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TOM MTF Statistics Week 17

Date 27/04/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 17 - 2012. 

BSE Ltd. - Consolidated Financial Results For The Year Ended 31 March, 2012

Date 27/04/2012

Click here to download BSE's consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 March, 2012.

Speech By Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Chairman: High Level Conference: “Towards Better Regulation Of The Shadow Banking System”, Brussels, 27 April 2012

Date 27/04/2012

Dear Michel Barnier,

Dear Sir,

I am delighted to be here today, among my prestigious co- panellists, to try and shed some light into what is commonly referred as shadow banking.

Shadow Banking – The ECB Perspective: Speech By Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President Of The ECB, Towards Better Regulation Of The Shadow Banking System, European Commission Conference, Brussels, 27 April 2012

Date 27/04/2012

Dear Commissioner Barnier,

Ladies and Gentlemen.

I am pleased to be here today at this conference to address the “better regulation of the shadow banking system”. The term shadow banking is widely used to cover activities related to credit intermediation, liquidity and maturity transformation taking place outside the regulated banking system. This term should not have a pejorative meaning as shadow banking activities perform basic functions of the financial system. It has however the merit of clearly indicating the nature of the problem. Indeed, it is evident that before the crisis part of the shadow banking system has significantly expanded by moving from light into shadow, by shifting regulated banking activities into institutions, transactions or markets which are not within the scope of regulation.

ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor Speaks At The CBI Stakeholder Conference

Date 27/04/2012

Steven Maijoor today gave the speech "How the new regulatory and supervisory framework protects Europe’s markets and consumers" at the Stakeholder Conference organised by the Central Bank of Ireland.

IOSCO Consults On Money Market Fund Systemic Risk Analysis And Reform Options

Date 27/04/2012

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation report, Money Market Fund Systemic Risk Analysis and Reform Options, which provides a preliminary analysis of the possible risks that money market funds (MMFs) could pose to systemic stability and consults on an exhaustive range of policy options to address those risks.

ESMA Approves Credit Ratings From Brazil For Use In The EU

Date 27/04/2012

ESMA today announces that it considers the regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (CRAs) of Brazil to be in line with European Union rules. This allows European financial institutions to continue using credit ratings issued in Brazil for regulatory purposes after 30 April 2012.

Regulatory Reform Is Subject Of Seventh City Of London Swiss Financial Roundtable - The Regulatory Reform Programme Must Start Paying More Attention To Its Impact On Economic Growth

Date 27/04/2012

The seventh City of London – Swiss Financial Round Table discussed key topics common to both countries’ financial services industries. UK and Swiss bankers today (27 April) urged regulators to take into account the impact that regulatory reforms are likely to have on the global economic recovery and the international competitiveness of banks in the UK and Switzerland. 

Appointment Of HKEx Chairman Approved

Date 27/04/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Friday) received the written approval of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on the appointment of Chow Chung Kong as Chairman of HKEx with immediate effect until the conclusion of the annual general meeting of HKEx to be held in 2014.

UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes New Rules To Ensure Pension Transfers Are Suitable For Scheme Members

Date 27/04/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published new rules and guidance, following consultation, to strengthen the protection for members of defined benefit pension schemes who are considering moving their money into personal pensions.