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Tae Jong Um Joins MSCI As Head Of Korea

Date 27/04/2012

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics and corporate governance services, announced yesterday that Tae Jong (TJ) Um has joined the firm as Head of Korea, with overall responsibility for driving the future development of MSCI’s business in that market. 

CBOE Holdings: Margaret Williams Promoted To New Role Of Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer

Date 27/04/2012

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced that Margaret Williams has been promoted to the new role of Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). Williams will perform this role for CBOE, C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX).

Letter To BIS: Capitalisation Of Default Fund Exposures And Hypothetical Capital Methodologies

Date 27/04/2012

Click here to download a letter to the BIS on the proposed rules in Capitalisation of bank exposures to central counterparties and capitalisation of default fund exposures and hypothetical capital methodologies.

Unicasa Holds Initial Public Offering At BM&FBOVESPA

Date 27/04/2012

On Friday April 27, 2012, furniture maker Unicasa will hold the initial public offering of shares under the ticker UCAS3. With the addition of this company, the Novo Mercado segment will now have a total of 127 listed companies, while Levels 1 and 2 continue with 35 and 20 companies respectively.

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.