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Canadian Securities Regulators Seek Comments Relating To Designated Rating OIrganizations

Date 06/07/2017

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment proposed rule amendments and policy changes related to designated rating organizations (DROs) and credit ratings of DROs.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - June 2017

Date 06/07/2017

TMX Group Limited today announced June 2017 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha), Montréal Exchange (MX) and NGX.

IOSCO Consults On Recommendations And Good Practices In Liquidity Risk Management For Funds

Date 06/07/2017

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published today the consultation paper titled Recommendations of Liquidity Risk Management for Collective Investment Schemes, which seeks to address structural vulnerabilities arising from asset management activities, as part of its mission to protect investors and mitigate systemic risk in global financial markets. IOSCO also published today another consultation paper that provides practical information, examples and good practices regarding open-ended fund liquidity risk management, to supplement its recommendations.   

SIX Swiss Exchange: Index Adjustments On The Occasion Of The Ordinary Index Review

Date 06/07/2017

The Management Committee of SIX Swiss Exchange has decided to make changes to SIX Swiss Exchange index baskets on the basis of a recommendation from the Index Commission and in compliance with the SMI® , SLI® , SPI® and SXI® index rules. The indices will be adjusted on 15 September 2017 after closing. The adjustment takes effect on 18 September 2017.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 06/07/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through RBC Europe Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

Non-Jordanian Investment At Amman Stock Exchange In June 2017

Date 06/07/2017

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) during June 2017 was JD61 million, representing 44.2% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD12.1 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments during June 2017 showed an increase by JD48.9 million, compared with a decrease by JD3.1 million during the same month of 2016.

Record Fund Listings On London Stock Exchange In First Half Of 2017

Date 06/07/2017

• Listed funds and REITs raise £5bn initial and follow-on capital in H1 2017
• 9 fund IPOs raise £1.4bn  in H1 2017, five fold increase on H1 2016
• Existing funds and REITs raise £3.6bn in further capital in H1 2017
• US fund managers list funds worth over £3.5bn in London
• London attracts growing numbers of international fund managers across diversified range of funds

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics June 2017

Date 06/07/2017

June 2017 overall market statistics report

June 2017 investment funds statistics

Joint Statement By The Heads Of The IMF, World Bank And WTO On The Need To Reinvigorate Trade To Boost Global Economic Growth

Date 06/07/2017

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, and Mr. Roberto Azevedo, Secretary-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) made the following statement [today] on the occasion of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Hamburg, Germany:

“The economic wellbeing of billions of people depends on trade. Deeper trade integration twinned with supportive domestic policies can help boost incomes and accelerate global growth. This calls for decisive actions by world leaders gathering for the G-20 Summit this week."

EBA Launches Supplementary Data Collection To Support The New Prudential Framework For Investment Firms

Date 06/07/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a supplementary data collection aimed at supporting the response to the European Commission's Call for Advice on the new prudential framework for investment firms. This exercise follows up on the first data collection launched on 15 July 2016 and the EBA Discussion Paper published on 4 November 2016, in which the EBA consulted on its proposals for developing a new prudential framework. In light of the feedback received in the consultation and the additional analysis undertaken, many valuable improvements have been made to the initial proposals. As a result, the EBA considers necessary to launch a supplementary data collection to support the final calibration and impact assessment of the new framework.