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Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent Of Financial Services Letter To Insurers On Cyber Security

Date 26/03/2015

Dear Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel, and Chief Information Officer:

In an effort to promote greater cyber security across the financial services industry, the New York State Department of Financial Services (the "Department") has expanded its information technology ("IT") examination procedures to focus more attention on cyber security. The Department encourages all institutions to view cyber security as an integral aspect of their overall risk management strategy, rather than solely as a subset of information technology. To that end, the Department intends to incorporate new questions and topics into the existing IT examination framework.

CBOE, C2 And CFE Trading Schedule For The Good Friday Holiday

Date 26/03/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced the trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange®(CBOE®), C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) in observance of the Good Friday holiday on April 3.

FINRA Sanctions Oppenheimer & Co. $3.75 Million For Supervisory Failures - FINRA Sanctions Oppenheimer & Co. $3.75 Million For Supervisory Failures

Date 26/03/2015

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. $2.5 million and ordered the firm to pay restitution of $1.25 million for failing to supervise Mark Hotton, a former Oppenheimer broker who stole money from his customers and excessively traded their brokerage accounts. FINRA permanently barred Mark Hotton from the securities industry in August 2013.

Finansinspektionen - Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Supervision Of The Securities Market

Date 26/03/2015

Three key areas are the focus of FI's new report Supervision of the securities market; financial infrastructure, transparency on the securities market as well as new rules for market supervision and the enforcement of financial information.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 22-26 March 2015

Date 26/03/2015

Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the fourth week of March was marked by a mix trend for TASE indices; Continued offerings in the bond market Bank Hapoalim raised US $753 million in a public bond offering 

Meeting Of The Financial Stability Board In Frankfurt On 26 March

Date 26/03/2015

At its meeting today, the FSB welcomed five institutions as Plenary members – the ministries of finance for Argentina, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey and the South African Reserve Bank. Increased representation for emerging markets delivers a key objective of the FSB’s review of the structure of its representation last year.

CFTC Staff Issues Advisory Reminding Futures Commission Merchants, Clearing Members, Foreign Brokers, Swap Dealers, And Certain Reporting Markets Of Their Reporting Obligations Pursuant To The Ownership And Control Final Rule

Date 26/03/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Market Oversight and Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight today issued a staff advisory (CFTC Staff Advisory No. 15-14) to remind futures commission merchants, clearing members, foreign brokers, swap dealers, and certain reporting markets (collectively, reporting parties) of their obligation to obtain information on a timely basis from their customers or counterparties in order to comply with the ownership and control reports final rule (OCR Final Rule).

International Cooperation In A New Data-Driven World By SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, Brooklyn Law School International Business Law Breakfast Roundtable

Date 26/03/2015

Thank you, Professor Karmel, for that kind introduction.  Before I begin my remarks, I am required to tell you that the views I am expressing today are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), my fellow Commissioners, or the staff of the Commission.

BMV Group: Rassini, S.A.B. De C.V. Completes A Successful Secondary Public Share Offer On The Mexican Stock Exchange ("BMV") - “RASSINI” Placed 100% Of This Transaction In Mexico, Corporativo GBM Was The Selling Shareholder

Date 26/03/2015

Today saw the completion of the Secondary Public Share Offer by Rassini, S.A.B. de C.V., with ticker code “RASSINI”, which consisted the offer of 43,500,000 shares that represent 13.6% of its capital stock.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For Non-Principal Futures On March 26, 2015

Date 26/03/2015

As per p.8 of Principal and non-principal futures listing Methodology (approved by NCC Management Board 29 May 2014) on 03/26/2015, 19-00 (MSK) Xi parameters for non-principal futures were changed to next values: