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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Statement On Forestlands

Date 22/03/2017

The FMA has received complaints from various investors in Forestlands.

This is a series of companies called Forestlands, numbered 2 through to 12 and 14 through to 20. There is a total of 18 companies.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Cross-Member Use Of Hedging Positions

Date 22/03/2017

As from March 20, 2017, the hedging positions that a customer applied and got approved at one futures broker member can be used at any futures broker member in which such customer has established an account.  

Shanghai Stock Exchange Issues, Implements “Guidelines For Credit Risk Management On Corporate Bonds in Duration (For Trial Implementation)”

Date 22/03/2017

In order to strengthen the credit risk management on the corporate bonds in duration and effectively protect legitimate rights and interests of investors, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently issued and implemented the “SSE Guidelines for Credit Risk Management on Corporate Bonds in Duration (for Trial Implementation)” (the Guidelines for short) on the basis of extensively soliciting and fully absorbing the opinions from market participants.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Investigation And Punishment Against Law And Rule Violations During February 2017

Date 22/03/2017

The Exchange has been putting its efforts in investigation and punishment against law and rule violations as per relevant laws and rules, so as to truly enchance risk prevention, intensify frontline regulation, normalize futurres transaction behaviours and protect the legitimate rights of particpants in futures market.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Phase 1 UC RUSAL Panda Bonds Smoothly Issued

Date 22/03/2017

On March 16, 2017, United Company RUSAL Plc (UC RUSAL) successfully completed the issuance of the 2017 phase 1 corporate bonds, marking the smooth realization of the first sum of Panda Bonds, which are issued in China by an enterprise based in a country along the “One Belt and One Road”.

Deutsche Bank Opens Innovation Lab In New York City

Date 21/03/2017

Deutsche Bank announced today that it has opened an innovation lab in New York City, its fourth globally.

Thomson Reuters And SAP Team To Help Businesses Manage Compliance And Third-Party Risk Challenges - Integration Of World-Check Data With SAP® Business Partner Screening Offers Organizations Improved Vigilance Across The Globe

Date 21/03/2017

Thomson Reuters is collaborating with SAP to allow its World-Check content to be available to customers within the SAP® Business Partner Screening application. The aim is to help organizations better manage their third-party compliance and risk challenges.

Preet Bharara To Join NYU Law

Date 21/03/2017

NYU School of Law has announced that Preet Bharara will join the Law School as a distinguished scholar in residence on April 1, 2017. Bharara comes to NYU Law at the conclusion of his tenure as United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, one of the longest for anyone holding that position. As US attorney, Bharara brought a number of public corruption prosecutions against politicians working at the city and state levels, notably the speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. He also oversaw many prosecutions of financial crimes, including numerous insider trading charges and the case against Bernie Madoff and his associates, as well as suits against Bank of America and Citibank growing out of the financial crisis. Under his leadership, the US attorney’s office secured a record-setting $1.2 billion financial penalty from Toyota in an agreement that installed an independent monitor to oversee the company’s public statements and safety reporting. In addition, the office during Bharara’s tenure extended its long history of successful national security prosecutions, addressing terrorism, international arms and drug trafficking, and evolving cybersecurity threats.

Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Climate Change Disclosure Review Project

Date 21/03/2017

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announced a project to review the disclosure of risks and financial impacts associated with climate change. The project will gather information on the current state of climate change disclosure in Canada and internationally, and will include consultation with investors and reporting issuers.

Moscow Exchange: Xi Parameter Change For Non-Principal Futures

Date 21/03/2017

As per p.8 of Principal and non-principal futures listing Methodology (approved by NCC Management Board 29 May 2014) on 21/03/2017, 19-00 (MSK) Xi parameter for non-principal futures was changed: