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Schroders And Link Join mFund Service

Date 31/03/2015

Schroders Investment Management Australia Limited (Schroders) and Link Market Services (Link) have today joined the ASX mFund Settlement Service. These additions take the number of partners connected to mFund to 12 issuers, representing 86 funds and 24 fund managers, 10 registrar service providers and 11 distributors.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Schedule For Continuous Trading Hours During The Tomb Sweeping Day 2015

Date 31/03/2015

ASX And AEMO Launch Wallumbilla Gas Futures

Date 31/03/2015

ASX and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) have announced the launch of ASX Wallumbilla natural gas futures, which start trading on Tuesday 7 April 2015.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Schedule For Market Risk Control During The Tomb Sweeping Day 2015

Date 31/03/2015

According to the Announcement on Trading Schedule during the Tomb Sweeping Day 2015 of the Exchange, the Exchange’s futures markets will be closed from April 5 to 6. In the face of recent complicated and volatile global economic and financial situation, as well as many uncertainties affecting the market operation, all members shall do well in risk prevention, duly increase margin requirement based on investors’ positions and risk level, strengthen the management over withdrawal and deposit of investor’s funds, remind investors of the importance of prudent trading and rational investment, and attach importance to technical system maintenance and IT network safety during the holiday. 

Speech By Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer At The "Central Banking In The Shadows: Monetary Policy And Financial Stability Postcrisis," 20th Annual Financial Markets Conference Sponsored By The Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta, Stone Mountain, Georgia, March 30, 2015 - Nonbank Financial Intermediation, Financial Stability, And The Road Forward

Date 31/03/2015

It is an honor to speak at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's 20th Financial Markets Conference, and I am grateful to President Lockhart and the organizers for inviting me to do so.1This evening I would like to take stock of progress on financial reforms in the nonbank financial sector and highlight some principles for approaching prudential regulation of this sector to further strengthen financial stability.

FINRA Sanctions Three Firms For Inadequate Supervision Of Consolidated Reports

Date 30/03/2015

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has sanctioned three firms – H. Beck, Inc., LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, and J.P. Turner & Company, LLC – with fines of $425,000, $175,000 and $100,000, respectively, for inadequate supervision of consolidated reports provided to customers and other violations.

Mitigating Volatility - IIROC Republishes Proposal On Marketplace Thresholds

Date 30/03/2015

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today republished for comment proposed guidance on the establishment and operation of price thresholds by Canadian marketplaces to further reduce short-term, unexplained price volatility and address risks arising from electronic trading.

Acting US Depatment Of Justice Associate Attorney General Stuart F. Delery Delivers Remarks At Pen And Pad Announcing First Resolution In Swiss Bank Program

Date 30/03/2015

Good morning and thank you for joining us.  I am here with Caroline Ciraolo, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, to announce a major step in the Justice Department’s ongoing efforts to prevent offshore tax evasion. 

Strengthening Investor Protection - IIROC Releases 2014 Enforcement Report

Date 30/03/2015

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organizationof Canada (IIROC) today released its third annual Enforcement Report which outlines IIROC’s key enforcement activities and ongoing work to protect the investing public and maintain fairand efficient capital markets.

BSI SA Of Lugano, Switzerland, Is First Bank To Reach Resolution Under US Justice Department’s Swiss Bank Program

Date 30/03/2015

The Department of Justice announced today that BSI SA, one of the 10 largest private banks in Switzerland, is the first bank to reach a resolution under the Department of Justice’s Swiss Bank Program.