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Vienna SE Comments On Stock Exchange Act Amendment: Finally Some Movement

Date 27/07/2017

• Higher transparency requirements and improved investor protection
• Boost for employee share ownership

SEC Announces Whistleblower Award Of More Than $1.7 Million

Date 27/07/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a whistleblower award of more than $1.7 million to a company insider who provided the agency with critical information to help stop a fraud that would have otherwise been difficult to detect.  Millions of dollars were returned to harmed investors as a result of the SEC’s ensuing investigation and enforcement action. 

Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul): Amending The Trading Commissions For Tradable Rights And Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Date 27/07/2017

In reference to CMA’s resolution of amending trading commissions for listed shares, published on  30/6/2016. The CMA has approved amending the trading commissions for Tradable Rights and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to be as the trading commissions for Listed Shares and Real Estate Investment Funds (REITs) as per the previous resolution. Accordingly, trading commissions for Tradable Rights and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are to equal (0.00155) one hundred and fifty five in one hundred thousand, which equals (15.5) points (Base Values) of the transaction's value, starting from 19/12/1438H corresponding to 10/9/2017.

EBA Publishes Final Guidelines On Major Incident Reporting Under PSD2

Date 27/07/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the Final Guidelines on major incident reporting under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The Guidelines were developed in close cooperation with the European Central Bank (ECB), are addressed to all payment services providers and competent authorities in the 28 EU Member States, and contribute to the objective of the PSD2 of minimizing disruption to users, payment service providers and payment systems. 

National Stock Exchange Of India: NIFTY 50 - Journey To 10,000

Date 27/07/2017

The NIFTY 50 crossed the historical mark of 10,000 yesterday.

Industry Research Finds Significant Progress In Data Governance, But Major Challenges In Data Quality Remain

Date 27/07/2017

Four years after the release of the Principles of Risk Data Aggregation by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the financial industry still faces challenges in fully establishing a “control environment” for data management, according to the EDM Council’s 2017 Data Management Benchmarking Survey Report.

Statement Of Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary, United States Department Of The Treasury Before The Committee On Financial Services, United States House Of Representatives

Date 27/07/2017

Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to be here today and I look forward to discussing important issues to the American people.

SEC: Halliburton Paying $29.2 Million to Settle FCPA Violations

Date 27/07/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Halliburton Company with violating the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) while selecting and making payments to a local company in Angola in the course of winning lucrative oilfield services contracts.

Thomson Reuters Readies Market Participants For New FX Derivatives Requirements Under MiFID II - Company Enhances FXall And FX Trading Desktops And Begins Customer Onboarding To Its Regulated Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) To Support Compliant Trading Of FX Derivatives On FXall And Thomson Reuters Matching

Date 27/07/2017

Thomson Reuters has completed enhancements to its FXall and FX Trading desktops to ensure clients trading on Thomson Reuters Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) remain fully compliant with the new MiFID II execution requirements for FX derivatives that will take effect in January 2018. The enhancements enable Thomson Reuters to add MTF-support for FX forwards, swaps, NDFs and options trading on FXall as well as continue support for swaps trading on Thomson Reuters Matching.

Abu Dhabi Global Market Inks New Partnerships With Labuan International Business And Financial Centre & Labuan Financial Services Authority Fostering A Mutually Beneficial Relationship, Spurring Innovation

Date 27/07/2017

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre of Abu Dhabi, Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) and Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) have entered new partnerships to foster greater collaboration on joint financial activities and regulatory practice that support the growth and development in both financial ecosystems in Labuan, Malaysia and Abu Dhabi.