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UK's Financial Conduct Authority Launches Call For Input On Crowdfunding Rules

Date 08/07/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking input on which areas should be considered as part of its upcoming review of the rules surrounding both investment-based and loan-based crowdfunding.

UK Prime Minister Nominates Sir Julian King As European Commissioner

Date 08/07/2016

David Cameron has put forward Sir Julian King as the UK candidate for the next European Commission.

Neptune Sponsors Incorporate Neptune Networks Ltd To Run The Open Standard Utility With A Board Comprising Of Both Banks And Asset Managers

Date 08/07/2016

Neptune, the open standards network for pre-trade indications in bond markets, today announced the formation of a new company, Neptune Networks Ltd, to run the utility.  The board will be comprised of members of the banks and asset managers involved in the collaboration for the past eighteen months. Neptune recognises the importance of joint buy-side and sell-side governance in order to best meet the challenges in the industry.

HKEX: Appointment Of Listing Committee Members

Date 08/07/2016

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), announces the appointment of members to the Listing Committee of the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) (together, the Listing Committee1).

Japan's Financial Services Agency - Stewardship Code: 210 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors As Of July 8, 2016

Date 08/07/2016

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, The University of Tokyo) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) in February 27, 2014. The Council requested the FSA to publish and periodically update the list of institutional investors who announced their acceptance of the Code.

SGX Welcomes United Global To Catalist

Date 08/07/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed United Global Limited to Catalist under the stock code “43P”. 

Japan's Financial Services Agency Launches Field Tests Of Economic Value-Based Evaluation And Supervisory Method

Date 08/07/2016

The FSA has decided to conduct field tests covering all insurance companies, with the aim of considering the economic value-based evaluation and supervisory method.

MNI India Consumer Sentiment Indicator: India Consumer Confidence Rebounds In June - Willingness To Purchase Big-Ticket Items Highest Since Sep 2014

Date 08/07/2016

CME: Performance Bond Requirements: Agriculture, Energy, Equity, FX, Metals Margins And New Products - Effective July 8, 2016

Date 08/07/2016

As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing House Risk Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products listed in the advisory at the link below.

Federal Court In Illinois Orders Matthew J. Marcus And His California Company Tech Power Inc. To Pay A $250,000 Penalty For Engineering A Money Pass Scheme Involving More Than 1,200 Single Stock Futures Trades

Date 07/07/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on June 30, 2016, Judge Milton I. Shadur of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a Consent Order settling CFTC charges against Defendants Matthew J. Marcus of California and his company, Tech Power Inc., a Nevada corporation located in California, for engaging in fictitious single stock futures transactions and trading non-competitively on OneChicago LLC (OneChicago), an electronic futures exchange in Chicago, Illinois.