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ResearchPool Marks UK Growth With New Appointment

Date 19/03/2019

ResearchPool strengthens its commitment to the UK market, welcoming on board Usha Badrinath as Head of Business Development for the UK.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launches "Investors Service" Activities Of 2019

Date 19/03/2019

Recently, SZSE has taken the World Consumer Rights Day (March 15) as an opportunity to launch the "Investors Service" activities of 2019. Special activities with rich contents and in various forms will be carried out from March to May. The goal is to guide investors to foster the philosophy of rational investment, enhance market participants' awareness of protecting investors' rights and interests, and jointly work on achieving positive results in investor protection in the capital market. Officers from CSRC Investor Protection Bureau, SZSE, and Securities Association of China (SAC) attended the launching ceremony. A total of 240 representatives from member companies, fund companies, media and individual investors participated in the event.

SIFMA, ISDA, ABA, BPI And FIA Comment On Proposed Standardized Approach For Calculating Exposure Amount Of Derivative Contracts

Date 18/03/2019

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.  (ISDA), the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the American Bankers Association (ABA), the Bank Policy Institute (BPI), and the Futures Industry Association (FIA) today submitted comments regarding the proposed rule issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to implement the standardized approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR) as a replacement for the current exposure method (CEM) in the US capital rules.

Keynote Remarks: ICI Mutual Funds And Investment Management Conference, SEC Commissioner Elad L. Roisman, San Diego, CA, March 18, 2019

Date 18/03/2019

I. Introduction

 Thank you, Susan [Olson], for the kind introduction. I am excited to join you here and deliver my first formal speech as a Commissioner. It has been a little over six months since I started in my new role at the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and I can still say that it’s a very surreal feeling. Not a day goes by when I do not think about how incredible an honor it is to serve the investing public. My path to this job has not been linear. But my experiences along the way—working in private practice as an attorney, at the parent public company of a large stock exchange, in the role of counsel to an SEC Commissioner, and on the staff of the Banking Committee in the U.S. Senate—have given me a broad view of the markets that the SEC regulates and a deep commitment to the agency’s mission. I mean this, truly: it is a privilege to be serving in my role.

B3: Ibovespa Breaks New Record And Reaches 99.993 Points

Date 18/03/2019

B3’s market performance index – Ibovespa – hit a record high today ending the day at 99.993 points, up 0.86% from last trading session.

SIFMA AMG And MFA Comments Seek Risk-Sensitive Calculations Of Cleared Derivatives Exposures

Date 18/03/2019

SIFMA Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) and Managed Funds Association (MFA) today submitted comments to several prudential regulators designed to ensure accessible and affordable central clearing of derivatives for asset managers, investment funds, and institutional investors. The Associations’ comment letter responds to the proposed rule issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to implement the standardized approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR) as a replacement for the current exposure method in the U.S. capital rules. Among other comments, the Associations urged regulators to adjust the Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR) to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client initial margin.

SEC: Justin C. Jeffries Named Associate Regional Director For Enforcement In Atlanta Office

Date 18/03/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Justin C. Jeffries has been named the Associate Regional Director for enforcement in the Atlanta Regional Office.  

Canadian Securities Regulators Mark Fraud Prevention Month With Wide Range Of Activities

Date 18/03/2019

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is encouraging investors to research investment opportunities and educate themselves about the red flags of fraud during Fraud Prevention Month this March. CSA members across the country are highlighting the importance of Canadians’ understanding of investments, checking registration through the CSA’s National Registration Search and being aware of the warning signs of fraud before they invest their hard-earned money.

Keynote Address: ICI Mutual Funds And Investment Management Conference, Dalia Blass, Director, SEC Division Of Investment Management, San Diego, CA, March 18, 2019

Date 18/03/2019

Introduction

Good morning.  Thank you, Susan [Olson], and thank you for inviting me here to San Diego.  This is my second year attending this conference as Director of the Division of Investment Management, and I have been looking forward to speaking with all of you again.  I also have the pleasure of speaking on the same day as Commissioner Roisman, who is delivering keynote remarks after lunch.  The Commissioner has spent many years immersed in securities law and policy, and I have greatly appreciated getting to know him both during his years on the staff and as a Commissioner.

MiFID II: ESMA Publishes Results Of The Annual Transparency Calculations Of The Large In Scale (LIS) And Size Specific To The Instruments (SSTI) Thresholds For Bonds

Date 18/03/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today made available the results of the annual transparency calculations of the large in scale (LIS) and size specific to the instruments (SSTI) thresholds for bonds.