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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Launches Corporate Regulation Newsletter

Date 09/07/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published the first issue of its Corporate Regulation Newsletter as part of an initiative to improve the quality of disclosures by listed companies and listing applicants.

Turkish Bank Garanti Wins FICO Decision Management Award For Fraud Control - Enterprise-Wide System Protects Debit And Credit Cards, Deposit Accounts And Loans Amid Increasing Fraud Attacks

Date 09/07/2014

FICO (NYSE:FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, today announced that Garanti Bank, Turkey's second-largest bank, has won the 2014 FICO Decision Management Award in the Fraud Control category. Garanti uses the FICO®Falcon® Platform to deploy enterprise fraud management across credit cards, debit cards and current / demand deposit accounts (DDA). The bank also uses FICO application fraud models to detect potential fraud in credit card and consumer loan applications. Among the results has been an 80 percent increase in detected credit and debit fraud cases, enabling the bank to keep fraud losses low even while the number of fraud attacks doubled.

Tokyo Stock Exchange ETF/ETN Monthly Report For June 2014

Date 09/07/2014

Monthly ETF/ETN trading value recovered to above JPY 2 trillion in June

• Trading value in the ETF/ETN market in June 2014 exceeded JPY 2 trillion for the first time since April, with daily average trading value reaching about JPY 97.7 billion.
• Leveraged ETFs continued to be a driving force in the market, with NEXT FUND S Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index ETF (1570) maintaining its more than 60% share of ETF/ETN market trading value.
• TOPIX Bear -2x ETF (1356), listed on May 29, 2014, saw trading value gains and ranked 13th overall.

NASDAQ OMX June 2014 Volumes, 2Q14 Est. Revenue Capture

Date 09/07/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for June 2014, as well as quarterly volumes and estimated revenue capture for the quarter ending June 30, 2014, on its investor relations website.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Announces Agreement With Uber To Cap Pricing During Emergencies And Natural Disasters - Uber To Implement New Formula Limiting Prices To Normal Range During Emergencies - New York Agreement To Serve As Model For National Policy - Schneiderman: This Agreement Represents The Thoughtful Application Of Long-Established Law To New Technology

Date 08/07/2014

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced an agreement with Uber, a mobile application that connects riders with for-hire vehicles, to limit prices during “abnormal disruptions of the market” – typically, emergencies and natural disasters -- consistent with New York’s price gouging statute.  In addition, Uber is expected to announce a national policy to limit pricing in emergencies that is based on this agreement. 

MIAX Options - OCC Modifying Final Exchange Trade Input Time To 5:30 P.M. ET Beginning Friday, August 1, 2014

Date 08/07/2014

Please be advised that OCC is moving up the final trade input time for all exchanges from 5:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, effective Friday, August 1, 2014.  All clearing change requests must be received by MIAX prior to 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time beginning August 1, 2014.

SEC Charges California School District With Misleading Investors - Settlement Is First Under Initiative Targeting Municipal Disclosure

Date 08/07/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a school district in California with misleading bond investors about its failure to provide contractually required financial information and notices.  The case is the first to be resolved under a new SEC initiative to address materially inaccurate statements in municipal bond offering documents. 

Swiss Futures And Options Association Announces Appointment Of Dan Day-Robinson As Vice-Chairman

Date 08/07/2014

The Swiss Futures and Options Association (“SFOA”), which was founded almost 35 years ago and is one of the most significant and important global associations for the derivatives industry today announced the recent appointment of Dan Day-Robinson as a Member of the Board and Vice-Chairman of the Association.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority: Catherine Bradley Appointed As Non-Executive Director

Date 08/07/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today confirmed the appointment of Catherine Bradley as a Non-Executive Director to its board.

SIX Swiss Exchange: Index Adjustments On The Occasion Of The Ordinary Index Review

Date 08/07/2014

The Management Committee of SIX Swiss Exchange has decided to make changes to SIX Swiss Exchange index baskets on the basis of a recommendation from the Index Commission and in compliance with the SMI®, SLI®, SPI® and SXI® index rules. The indices will be adjusted on 19 September 2014 after closing. The adjustment takes effect on 22 September 2014.