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  • DFM Accredits “Securities & Investment Company UAE” For Direct Market Access (DMA)

    Date 05/03/2015

    Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that “Securities & Investment Company UAE” has been accredited to provide Direct Market Access (DMA) for global brokers lifting the number of DMA service providers to 10 brokerage firms. The exchange is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

  • HKEx To Establish A Committee To Oversee Group-Wide Risk

    Date 05/03/2015

    The Board of Directors (Board) of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Thursday) resolved to establish a Risk Committee to oversee the overall risk management framework of HKEx and its subsidiaries (HKEx Group) and advise the HKEx Board on the risk the HKEx Group faces.  The Risk Committee’s member list and terms of reference can be found on the HKEx website.

  • DIFC Bags The Ijarah Deal Of The Year Award At IFN Awards

    Date 05/03/2015

    DIFC Investments (DIFCI), the developer and operator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), is proud to accept the Ijarah Deal of the Year Award at the Islamic Finance News Deals of the Year 2014 Awards held this week (Monday, March 2, 2015) at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dubai International Financial Centre.

  • BOX’s Second Comment Letter On SR-OCC-2015-02

    Date 05/03/2015

    BOX submitted a comment letter on February 19, 2015 (“BOX Letter”) in response to the Options Clearing Corporation’s (“OCC”) rule filing to implement a new capital plan for raising additional capital that would support the OCC’s function as a systemically important financial market utility (the “Proposed Capital Plan” or “Plan”). The BOX Letter raised concerns about the structure of the recapitalization, the burden on competition and asked for clarity on additional issues, including the Plans duration, estimated dividend payments, cessation of the clearing member refund, available alternatives, current shareholder equity figures, how end user customers will benefit and how the plan will align the interests of shareholder exchanges and clearing members.

  • Bank Of England Statement On SFO Investigation

    Date 04/03/2015

    ​The Bank of England has, today, issued the following statement:

    Following the confirmation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) that it is investigating material referred to it by the Bank of England, the Bank can now confirm that it commissioned Lord Grabiner QC to conduct an independent inquiry into liquidity auctions during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008. Following the conclusion of that initial inquiry, the BoE referred the matter to the SFO on 20 November 2014. Given the SFO investigation is ongoing, it is not appropriate for the Bank to provide any additional comment on the matter at this time.”