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UK Financial Conduct Authority Statement On Non-Executive Director, David Harker

Date 03/03/2015

It is with deep sadness that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has learned that non-executive director, David Harker, passed away yesterday.

John Griffith-Jones, chairman of the FCA, said:

"David served on the FCA Board since its inception on 1 April 2013 and I am extremely grateful for the vital contribution he made to the organisation, especially during those important early days.  He was a remarkable man and his colleagues on the board will miss him greatly. Our thoughts are with his wife and family at this time."

What Is Left To Do On The Post-Crisis Bank Capital Framework? Speech Given By David Rule, Executive Director, Prudential Policy At The Institute Of International Bankers Annual Conference, Washington, 2 March 2015

Date 03/03/2015

Six and half years after the depths of the Great Financial Crisis, we know the shape of the future global bank capital framework. But important questions do remain. Today I want to focus on how regulators should measure risk in order to set capital requirements, with some final remarks on the particular case of securitisation.

UK Financial Conduct Authority/ Financial Conduct Authority Statement: Strengthening Accountability In Banking

Date 03/03/2015

Following the publication of the joint FCA/PRA consultation papers in July and December 2014  on Strengthening Accountability in Banking, the Treasury has today announced that the commencement date for the new Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) will be 7 March 2016 and that transitional documentation will need to be submitted to the regulators by 8 February 2016. 

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – February 2015

Date 03/03/2015

TMX Group today announced February, 2015 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange (MX) and NGX.

Irish Stock Exchange Recognised As One Of The Best Workplaces In Ireland For 2015

Date 03/03/2015

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has been named one of the best workplaces in Ireland in 2015 by the Great Place to Work (GPtW) Institute. The ISE received its 6th place award in the medium workplace category (organisations between 100 and 300 employees).

EEX And EPEX SPOT: Statement On The Monopolies Commission Special Report On The Development Of Competition

Date 03/03/2015

Joint Statement by EEX and EPEX SPOT on the Monopolies Commission Special Report on the development of competition on the energy markets

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Federal Court In New York Imposes A $26 Million Civil Monetary Penalty Against Mark Evan Bloom And His Company, North Hills Management, LLC, For Commodity Pool Fraud - Bloom Pleaded Guilty In A Parallel Criminal Proceeding And Is Currently Awaiting Sentencing

Date 03/03/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge John G. Koeltl of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a Supplemental Consent Order requiring Defendants Mark Evan Bloom of Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, and his firm North Hills Management, LLC (NHM) jointly to pay a $26 million civil monetary penalty for operating a fraudulent commodity pool called North Hills LP (North Hills) and misappropriating customer funds (see CFTC Press Release and Complaint 5622-09, February 25, 2009). The Supplemental Consent Order resolves the CFTC’s case in its entirety.

Testimony Of US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew Before The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government

Date 03/03/2015

Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Coons, members of the Subcommittee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss Treasury’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. 

MIAX Options Exchange - Daylight Saving Time - March 2015

Date 03/03/2015

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange is scheduled to begin Daylight Saving at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 8, 2015.  The MIAX will adjust the system time ahead 1 hour for trading beginning Monday, March 9, 2015.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee - Third Special Report - Implementing The Recommendations Of The Parliamentary Commission On Banking Standards

Date 03/03/2015