity to continue to explore further the opportunities in the post-trade landscape on which TM Advisory Services particularly focuses.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: July 5-9, 2015

Date 09/07/2015

Trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) on the first week of July, was marked by declines in most of the leading share indices; Record turnover in weekly options on the TA-25 index