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Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Free Float Adjustment In MDAX

Date 20/10/2014

Deutsche Börse has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the free float of Sky Deutschland AG in MDAX®. Due to the takeover of Sky Deutschland AG by British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, the free float of Sky Deutschland AG changed by more than 10 percentage points.

Bank Of England Statement – Independent Review Into RTGS Payment System Disruption

Date 20/10/2014

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has launched a thorough, independent review of the causes of today’s disruption to RTGS, the Bank's system for settling high value payments. The review will cover the causes of the incident, the effectiveness of the Bank’s response and the lessons learned for future contingency plans. Its findings will be presented to Court which will then publish the full report and the response.

Carlo di Florio, FINRA Chief Risk Officer And Head of Strategy, Remarks At NSCP 2014 National Conference, Washington, DC, October 20, 2014

Date 20/10/2014

Good morning. It's a pleasure to be here with you again at the national conference.

The work you do is incredibly important, and we appreciate and respect your critical contributions to our shared objectives of investor protection and market integrity.

SIFMA Publishes Recommendations For Effective Cybersecurity Regulatory Guidance

Date 20/10/2014

SIFMA today published its "Principles for Effective Cybersecurity Regulatory Guidance," that provides regulators with SIFMA members' insight on productive ways to harmonize and create effective cybersecurity regulatory guidance. SIFMA's goal is to promote a collaborative approach to cybersecurity that can foster innovation and strengthen efforts to protect financial industry operations and most importantly our clients. This paper is one in a series of initiatives undertaken by SIFMA focused on enhancing the industry's cybersecurity preparedness and practices.

SEC Names Marc Wyatt As Deputy Director Of National Exam Program

Date 20/10/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Marc Wyatt has been named Deputy Director of the agency's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE).

Start Of Trading Of Shares Of The ‘SIA Corporate’ Real Estate Investment Fund On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 20/10/2014

The SIA Corporate Real Estate Investment Fund, aimed at qualified investors, begins trading its shares on BM&FBOVESPA on Monday, October 20, 2014. Its trading name will be FII SIA CORPand its ticker SAIC11B .

Trust Sentiment In Top Global Financial Institutions Remains Positive In Q3 2014 As Confidence in Asian Banks Continues To Climb - Thomson Reuters TRust Index Results – Third Quarter 2014

Date 20/10/2014

Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the latest results of its proprietary TRust Index, showing that third-quarter 2014 trust sentiment in the top 50 global financial institutions remained positive, driven by Asia, where existing positive trust sentiment continued to climb.

Dubai Mercantile Exchange And Shanghai International Energy Exchange Corporation To Collaborate On Energy Products

Date 20/10/2014

The Shanghai International Energy Exchange Corporation (INE), a global energy exchange headquartered in China, and DME, the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in promoting the development of crude oil futures.

Speech By Federal Reserve Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At The Federal Reserve Bank Of New York Conference, "Reforming Culture And Behavior In The Financial Services Industry", New York, New York, October 20, 2014, Good Compliance, Not Mere Compliance

Date 20/10/2014

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, ongoing increases in capital buffers, reductions in funding vulnerabilities, improvements in risk management, and attention to orderly resolution are producing a substantially more resilient financial system. Yet even as the financial position of firms has been strengthened, headlines describing misconduct in financial firms have appeared with disturbing regularity. For a time, these stories were the legacy of pre-crisis errors and misdeeds, with a focus on the mortgages and mortgage-related products that lay at the heart of the crisis. But soon they were accompanied by allegations of post-crisis actions: rigging of LIBOR (London interbank offered rate) and foreign exchange rates, facilitation of tax evasion, inadequate controls on money laundering, and front running through dark pools, among others.

Options Group Announces The Hire Of Richard Stein, Partner, New York

Date 20/10/2014

Options Group, a leading global executive search firm, announces the hire of Richard Stein as Partner.  He brings to Options Group his extensive global expertise in executive search, strategy, competitive intelligence and marketing.