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FTSE Issues Statement Of Compliance With Respect To IOSCO Principles

Date 17/07/2014

• FTSE embraces and endorses framework set out in July 2013
• Statement highlights FTSE’s strong governance, product quality and accountability
• Independent assurance of FTSE’s statements received from KPMG

BME And Bolivia's Stock Exchange To Upgrade Trading Platforms Of Bolivia Exchanges - BME’s Commitment To Latin America Remains Strong

Date 17/07/2014

BME and the Bolivian Stock Exchange (BBV) have signed an agreement to upgrade the country’s securities market with the installation of BME’s SIBE-SMART trading platform in the Latin American market.

Societe Generale Securities North Pacific Limited, Tokyo Branch And Societe Generale Are Registered On The Lead Managing Underwriter List Of TOKYO PRO-BOND Market

Date 17/07/2014

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange registered Societe Generale Securities North Pacific Limited, Tokyo Branch and Societe Generale on the Lead Managing Underwriter List of the professional-oriented bond market, i.e. TOKYO PRO-BOND Market. According to this time’s registration, the number of securities companies on the list is 38 as of July 17, 2014.

diliger Enhances Market Data Procurement Service With The Addition Of Three Senior Specialists - The New Hires Will Expand The Depth Of Research, Increase Functionality And Promote Community Growth

Date 17/07/2014

diliger, the rapidly growing procurement support platform for investment and capital markets professionals, today announced that it has hired Judith Humby and Wendy Cartledge as product managers and Sheena Clark as business development executive. The new team joins diliger as it continues to disrupt the traditional way people research and evaluate solutions such as market data.  With online search, RFI download and comparison reports available on the fly, the new team will use the collective expertise to expand the depth of research, increase functionality and promote community growth.  

Bursa Malaysia Registers Profit After Tax And Minority Interest (PATAMI) Of Rm92 Million For The First Half Of 2014 - Records The Second Best PATAMI Since 2010 And Distributes A Total Of 36 Sen Interim And Special Dividend

Date 17/07/2014

• PATAMI at RM92.0 million, down 1%
• Return on equity at 23%, improved by 2 percentage points
• Earnings per share at 17.3 sen, down 1%
• Operating revenue at RM230.6 million, up 3%
• Operating expenses at RM117.6 million, up 9%
• Cost to income ratio at 48%
• Average daily trading value for securities market’s on-market trades at RM2.1 billion, up 4%
• Market capitalisation as at 30 June 2014 at RM1.8 trillion, up 11%
• Velocity at 30%, down by 3 percentage points
• Average daily contracts traded for derivatives market at 46,966 contracts, up 8%

SIFMA Statement On Cybersecurity Remarks By Secretary Lew

Date 17/07/2014

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, after remarks by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew on cybersecurity:

“Cybersecurity is a top priority for the securities industry, which is dedicating significant resources to protect the integrity of the financial markets and the millions of Americans who participate in the financial markets every day. SIFMA commends Secretary Lew’s leadership on cybersecurity and his call for legislation that would enhance information sharing between the government and private sector. SIFMA has long called for Congress to take action and pass  legislation would remove some of the legal red tape and make it easier for the private sector and government to work together and share important threat information.  SIFMA also commends the Administration for their work on the NIST cybersecurity framework, and SIFMA remains committed to promoting adoption of the NIST framework amongst our membership."

London Gold Market Fixing Limited To Appoint Third Party Administrator For Gold Fixing Process

Date 16/07/2014

LGMFL announces a number of developments in relation to the gold fixing process, including its intention to appoint a third party administrator to assume responsibility for the administration of the gold fixing process.

US Agencies Finalize Technical Correction Of Risk-Based Capital Rules

Date 16/07/2014

The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Wednesday announced the finalization of a technical correction to the definition of “eligible guarantee” in the agencies’ risk-based capital rules.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Restriction In Short Selling

Date 16/07/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instrument under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.  This follows a decision made by another EU Competent Authority.

ETF Quarterly Statistics: 2nd Quarter Of 2014 - This Report Provides Detailed Figures Regarding The Performance Of SIX Swiss Exchange's ETF Segment

Date 16/07/2014

In the first quarter of 2014, SIX Swiss Exchange recorded ETF trading turnover of CHF 48.5 billion, which equates to an increase of almost 9% relative to to the same period in the previous year. This is shown in the report ETF Quarterly Statistics[PDF] published today. During this period, 206'065 ETF transactions were carried out on SIX Swiss Exchange. The average transaction size was CHF 105'554 and therefore slightly lower than in the 1st quarter of this year.