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Enhancing Our Equity Market Strucure: Chair Mary Jo White, Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. Global Exchange And Brokerage Conference, New York, N.Y., June 5, 2014

Date 05/06/2014

It is great to be here with you in New York to speak about our equity market structure and how we can enhance it.

EBA Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards On Disclosure For The Leverage Ratio

Date 05/06/2014

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on disclosure for the leverage ratio. These standards will be part of the EU Single Rulebook in the banking sector and aim at harmonising disclosure of the leverage ratio across the EU by providing institutions with uniform templates and instructions.

EDHEC-Risk Institute: Without Proper Benchmarks, Infrastructure Investments Will Be Stunted

Date 05/06/2014

In a new position paper, EDHEC-Risk Institute argues that benchmarking long-term infrastructure investments has become a sine qua non to match the supply and demand of long-term capital, improve asset allocation outcomes for investors, adapt prudential regulation and support economic development. It then details a roadmap towards infrastructure investment benchmarks and presents recent advances.

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics May 2014

Date 05/06/2014

Please click here  for the May 2014 ISE monthly statistical report.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Petrol One Resources Berhad And Its 2 Executive Directors

Date 05/06/2014

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded PETROL ONE RESOURCES BERHAD (PETONE or the Company) and its 2 executive directors for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR).

ESMA Chair,Steven Maijoor, Delivers Keynote Speech At ICMA Annual Conference In Berlin

Date 05/06/2014

Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, today delivered the keynote address at the International Capital Markets Association Annual General Meeting and Conference in Berlin. In the course of his speech he outlined the key elements needed to ensure the success of the EU's regulatory reform agenda:

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Hexagon Holdings Berhad And Fines Its Directors A Total Of Rm400,000

Date 05/06/2014

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded Hexagon Holdings Berhad (HEXAGON or the Company) and its directors for various breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR).  In addition, the directors of HEXAGON were fined a total of RM400,000.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission And Australian Authorities Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Enhance Supervision Of Cross-Border Clearing Organizations

Date 05/06/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced this morning that the CFTC and the Reserve Bank of Australia and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Australian Authorities) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the supervision and oversight of clearing organizations that operate on a cross-border basis in the United States and in Australia.

ECB Cuts Base Rate To 0.15 - State Street Comment

Date 05/06/2014

Commenting on the ECB's rates decision, Tim Graf, head of macro strategy - Europe at State Street says:

“The reaction is interesting in that, even though there was no surprise whatsoever about the 12.45 events, the EUR is weakening and Bunds/BTPs rallying. The risk that we all talked about was that this was fully priced and you could have seen the reverse happen after what was largely a consensus result. For me, this weights the risks for the press conference more towards EUR weakening. In other words, if the bare minimum versus expectations results in weaker euro and higher bonds, surely whatever non-standard policies to come should add to the downside pressure in the EUR."

ECB To Ease: Policy Rate Cut Of 10 Bps To 0.10% And Cuts The Deposit Rate By 10 Bps To 0.10% And Will Announce Further Policy Stimulus Measures Later Today

Date 05/06/2014

Viktor Nossek, Head of Research at  Boost ETP, a Wisdom Tree Company, commented on the implications:

• New LTRO (3) likely: The ECB will likely be looking to complement the negative deposit rate and policy rate cut with a term loan facility that would replace LTRO 2 : allowing banks to borrow at low interest rates form the ECB and loaning it out to SME at around 5% or higher.