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Bank Of China, China Foreign Exchange Trade System And SGX Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement On CFETS-BOC Bond Indices

Date 14/11/2018

SGX will be the first exchange to distribute the Bond Indices outside of China

Finansinspektionen (FI): Biennial Review Of The Systemic Risk Buffer

Date 14/11/2018

As outlined in the capital requirements directive, FI must review the systemicrisk buffer on an biennial basis. FI has reviewed the arguments originally setout to support a SRB buffer level of 3 % at consolidated level for the major banking groups and finds the arguments to still hold today for the three remaining major banking groups, following Nordea’s re-domicile.

China And Singapore: Key Agreements Concluded To Enhance Regulatory Cooperation, Launch Of China Bond Index, And Cross-border Payments Tie-Up

Date 14/11/2018

In a landmark year for financial cooperation between China and Singapore, four milestone agreements were concluded this week between financial regulators and between financial institutions (FIs) from both countries. The exchange of regulatory agreements was witnessed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Premier Li is in Singapore to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related summits on 11 to 15 November 2018.

Qatar Stock Exchange: The MSCI Index Review

Date 14/11/2018

Serving National Strategy, Shanghai Stock Exchange Fuels Yan'an Capital Market's Cultivation

Date 14/11/2018

Lately, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held the 9th Session of the 2018 Follow-up Training on Listed Companies' Secretaries of the Board of Directors in Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. A total of 145 secretaries of the Board of Directors and securities affairs representatives from 109 SSE-listed companies took part in the training. To serve the national strategy and fulfill the capital market's major mission of serving the real economy and supporting the development of old revolutionary areas, the SSE has made use of the resources allocation platform and organized the "Investment-attracting Forum of Listed Companies Supporting the Industrial Development of Yan'an" with the CPC Yan'an Committee and the Yan'an Government during the training.

Q&A On Establishing The Sci-Tech Innovation Board And Piloting The Registration System In The Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date 14/11/2018

Q: In his keynote speech at the 1st China International Import Expo (CIIE), President Xi Jinping announced the introduction of the sci-tech innovation board and the pilot registration system in the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). Please make a brief introduction.

A: The decision made by the CPC Central Committee to establish the sci-tech innovation board and pilot the registration system in the SSE is crucial to optimizing the multi-tiered capital market system, enhancing the capital market's capability to serve the real economy and facilitating the cause to build Shanghai into an international financial center and science and technology innovation hub. Establishing the board and the system will be a key breakthrough for the SSE to give play to market functions, bolster areas of weakness in institutions and enhance inclusiveness.

Supervision And Regulation Report, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman For Supervision Randal K. Quarles, Before The Committee On Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

Date 13/11/2018

Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Federal Reserve's regulation and supervision of the financial system. My testimony today covers two main topics: our efforts to improve regulatory transparency, including the report accompanying my submission to the committee, and our progress in making the post-crisis regulatory framework simpler and more efficient.

SEC Settles Insider Trading Claims Against Former Chairman And CEO Of Advanced Medical Optics

Date 13/11/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has agreed to resolve its insider trading claims against James V. Mazzo, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) for allegedly tipping information about his company's acquisition to his close personal friend, former professional baseball player Douglas V. DeCinces.

IIROC To Begin Publishing Bankers' Acceptance Rates

Date 13/11/2018

Effective January 2019 the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) will begin publishing transaction-based one- and three-month Bankers' Acceptance (BA) rates. These rates will be published on the IIROC website on a delayed basis, for informational purposes only, and will replace the BA rates published on the Bank of Canada website.

SIFMA Fixed-Income Market Close Recommendations In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For Thanksgiving Day

Date 13/11/2018

SIFMA confirmed its previous recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday.