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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Releases Conduct Guide For Feedback

Date 28/07/2016

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has released a guide to how it will examine whether financial services providers are demonstrating good conduct under the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMC Act). The guide is open for consultation today.

Securities Commission Malaysia Warns Public On Unlicensed Financial Planning Services

Date 28/07/2016

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) would like to warn the public about firms and individuals who promote the offering of financial planning services without being licensed by SC. 

Japan Exchange Group: Decision On Matters Regarding Acquisition Of Own Shares

Date 28/07/2016

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. reached a resolution in its Board of Directors meeting, held on July 28, 2016, on matters regarding acquisition of own shares in accordance with the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation and Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. Details are as follows.

1. Reason for Acquiring Own SharesImplement a capital policy that utilizes debt in light of the current interest rate environment, and increase shareholder returns.

Nasdaq Files Form 8-K With Financial Results For The Second Quarter Of 2016 And Announcement Of Quarterly Dividend

Date 28/07/2016

On July 27, 2016, Nasdaq filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attaching press releases announcing the (i) financial results for the second quarter of 2016 and (ii) declaration of a quarterly dividend.  The Form 8-K can be accessed on Nasdaq's website athttp://ir.nasdaq.com/sec.cfm and on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 27/07/2016

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

MIAX Options Exchange - August 1, 2016 Fee Changes

Date 27/07/2016

Effective August 1, 2016, pending SEC approval, the MIAX Options Fee Schedule will be amended.

CFTC Proposes To Amend The Conditions For Exemption From Registration For Certain Foreign Persons

Date 27/07/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it will publish in the Federal Register proposed amendments to CFTC Regulation 3.10(c). The proposed amendments would amend the conditions for exemption from registration for certain foreign persons in connection with commodity interest transactions solely on behalf of persons located outside the U.S., or on behalf of certain international financial institutions.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 27/07/2016

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market strengthened and that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate rate. Job gains were strong in June following weak growth in May. On balance, payrolls and other labor market indicators point to some increase in labor utilization in recent months. Household spending has been growing strongly but business fixed investment has been soft. Inflation has continued to run below the Committee's 2 percent longer-run objective, partly reflecting earlier declines in energy prices and in prices of non-energy imports. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; most survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance, in recent months.

EBA Discloses Example Of Templates For Stress Test Results

Date 27/07/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an example of the transparency templates, which will be used to disclose the results of the upcoming 2016 EU-wide stress test. These templates are provided for information and to facilitate understanding of the format and type of data that can be expected on Friday 29 July.

Deutsche Börse AG With Significant Profit Growth In Q2 2016

Date 27/07/2016

• Consolidated net revenue rise 10 per cent 
• Lower costs before non-recurring and consolidation effects 
• Adjusted net profit up 21 per cent to around €219 million 
• Profit forecast for 2016 affirmed 
• Extraordinary cash inflow of approximately €1.0 billion due to the sale of ISE