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UK's Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Outcome Of High-Cost Credit Review

Date 31/05/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced new proposals designed to protect millions of people who use overdrafts and high-cost credit.

Nasdaq Helsinki Launches Sustainable Bond Market And Welcomes MuniFin As Its First Green Bond Issuer

Date 31/05/2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that Nasdaq Helsinki is launching a new sustainable bond market segment on the Main Market. The first green bond issuer is Municipality Finance Plc (MuniFin).

FIIG Securities Australia Selects BondIT For The Front Office

Date 31/05/2018

BondIT today announced that leading fixed income house, FIIG Securities, has signed an agreement to use its bond portfolio solution for relationship managers.

UAE's Securities And Commodities Authority Becomes IOSCO Board Member - Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi Is Named Vice Chairman Of IOSCO's GEMC And Co-Chair Of OECD's MENA Working Group On Corporate Governance

Date 31/05/2018

At its meeting chaired by H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, the board of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) reviewed a report about SCA becoming a board member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) from 2018 to 2020.

ASX Invests In A New Electronic Property Settlement Business

Date 31/05/2018

ASX Limited (ASX) has partnered  with Australian Technology Innovators Pty Limited (ATI), the parent company of InfoTrack, Australia’s leading provider of eConveyancing technology and services, to enter the national electronic property settlement market.

UAE's Securities & Commodities Authority Board Of Directors Approves The Draft Regulations As To The Derivatives Contracts

Date 31/05/2018

In line with its pursuit to develop the structure of the business activities and financial services associated with the securities sector in the UAE to live up to the best international standards and practices, the Board of Directors of the Securities & Commodities Authority held its third meeting of its sixth term at the SCA's office in Dubai. The meeting was presided by H.E. Eng Sultan Bin Saeed Al-Mansoori, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the SCA.

ASIC: Major Changes Affecting Reported Net Assets And Profit, And Other Focuses For 30 June 2018 Reporting

Date 31/05/2018

Announcing its focus areas for 30 June 2018 financial reports of listed entities and other entities of public interest with many stakeholders, ASIC has called on companies to focus on new requirements that can materially affect reported assets, liabilities and profits.

IEX Files Motion To Dismiss Patent Infringement Claims - IEX Plans To Vigorously Defend Against Nasdaq’s Claims While Continuing To Offer A Fair And Transparent Market For Companies, Investors, And Brokers

Date 30/05/2018

IEX today filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey seeking to dismiss Nasdaq’s patent infringement claims. In its motion, IEX contends that Nasdaq’s lawsuit is baseless and that Nasdaq’s patents claim unpatentable abstract ideas. IEX further contends that Nasdaq fails to identify where or how key elements of its alleged inventions appear in IEX’s exchange, or to allege specific facts supporting its claims of indirect and willful infringement.

CFTC Commissioner Behnam Participate In A Fireside Chat At FIA’s International Derivatives Expo 2018

Date 30/05/2018

SIFMA Statement On Proposed Rulemaking On The Volcker Rule

Date 30/05/2018

SIFMA today released the following statement from president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on proposed changes to the Volcker Rule:

“SIFMA welcomes the notice of proposed rulemaking on the Volcker Rule which was issued today, as it represents the growing recognition by policymakers of the unintended negative impact due to the excessive complexity of the current regulations. We remain concerned that the current regulatory framework is overly restrictive, impeding beneficial market activity at the expense of the economy, and, ultimately, consumers.  SIFMA looks forward to sharing our specific recommendations to streamline and simplify the Rule with the regulators.”