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Japan's Financial Services Agency: Stewardship Code : 127 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors

Date 10/06/2014

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, The University of Tokyo) published the Principles for Institutional Invetors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) in February 27, 2014. The Council requested the FSA to publish and periodically update the list of institutional investors who announced their acceptance of the Code.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For June 2014 Rubber Contract

Date 10/06/2014

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the June 2014 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined.

Semi-Annual Review Of The OMX Iceland 8 Index

Date 10/06/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of NASDAQ OMX Iceland’s leading index OMX Iceland 8, (NASDAQ OMX Iceland: OMXI8ISK), which will become effective at the market open on July 1, 2014. Changes reflect the previously announced (1 April 2014) expansion of the OMX Iceland Index from six to eight companies.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: Subscription Launch For Vedes AG Bond

Date 10/06/2014

Vedes AG is issuing a corporate bond in the Entry Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The bond with the ISIN DE000A11QJA9 can be subscribed from today until 20 June 2014, subject to early termination of subscription. It has an issue volume of up to €20 million, runs until June 2019 and has a coupon rate of 7.125 percent. Its nominal denomination is €1,000.

Moscow Exchange Monthly Market Report: May 2014

Date 10/06/2014

The total monthly trading volume on the Moscow Exchange’s markets in May was RUB 36.4 trln. The average daily trading volume was RUB 1.8 trln, down 3.9% MoM. Trading in securities, RDRs, and mutual fund units made up 2.3% (RUB 0.82 trln) of the total trading volume, the bond market’s share was 1.8% (RUB 0.66 trln), the derivatives market made up 9.1% (RUB 3.3 trln), and the FX and money market accounted for a combined 86.8% (RUB 31.6 trln).

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority AFA Update: Issue # 24 - Annual AML/CFT Reports Are Due Soon

Date 10/06/2014

All AFAs who are reporting entities under the AML/CFT Act 2009 are required to prepare an annual report on their risk assessment and AML/CFT programme. If you are unsure if you are a reporting entity, see our AML/CFT Guide for small financial adviser businesses. The first report for the period 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014 must be submitted to FMA by 30 August 2014.

Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Suggests Minimal Demand Growth In June - Monthly Index Totalled 51.93, Up 1.58 Points From May’s Reading Of 50.34

Date 10/06/2014

The health of China’s steel sector continues steady, with optimism having leveled off from early-year increases and the sector now anticipating minimal gains in demand in June, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which showed a reading of 51.93 out of a possible 100. This is up 1.58 points from the May level of 50.34. The Platts CSSI reflects the responses of steel makers, traders and exporters at the end of each month to questions about new orders for the month ahead and the proprietary survey contains additional sentiment readings on production, inventories and prices. 

NGX Launches WECC Physical Future Power Products

Date 10/06/2014

NGX, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group, today announced the launch of physical power products for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) market at Mid-C, Palo Verde and Mead. The products began trading this morning through the IntercontinentalExchange Inc.'s WebICE trading platform. The WECC launch follows NGX's successful expansion into the ERCOT physical power market in August 2013.

Bank Of England: Systemic Risk Survey Results - 2014 H1

Date 09/06/2014

The Systemic Risk Survey is conducted by the Bank of England on a biannual basis to quantify and track market participants’ views of risks to, and their confidence in, the UK financial system.

Remarks Before FINRA's Division of Market Regulation, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, May 29, 2014

Date 09/06/2014

Thank you, for inviting me to join you today. 

You are an impressive group.  Tom Gira tells me there are 530 of you, and that as many as 450 of you are here with us now. 

I’m also glad that eighty of your peers aren’t here at the moment.  We need to have someone left at the controls making sure our markets are safe while we talk about making them even better.