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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Competition Between Providers For Customers’ KiwiSaver Funds Increases Rapidly

Date 01/10/2014

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is calling on KiwiSaver providers to put the interests of customers first, as the amount of money transferred, by customers changing their KiwiSaver scheme, has almost doubled in a year.

ASIC And U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Enhance Supervision Of Cross-Border Regulated Entities

Date 01/10/2014

ASIC and The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the supervision and oversight of regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in the United States and in Australia.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For September 2014 Contract

Date 01/10/2014

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for September 2014 contract is 65,200 yen.

S&P Dow Jones Indices: DJIA 2014 Q3 Report Card

Date 01/10/2014

At the End of the Quarter - The Dow Jones Industrial Average ends Q3 at 17,042.90 - up 466.24 or 2.81% for the year.  This level is slightly off the DJIA’s historical record close of 17,279.74, which was set on September 19 of this year.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Market Attributes: U.S. Index Dashboard

Date 01/10/2014

CFTC Seeks To Deny Registrations Of Ronald E. Fisher And Zero Chaos Advisors LLC

Date 30/09/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a Notice of Intent (Notice) to deny the application of Zero Chaos Advisors LLC(Zero Chaos) to register with the CFTC as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and the application of Ronald E. Fisher to register with the CFTC as an Associated Person of Zero Chaos. Zero Chaos and Fisher filed these applications for registration on March 2, 2014 (March 2, 2014 registration applications).

SIFMA Statement On FINRA CARDS Regulatory Notice

Date 30/09/2014

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Ira Hammerman, executive vice president & general counsel, after FINRA issued a Regulatory Notice regarding a proposed rule for the development of a Comprehensive Automated Risk Data System (CARDS):

 "SIFMA appreciates that FINRA is soliciting member firm feedback by issuing another Regulatory Notice on FINRA's CARDS proposal.  As SIFMA noted in its two previous comment letters, CARDS raises a number of important concerns, including investor privacy, data security, duplication of regulatory data collection with the pending CAT system, and other cost-benefit concerns that remain outstanding and must be fully vetted with all interested parties.  SIFMA looks forward to providing further comment on these important matters, which should be resolved before consideration of any formal proposal."

Remarks At The National Association Of Plan Advisors D.C. Fly-In Forum, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar Washington, DC, Sept. 30, 2014

Date 30/09/2014

Thank you, Steve [Dimitriou], for that kind introduction.  I am delighted to be here.  The National Association of Plan Advisors’ leadership in the retirement industry deserves praise.  Preparing for retirement is an issue that affects every American, so you provide an essential service.

CFTC Staff Announced Extension Of No-Action Relief Concerning Certain Straight Through Processing Obligations For SEFs And DCMs From Compliance With Certain Requirements Of Commission Regulations For Package Transactions

Date 30/09/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Divisions of Clearing and Risk and Market Oversight (Divisions) today announced that Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) and Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) will have time-limited no-action relief from Commission Regulation 37.9(a)(2) regarding methods of execution for required transactions, or Commission Regulations 37.203(a) and 38.152 that prohibit pre-arranged trading, if a SEF or DCM permits a new trade, with terms and conditions that match the terms and conditions of the original trade, other than the time of execution, to be submitted for clearing. Effectively, SEFs and DCMs will be permitted to continue to use a “new trade, old terms” procedure that had previously been extended as part of implementation of the trade execution requirement for certain interest rate and credit default swaps [see Swaps Made Available To Trade Chart]. This no-action relief shall commence on the date of issuance of this letter and shall expire on February 16, 2015.

NASDAQ OMX Holds Third Quarter 2014 Investor Conference Call

Date 30/09/2014

NASDAQ OMX (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has scheduled its Third Quarter 2014 results announcement.