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Reuters Releases Reuters TV App For iPad

Date 04/06/2015

• Reuters launches native iPad support for Reuters TV, the world’s first mobile TV news service designed for consumers who don’t watch traditional TV news
• Offers a personalized, on-demand, always up-to-date news show, and live feeds of global events
• Boeing partnered as the exclusive launch sponsor

Ontario Securities Commission Requests Members For Market Structure Advisory Committee

Date 04/06/2015

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is inviting applications for membership on its Market Structure Advisory Committee (MSAC).

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers (AMF) Enforcement - Fighting Financial Crime Through Detection, Innovation And Co-Operation

Date 04/06/2015

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) today reported on its enforcement of the laws governing the Québec financial sector in 2014. A total of 64 individuals and 38 firms were sanctioned for various offences under the laws administered by the AMF last year, and $8,708,753 in fines, penalties and sanctions were imposed further to AMF intervention.

Prime Minister Of Greece Alexis Tsipras’ Statement After His Meeting With The President Of The European Commission, Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker

Date 04/06/2015

“We had a friendly and constructive discussion with President Juncker, and later with his staff as well. Jeroen Dijsselbloem also joined us later on in the evening.

Our conclusion regarding the discussion is that the proposal submitted by the Greek side remains the only realistic and constructive proposal on the table. However, I would like to highlight the lower surplus numbers—which are lower than those associated with the previous programs—that are part of the proposals submitted by the three institutions, as a basis for further discussion. And, of course, there are many other instances of commonalities. However, there are also points of contention—suggestions that cannot be pursued, especially in light of the tremendous economic destruction Greece has suffered in the last five years: 25% of GDP has been during this time as a result of tough austerity."

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: May 31 – June 04, 201

Date 04/06/2015

Trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the first week of June was marked by a mix trend in the leading share indices:

• Declines in CPI-linked government bond prices; 
• Continued offerings in the bond market. 

BOX Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity For May

Date 04/06/2015

In the month of May, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 207,930 per day. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction, PIP, averaged $341,729 per day, while total savings to investors in May was $6.83M. With this, BOX has saved investors over $631M since its inception in 2004. Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of May was 341,010 contracts.

SEC Staff Provides Additional Analysis Related To Proposed Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules

Date 04/06/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission staff today made available additional analysis related to its proposed rules for pay ratio disclosure.  The analysis by the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) considers the potential effects of excluding different percentages of employees from the pay ratio calculation. 

FIA Releases SEF Tracker Report For March

Date 04/06/2015

FIA today published the latest issue of FIA SEF Tracker, a periodic report on trading activity taking place on swap execution facilities. This issue of FIA SEF Tracker presents the data in a new format and shows volume trends from January 2014 to March 2015 for interest rate, credit default and foreign exchange products. This issue also includes a spreadsheet containing weekly data going back to January 2014.

European Commission Extends Transitional Period For Capital Requirements For Banks' Exposures To CCPs

Date 04/06/2015

The European Commission has today adopted an implementing act that will extend the transitional period for capital requirements for EU banking groups’ exposures to central counterparties (CCPs) under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The CRR introduced a capital requirement for the exposures of EU banks and their subsidiaries to a CCP.

Capital Markets Union – A Regulator’s Perspective - Speech By David Lawton, Director Of Markets, Policy And International, At The FCA, Delivered At The Deutsche Borse Group ‘Blueprint For A European Capital Markets Union’ Event On 27 May 2015 At The ETC Venues, London

Date 04/06/2015

It is clear that Capital Markets Union is going to be a central theme of the European Commission’s programme for the next five years (and possibly beyond). 

But we are still at the formative stage – defining the ambition, setting the goals, gathering ideas on the possible ways forward.