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Bursa Malaysia Issues Its Revamped Corporate Governance Guide

Date 14/12/2017

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) today released the 3rd edition of the Corporate Governance Guide (“CG Guide”) to provide guidance for listed issuers to improve their corporate governance practices and reporting, in line with the new Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (“MCCG”) issued on 26 April 2017 and the recent enhanced corporate governance disclosure requirements in Bursa Malaysia’s Listing Requirements (“Listing Requirements”).

ASIC: Interactive Brokers LLC Pays $250,000 Infringement Notice Penalty

Date 14/12/2017

Interactive Brokers LLC ('Interactive') has paid a penalty of $250,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel ('the MDP').

FSB RCG For The Americas Discusses Financial Stability In The region, FinTech, Misconduct Risks And Long-Term Financing

Date 13/12/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for the Americas met in Nassau today.

The RCG was updated on the FSB’s ongoing work related to the international post-crisis policy reforms. For the FSB, monitoring and public reporting on member jurisdictions’ implementation of the agreed reforms is increasingly a priority. In a number of areas of the G20 financial regulatory reforms, implementation has progressed to a stage where post-implementation evaluation of the effects of the reforms is becoming possible using the FSB’s framework for evaluation published in July 2017.

Workforce Development In Today's Economy, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, At "Leading The Way: A Workforce Development Video Campaign" Awards Ceremony Hosted By The Federal Reserve Bank Of New York And Pathways In Technology Early College High Schools In The Greater Rochester Area, Rochester, N.Y.

Date 13/12/2017

I would like to thank the staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for inviting me to attend this awards ceremony. As many of you may already know, the Leading the Way campaign is a joint effort between the Federal Reserve Bank and the P-TECH schools of the Greater Rochester area. It is wonderful to be part of an event that celebrates collaboration between educational institutions, local government, the Federal Reserve, and employers as they work together to provide appropriate training for young workers to fill local jobs needs. Collaboration creates a more vibrant workforce that is connected to actual jobs.

SEC Division Of Trading And Markets Deputy Director Gary Barnett To Retire

Date 13/12/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gary Barnett, Deputy Director in the Division of Trading and Markets, will retire from the agency at the end of the year.

Corporations Are Frequently Shuffling Their Law Firm Lineup — Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute Study - Value Is Most Frequently Cited Reason; Others Include Work Quality And Responsiveness

Date 13/12/2017

More than half (58 percent) of corporate legal departments surveyed say they shift their legal work among law firms at least once every two years. Nearly one in five (18 percent) change how their work is parceled out among their outside counsel more than once a year. Those are among the findings of a new report from Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute analyzing how frequently and why legal departments shift their outside counsel lineup. 

MIAX Options Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Plans Testing - Member Designation Standards

Date 13/12/2017

As required by Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity and MIAX Options Rule 321, certain Members of MIAX Options will have mandatory participation requirements in the annual SIFMA Business Continuity Planning Disaster Recovery (“BC/DR”) test.  MIAX Options will be leveraging the annual industry-wide BC/DR test to fulfill this requirement.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 13/12/2017

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

CME Group Inc. Changes Payment Date For Annual Variable Dividend

Date 13/12/2017

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced that it changed the payment date for its annual variable dividend, amounting to $3.50 per share, to January 16 from the previously announced date of January 15, which is Martin Luther King Day, when banks will be closed.  The dividend is payable to shareholders of record as of December 28, 2017. 

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 13/12/2017

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Averaging through hurricane-related fluctuations, job gains have been solid, and the unemployment rate declined further. Household spending has been expanding at a moderate rate, and growth in business fixed investment has picked up in recent quarters. On a 12-month basis, both overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy have declined this year and are running below 2 percent. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance.