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SEC And FINRA To Hold National Compliance Outreach Program For Broker-Dealers

Date 08/05/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of registration for their 2015 National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers.  The program is intended to provide an open forum for regulators and industry professionals to discuss compliance practices and exchange ideas on effective compliance structures.

Platts Survey: OPEC Pumps 30.93 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil Per Day In April - Output Up 210,000 Barrels Per Day From March

Date 08/05/2015

Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) totaled 30.93 million barrels per day (b/d) in April, up 210,000 b/d from March, as several member countries boosted production, according to the latest Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials and analysts.  

TOM MTF Statistics Week 19, 2015

Date 08/05/2015

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 19, 2015. 

EBA Publishes Updated DPM And XBRL Taxonomy For Remittance Of Supervisory Reporting Of Funding Plans And Supervisory Benchmarking

Date 08/05/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an update to the XBRL taxonomy that Competent Authorities shall use for the remittance of data under the EBA Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting. The revised taxonomy will be used for reports on funding plans and supervisory benchmarking regarding reference dates of 31 December 2014 onwards.

New Academic Research Finds Options-Based Investment Strategies Outperform Long Stock Strategy - Covered Combination Strategy Yields Highest Performance Over 10-year Period

Date 08/05/2015

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today the release of a new academic research study, “The Performance of Options-Based Investment Strategies: Evidence for Individual Stocks During 2003-2013,” conducted by Professors Michael L. Hemler, University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business,, and Thomas W. Miller, Jr., Mississippi State University. The study, which was supported by OIC, found that some options-based portfolio strategies seemingly outperform long stock and improve the risk-return tradeoff of long equity portfolios over time. The authors presented the results of the study today at the 2015 Financial Advisors Forum held in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Options Industry Conference taking place this week in Miami Beach, Florida.

EBA Publishes Its Final Guidelines On Triggers For The Use Of Early Intervention Measures

Date 08/05/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines on triggers for the use of early intervention measures. These Guidelines aim at promoting convergence of supervisory practices in relation to the application of early intervention measures as provided for in the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD). The Guidelines establish a link between the on-going supervision conducted by the Competent Authorities according to the Capital Requirement Directive (CRD) and the early intervention powers set out in the BRRD.

David Grim Named As SEC Director Of The Division Of Investment Management

Date 08/05/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that David Grim has been named as Director of the Division of Investment Management.  Mr. Grim has been the division’s acting director since February, following the departure of former director Norm Champ.

Dalian Commodity Exchange - PP Futures: Petrochemical Enterprises' Hedging Tool

Date 08/05/2015

The development of PP futures has entered a new stage after it was launched one year ago. In this March and April, PP futures witnessed an average daily trading volume of 998,900 contracts (bilateral). The PP futures price and the PP spot price were highly correlated, and the hedging function of PP futures was fully exerted. PP futures has become one of the major products in the domestic futures market, and it has provided a new channel for hedging of petrochemical enterprises.

London Stock Exchange Welcomes Egypt’s Integrated Diagnostics Holdings

Date 08/05/2015

• IDHC becomes first Egyptian healthcare company to complete a UK offering
• Second listing by an Egyptian company in London this year
• Third healthcare company from the MENA region to list in London

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities FEES, URKA

Date 08/05/2015

The following risk parameters will be changed:

For FEES:

• Minimum level of Interest Risk Margin (Delta_1(2,3)_min) to 77% for the period from May 12, 2015 to May 13, 2015
• Lower REPO Penalty Rate (LPenRate) to -200% for May 12, 2015.