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Office Of Financial Research Update: "The Interplay Between Financial Regulations, Resilience, And Growth"

Date 16/06/2016

The OFR posted remarks today by Director Richard Berner at a conference in Philadelphia on "The Interplay Between Financial Regulations, Resilience, and Growth" sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Wharton Financial Institutions Center, Imperial College Business School, and the Journal of Financial Services Research.

SEC: Software Executive And Three Friends Charged With Insider Trading

Date 16/06/2016

Aequitas PTF Connect™ Facilitates First PTF™ Transactions - Another Aequitas Fintech Solution To Benefit Investors And Investment Advisors

Date 16/06/2016

Aequitas Connect, the innovation hub of Aequitas Innovations Inc.(Aequitas) today announced that four investment dealers are now signed on to Aequitas PTF Connect™, its fund technology platform that enables actively managed mutual funds to be transacted and settled like Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Four more will shortly be connected. A wide community of investment dealers, portfolio managers and investment advisors across Canada can now access PTFs through some of the largest Canadian correspondent dealers connected to the platform. Early adopters include: National Bank Financial; ITG Canada; Jitneytrade and BBS Securities.

North Carolina Senate Mulls Blockchain Friendly Bill - Chamber Of Digital Commerce, IBM And Perkins Coie Present At North Carolina Senate

Date 16/06/2016

The North Carolina Senate Finance Committee met on Tuesday to consider a proposed bill that would, among other things, clarify the state’s regulation of virtual currency and distributed ledger-related businesses. As part of the Committee Meeting, the Chamber of Digital Commerce, IBM and law firm Perkins Coie presented on blockchain technology.

Bank Of England: Mansion House Speech Cancelled

Date 16/06/2016

​In the light of the dreadful attack today on Jo Cox MP the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, will no longer be delivering the planned speech at Mansion House.

ACER To Have A Key Role In The New EU Energy Landscape

Date 16/06/2016

During ACER’s 5th Annual Conference: ‘ACER, Past, Present and Future’ held today in Ljubljana, Jerzy Buzek, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee for Industry, Research and Energy stated in a video message that according to the European Parliament ACER should have a key regulatory role in system management at regional level”. The new market design proposal is to be presented by the Commission by the end of the year. “With growing responsibilities, new resources are needed and ACER can count with our support to have a full and active role for delivering a truly common internal energy market in the frame of the Energy Union”, Buzek added. Representing the European Commission, Mr Christopher Jones, Deputy Director General for Energy, confirmed that the role of ACER will have to evolve. The Commission is considering, he said, “a role for ACER in overseeing emerging regional entities, working rules and principles, as well as coordinated decisions”.

SEC: Private Fund Administrator Charged With Gatekeeper Failures

Date 16/06/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a firm providing administrative services to private funds has agreed to pay more than $350,000 to settle charges that it failed to heed red flags and correct faulty accounting by two clients.

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For Equity Index Futures Contracts

Date 16/06/2016

The final settlement price for MICEX Index (mini) futures contract is set to be 1,858.08. This value is determined based on the average meaning of the MICEX Index over 15:00-16:00 MSK. It was 1,858.08 on 16 June.

U.S. Corporate And Municipal Debt Issuance Poised To Surge, CUSIP Requests Show - Pre-Trade Corporate Debt Activity Reaches Highest Level Of 2016

Date 16/06/2016

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for May 2016.  The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity, suggests continued growth in issuance of new corporate and municipal debt offerings over the next several weeks.

Swiss Index Business Back At SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 16/06/2016