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Half-Year Review Of Euronext-Vigeo CSR Indices

Date 20/05/2014

Euronext, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), and Vigeo have completed theirhalf-year review of the Euronext-Vigeo index range.

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME): Shortening Of The Settlement Period For Bond Transactions To 2 Business Days (D+2)

Date 20/05/2014

Egyptian Exchange Is Not Responsible To Review Or Audit Financial Statements Of Listed Companies

Date 20/05/2014

Referring to what has been published on some websites about the responsibility of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) of the accuracy of financial statements of listed company, EGX is stating that its authority is not to audit the financial statements, as this is the responsibility of the auditors of the company first and the shareholders who vote in the general assemblies to adopt the financial statements and finally the administrative body that owns the company.

Faster Settlement For International Securities - Migration To T+2 For Cash Transactions And To T+1 For Repo Transactions

Date 20/05/2014

In response to the Central Securities Depositories (CSD) Regulation and the provision to migrate the standard settlement cycle for cash trading from trade date plus three business days (“T+3”) to trade date plus two business days (“T+2”), a number of operators of European securities markets have announced that they will implement this migration with effect from 6 October 2014.  

EBA Publishes Its 2013 Annual Report

Date 20/05/2014

This edition of the EBA Annual Report takes stock of the first three years of activity of the Authority which contributed to the repair of the EU banking system by promoting the cleaning of EU banks' balance sheets and strengthening their capital position. The EBA also brought forward its work on the development of a truly uniform set of regulatory standards that will lead to a genuine level playing field in the EU banking sector and a truly integrated single market.

EuroCCP To Clear London Stock Exchange Trades - Market Participants To Have More Choice In Clearing

Date 20/05/2014

European Central Counterparty N.V. (EuroCCP), the largest cash equities central counterparty in Europe, announced today that it will be clearing trades executed on London Stock Exchange (LSE).  

The Options Industry Council Signs Content Sharing Agreement With The Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date 20/05/2014

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that it has entered into a content licensing agreement with The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) to create an educational program for financial professionals and investors in China. The terms of the agreement were finalized in April and mark the first time a content licensing agreement for OIC has been executed with a financial institution in mainland China.

European Commission Statement On The Euro Interest Rate Derivatives Case

Date 20/05/2014

The Commission is sending today its statement of objections to three large international banks – Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan Chase. This is a further key step in our investigations into cartels in the financial sector.

CFTC Issues First Whistleblower Award

Date 20/05/2014

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen announced today that the agency will make its first award to a whistleblower as part of the Commission’s Whistleblower Program created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The person will receive approximately $240,000 for providing valuable information about violations of the Commodity Exchange Act.

The Central Anticorruption Bureau, Polish Financial Supervision Authority And Warsaw Stock Exchange Launch Cooperation To Protect Market Safety And Credibility

Date 20/05/2014

• CBA, PFSA and WSE have launched long-term cooperation to organise training and workshops fostering compliance culture in companies listed on WSE
• The training aims to promote the compliance function among others in corporate projects