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First Ever FinTech Bridge Established Between Britain And Singapore

Date 12/05/2016

The new FinTech Bridge will help UK FinTech firms and investors access the Asian market and expand to Singapore, as well as attracting Singaporean FinTech companies and investors to the UK.

ASIC Consults On Updated Guidance To Improve Disclosure Of Historical Financial Information In Prospectuses

Date 12/05/2016

ASIC has today released a consultation paper proposing to update guidance in Regulatory Guide 228 Prospectuses: Effective disclosure for retail investors (RG 228).

New Ways For The Financing Of Small And Medium Enterprises And The Challenges Of Crowdfunding, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Opening Remarks For IOSCO Panel 1, Lima, Peru, May 11, 2016

Date 12/05/2016

Good afternoon. Thank you, Claudia [Cooper]. This panel provides a great opportunity to discuss the SEC’s important work in this space and to share ideas with securities regulators from around the world. When capital markets thrive, businesses prosper, economies grow, and standards of living improve. Discussions such as this one are critical for enabling us to develop our collective knowledge on the most effective ways to facilitate capital formation to further this goal.

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Creates Advisory Commitees On Derivatives And Mining

Date 11/05/2016

The Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”) is seeking candidates to be part of two advisory committees: the Derivatives Advisory Committee (DAC) and the Mining Advisory Committee (MAC).

Federal Reserve Board Announces Office Of Financial Policy And Research Has Been Designated A Division Of The Board And Renamed Division Of Financial Stability

Date 11/05/2016

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the Office of Financial Policy and Research (OFS) has been designated a division of the Board and renamed as the Division of Financial Stability (FS). The change reflects the growth in responsibilities and staffing associated with the Board's commitment to identifying and analyzing risks to financial stability and to developing and evaluating macroprudential policy responses to those risks.

IOSCO Continues To Address Global Challenges To Securities Markets Regulation

Date 11/05/2016

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today opens the public sessions of its Annual Conference in Lima focusing on SME financing, investor protection and education, and the opportunities and challenges of new financial technologies (fintech).

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 11/05/2016

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

CalPERS Urges Glencore Plc. Investors To Vote For Climate Change Reporting At Annual Meeting

Date 11/05/2016

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is urging fellow shareowners of the global commodity trading and mining company Glencore Plc. to vote in favor of a proxy ballot resolution requiring the company to report on environmental risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

SIFMA President And CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. Remarks At The SIFMA 2016 DOL Fiduciary Seminar

Date 11/05/2016

Good morning. I’m Ken Bentsen, president and CEO of SIFMA. Thank you for joining us today for SIFMA’s Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule seminar. We had always intended to hold this seminar within a month after the rule’s release, with the goal of providing our members with a deeper understanding of the rule’s text and its vast prescriptions and mandates as well as next steps for operationalization and implementation by financial firms.

Tackling The Hard Questions: Speech By Mark Steward, Director Of Enforcement And Market Oversight At The FCA, Delivered At The Thomson Reuters Annual Compliance & Risk Summit On 26 April 2016, In London

Date 11/05/2016

Thank you for inviting me this afternoon.

The FCA recently set out its objectives and plans for the next 12 months, identifying seven key themes of work, namely,