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MNI China Car Purchase Indicator: Chinese Consumers More Positive On Car Buying Environment - Tax Break Spurs Surge In Car Ownership

Date 03/02/2016

Consumer confidence towards the car market inched upward again in January. Between December and January, Chinese consumers were more enthusiastic about the car purchasing environment and were more likely to act on this assessment, according to the latest MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment Report.

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - January 2016

Date 03/02/2016

Click here to download the ASX Group monthly activity report for January 2016.

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li: Charles Li Direct: Why Our Strategic Plan Is Important To Hong Kong

Date 03/02/2016

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li has posted his latest blog, elaborating on HKEX’s latest Strategic Plan, its ambitions for a Primary Equity Connect and development of a spot commodities market in Mainland China. 

ASX Compliance Monthly Activity Report - January 2016

Date 03/02/2016

Click here to download ASX's compliance monthly activity report for January 2016.

Testimony On The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, Stephen L. Cohen, SEC Associate Director, Division Of Enforcement, Before The Committee On The Judiciary, United States Senate, Feb. 2, 2016

Date 02/02/2016

Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Leahy, and Members of the Committee:

Thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the SEC’s work related to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5 program). 

Federal Reserve Highlights Progress In Efforts To Improve U.S. Payment System

Date 02/02/2016

In a report that comes one year after the publication of its Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System, the Federal Reserve on Tuesday detailed the progress made and outlined anticipated steps for moving forward with its initiative to enhance payment system speed, efficiency, and security.

SEC And FINRA To Hold Regional Compliance Outreach Programs For Broker-Dealers

Date 02/02/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of registration for their 2016 Regional Compliance Outreach Programs for Broker-Dealers that will take place in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco, beginning in the spring.

MIAX CRD Registrations: ME & FI S-28 Deletions Effective February 8, 2016

Date 02/02/2016

Effective Monday, February 8, 2016, MIAX is discontinuing approval of the following two Web CRD registration categories:

• FI - Introducing Broker-Dealer Financial and Operations Principal Examination (Series 28)
• ME - Member

Remarks At The SEC Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting, Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar

Date 02/02/2016

Welcome, everyone, to today’s meeting of the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee (the “Committee”). 

CBOE To Begin Overnight Dissemination Of CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)

Date 02/02/2016

• Will Provide Additional Real-Time Volatility Information When News Breaks Overnight
• Will Enable Overseas Investors to Reference VIX Index During Their Regular Trading Hours