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British And Australian Financial Regulators Sign Agreement To Support Innovative Businesses

Date 23/03/2016

Under a new world-first agreement, innovative fintech companies in Australia and the United Kingdom will have more support from financial regulators as they attempt to enter the others’ market.

SGX S-REIT 20 Index Outperformed Region In March-To-Date

Date 23/03/2016

The SGX S-REIT 20 Index, made up of 20 constituents with a combined market cap of S$52 billion, has generated a 2.0% total return in the month-to-date. This compares to Bloomberg Asia REIT Index which gained 0.5% in SGD basis, over the same period.
The Index maintains a dividend yield of 6.3% compared to Bloomberg Asia REIT Index dividend yield of 4.5%. The five highest yielding SGX S-REIT 20 Index constituents have been Cache Logistics Trust (10.3%), OUE Hospitality Trust (9.7%), Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (9.5%), CDL Hospitality Trusts (8.1%) and Mapletree Logistics Trust (7.6%).
Constituents of the SGX S-REIT 20 Index are diversified by location in addition to property type. More than half the trusts have property assets located outside Singapore, mostly around Asia. This includes countries such as China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines and Malaysia.

ASIC Consults On Remaking ASIC Class Orders On Financial Services Disclosure

Date 22/03/2016

ASIC today released a consultation paper proposing to remake four class orders that are due to expire (‘sunset’) in 2017.
CFTC: Federal Court Orders Former Alabama Resident John David Stroud And His Companies To Pay More Than $4.7 Million In Restitution And A Civil Monetary Penalty For Committing Commodity Pool Fraud And Misappropriation

Date 22/03/2016
- The Defendants Stole over $2.3 Million from Pool Participants and Lost More than $1.1 Million Trading
- In a Related Criminal Action, Stroud Was Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison and Required to Pay $2,148,273.61 in Restitution to His Victims
Shaping The Future Of Europe’s Financial  Market Infrastructure - Opening Remarks By Yves Mersch, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The Information Session On The Consultative Report On RTGS Services, Frankfurt Am Main, 22 March 2016

Date 22/03/2016

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In my opening remarks I want to address three issues. First, I will set out the main drivers of change that have been shaping Europe’s financial market infrastructure in general and the RTGS system in particular. Second, I will address the consequences of these drivers for change that the Eurosystem will have to tackle in its roles as operator, overseer and catalyst. And third, I will present the Eurosystem’s concept for evolving its market infrastructure beyond 2020.

TASE Launches Six New Stock Options: Mylan, Paz Oil, Gazit-Globe, Melisron And Ormat Technologies - For The First Time Trading Will Be Available For All Stocks Listed On The TA-25 Index

Date 22/03/2016

On March 23, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) will introduce another five new stock options: Mylan, Paz Oil, Gazit-Globe, Melisron and Ormat Technologies. This is the third and last group of new stock options to commence trading. For the first time trading will be available for all stocks listed on the TA-25 Index.
ESMA Publishes Translations Of Its Guidelines For The Assessment Of Knowledge And Competence

Date 22/03/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published translations of its Guidelines for the assessment of knowledge and competence.
EBA: Consultation On Guidelines On Corrections To Modified Duration For Debt Instruments (EBA/CP/2016/03)

Date 22/03/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on draft Guidelines on corrections to modified duration for debt instruments. These Guidelines aim to establish what type of adjustments to the modified duration (MD) - as defined according to the formulas in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) - have to be performed in order to appropriately reflect the effect of the prepayment risk. The consultation runs until 22 June 2016.
Mandatory Notification Of Trades - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Date 22/03/2016

In connection with a monthly share savings plan for employees of subsidiaries, Oslo Børs VPS Holding has sold a total of 2049 shares. New holding is 5007 shares. Employees paid a share price of NOK 84,01 per share, but were allowed a discount of 20% on purchases up to NOK 625.
EBA Consults On Draft Guidelines On Corrections To Modified Duration For Debt Instruments

Date 22/03/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on draft Guidelines on corrections to modified duration for debt instruments. These Guidelines aim to establish what type of adjustments to the modified duration (MD) - as defined according to the formulas in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) - have to be performed in order to appropriately reflect the effect of the prepayment risk. The consultation runs until 22 June 2016.

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