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  • SIFMA Comments On Margin Requirements For The TBA Market

    Date 29/03/2014

    SIFMA today submitted comments to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regarding FINRA’s proposed amendments to FINRA Rule 4210 to establish margin requirements for transactions in the “to-be-announced” (“TBA”) market (the “Proposed Amendments”). SIFMA submitted two parallel letters: a general SIFMA letter focused on the impact to FINRA member firms, and one from SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (AMG) that highlights specific insight and feedback from the buy-side community.

  • New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Applauds President Obama’s Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions In Oil And Gas Industries

    Date 28/03/2014

    The following statement is attributable to Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on today’s release of President Obama’s “Climate Change Action Plan to Reduce Methane Emissions”: 

  • IMF Completes Third Review Under The Extended Fund Facility For Cyprus And Approves €83.3 Million Disbursement

    Date 28/03/2014

    The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third review of Cyprus’s performance under an economic program supported by a three-year, SDR 891 million (about €1 billion, or US$1.4 billion) extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The completion of this review enables the disbursement of SDR 74.25 million (about €83.3 million, or US$114.6 million), which would bring total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 297 million (about €333.2 million, or US$458.5 million). The Executive Board also approved the modification of end-March fiscal performance criteria.

  • S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

    Date 28/03/2014

    S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

    Brookfield  Asset  Management  Inc.  (TSX:BAM.A)  has  announced  that  it  will  redeem  for $CDN26.00 cash (plus accrued and unpaid dividends) per share all of the outstanding shares of its Brookfield Asset Management 5.40% Class A Preferred Shares Series 12 (TSX:BAM.PR.J) atthe close on April 4, 2014. The shares of this issue will be removed from the S&P/TSX Preferred Share and the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Indices after the close of trading onFriday, April 4, 2014.

  • Appointment Of Member For The LME Appeal Panel

    Date 28/03/2014

    In accordance with Regulation 11.52 of Part 2 of the LME Rulebook, the London Metal Exchange (LME) is pleased to announce that Barbara Dohmann QC has been elected as a Member of the LME Appeal Panel with effect from 19 March 2014 for a five year term.