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Remarks At The 34th Annual SEC And Financial Reporting Institute Conference, James Schnurr, Chief Accountant, Office Of The Chief Accountant, Pasadena, California, June 5, 2015

Date 05/06/2015

Introduction

Thank you for both the kind introduction and the invitation to speak with you today. Before I begin, let me remind you that the views expressed today are my own and not necessarily those of the Commission, the individual Commissioners, or other colleagues on the Commission staff.

As most of you probably know, I am fortunate to have three deputy chief accountants and a chief counsel that assist me in executing the responsibilities of OCA: Julie Erhardt oversees our International Group, Wes Bricker is responsible for our Accounting Group, Brian Croteau supervises our Professional Practice Group and Jeff Minton is my Chief Counsel. As you can imagine, each of these groups have very differing priorities, but all are important to the SEC’s mission. Today, I would like to share my thoughts and perspectives on some of our key priorities — IFRS, the new revenue recognition standard, a future concept release on Audit Committees and the PCAOB’s standard setting activities.

Bank Of England - Data Visualisation Competition - Winner

Date 05/06/2015

​The Bank of England has announced the winner of its first data visualisation competition.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 05/06/2015

The current reports for the week of June 2, 2015 are now available.

Bank Of England: Appointment Of Executive Director For Banking, Payments And Financial Resilience

Date 05/06/2015

The Bank of England today announced a new appointment to its Executive Team.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Prohibition Of Short Selling: Saipem

Date 05/06/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instrument under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012.  This follows a decision made by another EU Competent Authority.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For Week Ending 5 June 2015

Date 05/06/2015

A turnover of 1.221 billion shares worth N16.964 billion in 19,847 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of The Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.799 billion shares valued at N22.105 billion that exchanged hands last week in 17,337 deals.

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics May 2015

Date 05/06/2015

May 2015 overall market statistics report

EBA Publishes Final Draft Standards On Assessment Methodologies To Use Advanced Measurement Approaches For Operational Risk

Date 05/06/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS), which specify the criteria that Competent Authorities need to take into account before granting institutions permission to use advanced measurement approaches (AMA) for calculating their capital requirements for operational risk. These RTS are part of the overall review of internal models undertaken by the EBA and are part of the Authority's efforts to harmonise practices for the approval of internal models in the area of credit, market and operational risk models across the EU banking sector. These RTS will be part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector across the European Union.

Daniel Gregus Named SEC Associate Director For Broker-Dealer Exam Program In Chicago

Date 05/06/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Daniel R. Gregus as the Associate Director for the broker-dealer examination program in its Chicago Regional Office. 

Highlights From The Joint ESAs Consumer Protection Day 2015

Date 05/06/2015