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Further Strengthening The Resilience Of Financial Plumbing - Opinion Piece By Benoît Cœuré, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, And Chairman Of The Committee On Payments And Market Infrastructures (CPMI), And Ashley Alder, Chairman Of The Board Of The International Organization Of Securities Commissions (Iosco), Published By the Financial Times, 16 August 2016

Date 16/08/2016

When Group of 20 leaders gather in China next month, an item for discussion will be how to further strengthen the resilience of some important “fixtures” in the plumbing of the financial system.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Exchange Of Letters On Co-Operation In The Area Of Banking Supervision With The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)

Date 16/08/2016

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) exchanged the Letters on co-operation in the area of banking supervision with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on August 9, 2016.

• Letters on co-operation in the area of banking supervision (English) (PDF:1,939KB)

The MiG Report July 2016 - TSX - TSX Venture Exchange

Date 15/08/2016

Please click here for the July 2016 MiG Report.  

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo On The Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Final Report

Date 15/08/2016

Today’s final staff report regarding the swap dealer de minimis exception contains no recommendations to the Commission. That is not helpful. However, I understand that the Commission will now undertake a proposed rulemaking to determine the swap dealer registration threshold. While I support a notice and comment rulemaking, I am disappointed that the Commission has not acted to eliminate, or at least extend, the automatic phase-in of the $3 billion threshold.

CalPERS Adopts Environmental, Social, And Governance Strategic Plan - Five-Year Plan Identifies Six Strategic Initiatives And Key Performance Indicators

Date 15/08/2016

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration today adopted the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) 5-Year Strategic Plan (PDF), a six -point plan that is the next evolution of CalPERS' work on sustainable investing and the Global Governance program.

CFTC Staff Releases Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Final Staff Report

Date 15/08/2016

The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) today issued the Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Final Staff Report. The Final Report supplements the Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Preliminary Report issued on November 18, 2015.

Treasury International Capital Data For June

Date 15/08/2016

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for June 2016. The next release, which will report on data for July 2016, is scheduled for September 16, 2016.

SEC: Hedge Fund Manager Charged In Scheme Involving Terminally Ill

Date 15/08/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a hedge fund manager and his firm accused of paying terminally ill individuals to use their names on purportedly joint brokerage accounts so he could purchase investments on behalf of his hedge fund and redeem them early by invoking a survivor’s option.

EEX New Participant: Enel Trade S.p.A.

Date 15/08/2016

Enel Trade S.p.A. has additionally been admitted to exchange trading for UK Financial Power Futures.

Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies Reported Qr 21.7 Billion Net Profits For The Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2016

Date 15/08/2016

With the end of disclosure period for the first half of 2016, forty three companies out of the forty four listed companies at Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) have disclosed their financial statements results for the six month period ended June 30, 2016, The combined net profit of all companies as of June 30, 2016 amounted to QR 21.7 billion versus QR 24.3 billion for the corresponding period in 2015, an decrease of 10.3%.