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BlackBerry And VoxSmart Partner To Help Financial Services Firms Achieve MiFID II Compliance

Date 13/06/2017

BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY, TSX: BB) and VoxSmart, a leading mobile surveillance and compliance firm, are announcing today the companies have partnered to help financial services firms comply on time with the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”). Together with BlackBerry UEM (Unified Endpoint Management), which connects and manages endpoints, VoxSmart’s patented technology VSmart™ will provide financial services firms with the ability to capture, record, store and analyze mobile voice, text and third-party instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp and WeChat.

Bursa Malaysia Sector Update: Sunway Berhad

Date 13/06/2017

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) has decided to update the classification of sector for Sunway Berhad (“Sunway”) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Friday, 16 June  2017.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: First Series Of Soybean Meal Options Delisted Successfully

Date 13/06/2017

It was the first expiry day for the options on soybean meal futures (the “soybean meal options” for short) on Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) on June 7 since the listing and trading, and on the day, the 32 contracts in the soybean meal options M1707 series were successfully delisted, smoothly completing the whole operation process.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Announcement Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On Receiving Applications From Clients For Trading Code

Date 13/06/2017

According to the overall arrangements of crude oil listing, INE, the subsidiary of Shanghai Futures Exchange will formally receive applications from clients for trading code since 13^th, June, 2017.

Shanghai Stock Exchange, Kazakhstan To Co-build Astana Int’l Exchange

Date 13/06/2017

On the occasion that Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Kazakhstan, a new achievement in the campaign sponsored by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) for serving the Belt and Road Initiative (B&R Initiative) is seen in Kazakhstan. Recently, the SSE and Astana International Financial Center Authority of Kazakhstan (the AIFC Authority for short) have signed an agreement to co-invest in building the Astana International Exchange. According to the agreement, the SSE, as a strategic partner of the AIFC Authority, will hold 25.1% shares in the Astana International Exchange, and will provide all-round support for the exchange’s establishment in the aspects of technological consultation, business planning, product design and marketing. It is a new major measure of the SSE to implement the fruits achieved at the B&R Forum for International Cooperation and strengthen the financial cooperation for the B&R Initiative after it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Moscow Exchange on May 22.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For June 2017 Rubber Contract

Date 13/06/2017

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the June 2017 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the June 2017 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

Remarks At IRI Government, Legal And Regulatory Conference, Susan F. Axelrod, Executive Vice President, Regulatory Operations, Washington, DC, June 12, 2017

Date 13/06/2017

Thank you, Drew [Bowden] for that introduction, and thanks also to IRI for the invitation to speak here today. It’s my pleasure to update you on what we are doing and thinking about at FINRA.

SIFMA Statement On Treasury’s Regulatory Reform Report

Date 13/06/2017

SIFMA today released a statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, regarding the Department of Treasury’s report in response to President Trump’s executive order calling for review of the nation’s financial regulatory framework and its impact on the markets and the economy: 

US Treasury Releases First Report On Core Principles Of Financial Regulation Stimulating Economic Growth, Increasing Access To Capital & Taxpayer Protection Are Top Priorities

Date 12/06/2017

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today issued its first in a series of reports to President Donald J. Trump examining the United States’ financial regulatory system and detailing executive actions and regulatory changes that can be immediately undertaken to provide much-needed relief. 

Deutsche Bank In USD170 Million Euribor Manipulation Settlement

Date 12/06/2017

Deutsche Bank will pay USD170 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it conspired with other banks to manipulate the European Interbank Offered Rate benchmark and related derivatives.