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SGX Welcomes Linc Energy To Mainboard

Date 18/12/2013

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) is pleased to welcome the listing of Linc Energy Ltd (“Linc Energy”) on Mainboard, under the stock code of “TI6”.
New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority AFA Update: Issue # 19 - Guidance Note: Limited Personalised Advice

Date 18/12/2013

FMA has released guidance to help financial advisers give high quality limited personalised advice that is time and cost efficient and adopts the right level of compliance. This follows from a number of in-depth face-to-face consultations with AFA groups who provided some very helpful comments which assisted in shaping the guidance note.
Additional Statement To Modify FATCA Implementation Statement Between U.S. And Japanese Authorities

Date 18/12/2013

The Authorities of Japan (the Financial Services Agency, the Ministry of Finance and the National Tax Agency, etc.) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have released the “Additional Statement to Modify Certain Parts of the Statement of Mutual Cooperation and Understanding between the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Authorities of Japan to Improve International Tax Compliance and to Facilitate Implementation of FATCA (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of the United States)”.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission Unveils Report On Trends In Risk And Risk Mitigation

Date 18/12/2013

Senior executives of global systemically important financial institutions (G-SIFIs) have shown a high degree of awareness regarding the importance of improving risk governance and risk culture following the 2008 global financial crisis, according to a report (the Report) published today by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
Chinese Business Confidence Highest For Two Years - MNI China Business Indicator Rose To 58.4 In December From 53.3 In November

Date 18/12/2013

Business confidence among some of China’s largest companies stood at its highestlevel since October 2011, with optimism boosted in December by the newly announced reform agenda.

DTCC: Money Market Instrument Optimization Through Finality

Date 18/12/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), through its subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC), will institute MMI Optimization through Finality for DTCC Clients beginning in Q4 2015, bringing significant enhancements to the settlement process and further reducing risk for DTC and its Clients.
FIF Capacity Statistics For November 2013: One New Record Peak: BATS Options MCASTPITCH AGG

Date 18/12/2013

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that SIAC OPRA was down 3% to 6,468,740 mps over the 1 second interval
Thomson Reuters Amends Normal Course Issuer Bid

Date 18/12/2013

Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI), the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that it has received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to amend its normal course issuer bid (NCIB) in connection with the company’s previously announced plans to purchase up to US$1.0 billion of its shares through the end of 2014.
Canadian Regulators Release Status Reports On Mutual Fund Fees And Best Interest Duty

Date 17/12/2013

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published status reports on two recent consultations related to mutual fund fees and the appropriateness of introducing a statutory best interest duty. The coordinated release reflects the interconnectedness of the input received from various stakeholders, following extensive consultations on both topics.
CFTC Grants LCH.Clearnet SA Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization

Date 17/12/2013

Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) issued an Order granting Banque Centrale de Compensation, doing business as LCH.Clearnet SA (LCH.C SA), registration as a derivatives clearing organization pursuant to Section 5b of the Commodity Exchange Act.