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Deirdre Somers, Chief Executive Of the Irish Stock Exchange, Elected President Of The Federation Of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)

Date 17/06/2015

Deirdre Somers, Chief Executive of the Irish Stock Exchange, was elected as the new President of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) on 17th June 2015 for a term of three years. The election was unanimously approved by the FESE General Assembly at their bi-annual meeting in Oslo today.   

Prime Minister Of The Hellenic Republic, Alexis Tsipras’ Speech In The Parliamentary Group Of SYRIZA

Date 17/06/2015

Comrades,

In a few days, we will have completed five months in government.

Five extremely high-pressure months for all of us. From the onset, we found ourselves facing both an internal and external state of affairs that we were not responsible for creating.

Testimony Of US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew Before The House Committee On Financial Services

Date 17/06/2015

Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the 2015 annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

More Transparency For Securities Financing Transactions: European Council And Parliament Agree New Rules

Date 17/06/2015

On 17 June 2015, the Council presidency and the European Parliament reached an agreement on a regulation to improve the transparency of securities lending and repurchase transactions.

SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Fraudulently Funneling Client Assets To Companies In Owner’s Interest

Date 17/06/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Massachusetts-based investment advisory firm and its owner for funneling more than $17 million in client assets into four financially troubled Canadian penny stock companies in which the owner has undisclosed business and financial interests.

EDM Council To Perform Data Management Benchmarking Study Of The Global Financial Industry - Benchmarking Measures Capability Based On Industry-Wide Best Practices

Date 17/06/2015

The EDM Council announced the launch of a global data management benchmarking study based on the Data Management Capability Assessment Model (DCAM).  DCAM is an industry-standard best practice framework that defines the capabilities, actions and outcomes necessary to achieve proficiency in data management.   The benchmarking study will collect information from thousands of financial industry participants around the world including investment banks, commercial banks, insurance companies, consumer banks, asset managers, securities servicing firms, custodians and depositories. 

IOSCO: Meeting The Challenges Of A New Financial World

Date 17/06/2015

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) met this week at its Annual Conference in London to progress its work across its policy, research, capacity building and co-operation agenda. 

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Lo Chun Lam Convicted Of Unlicensed Futures Contracts Business

Date 17/06/2015

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court has convicted Mr Lo Chun Lam of carrying on a business of advising on futures contracts when he was not licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to do so.

Deirdre Somers Elected President Of The Federation Of European Securities Exchanges

Date 17/06/2015

Deirdre Somers, Chief Executive of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE), has been elected as the new President of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) for a term of three years.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Exchange Of Letters On Co-Operation In The Area Of Financial Institutions Supervision With The Central Bank Of The United Arab Emirates (CBUAE)

Date 17/06/2015

1. On June 17, 2015, the Financial Services Agency and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) exchanged letters on co-operation in the area of banking supervision.