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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Changes Recommended To The FAA And FSPR Are Good For Consumer

Date 13/07/2016

The Financial Markets Authority welcomes the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Paul Goldsmith’s recommendations on changes to two significant pieces of legislation for NZ’s financial markets. The Financial Advisers Act (FAA) and Financial Services Providers Act (FSPA) have been through a review process including extensive consultation for the past 18 months.

ASIC Consults On Remaking And Repealing Class Orders On Markets And Securities

Date 13/07/2016

ASIC has today released a consultation paper proposing to maintain markets and securities relief that ASIC has previously provided from certain obligations under the Corporations Act.

Metamako To Offer Enhanced Support Services In Australia With PRO IT Partnership

Date 13/07/2016

Metamako, the leading specialist in deterministic network devices for the world’s financial institutions, announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with PRO IT for enhanced IT infrastructure support services across Australia. PRO IT is an Australian IT services provider with a unique focus on financial markets.

U.S. Justice Department Obtains Record Fine And Injunctive Relief Against Activist Investor For Violating Premerger Notification Requirements - ValueAct To Pay $11 Million For Investing In Halliburton And Baker Hughes Without Notifying Antitrust Authorities

Date 13/07/2016

The Department of Justice announced today that ValueAct has agreed to pay $11 million to settle allegations that certain ValueAct entities violated the reporting and waiting period requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”).  As part of the settlement, ValueAct has also agreed to injunctive relief designed to prevent future violations. 

SIFMA Applauds House Passage Of The National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act

Date 13/07/2016

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Andy Blocker, executive vice president, public policy and advocacy, on the passage of the National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act (H.R. 5421) by the House of Representatives: 

“We applaud the House of Representatives for passage of the National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act and recognize Congressman Royce for his leadership in moving forward this important legislation to address outdated securities laws. This common-sense legislation would extend the ‘blue sky’ securities exemption on a consistent basis across all registered exchanges and facilitate additional listing venues. Increasing the number of listing venues will increase the ability for companies to tap into our nation’s capital markets, go public, expand and create jobs. We encourage the Senate to swiftly consider this legislation.” 

NYSE, NYSE Arca And NYSE MKT Short Interest Reports

Date 13/07/2016

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of June 30, 2016.

Nasdaq Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date June 30, 2016

Date 13/07/2016

At the end of the settlement date of June 30, 2016, short interest in 2,316 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,887,260,999 shares compared with 7,830,349,659  shares in 2,313 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of June 15, 2016. The end-of-May short interest represents 4.76 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.99 days for the prior reporting period.

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For June 2016

Date 13/07/2016

• ISE’s options exchanges combined to represent 15.2% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE’s options exchanges reported a combined ADV of 2.2 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 0.4% of industry volume in June 2016.

Remarks At The FINRA Foundation 2015 National Financial Capability Study Release, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Washington, DC, July 12, 2016

Date 13/07/2016

Thank you for inviting me to help mark the release of the results of the 2015 National Financial Capability Study — and a special thank you to Rick Ketchum, the FINRA Foundation, the Treasury Department, and the other collaborators for this important work. We are all here today because we care deeply about the state of financial capability of everyone in this country.

DTCC Backs Blockchain Advocacy Group Coin Center - Mark Wetjen Appointed Member Of Advisory Board

Date 12/07/2016

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has become of a supporter of Coin Center, the leading non-profit voice advocating for sound government policy toward open blockchain and decentralized computing technologies.