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Lacey Dingman, Chief Human Capital Officer And Director Of Human Resources, To Leave SEC

Date 27/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Lacey Dingman, the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) and Director of the Office of Human Resources (OHR), will leave the agency at the end of September.

ESMA Updates Its Q&As Regarding The Benchmark Regulation

Date 27/09/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR).

Online Marketers Charged With Conning Main Street Investors Through Rags-To-Riches Infomercials - SEC Issues Video Warning To Investors

Date 27/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a group of internet marketers who allegedly created and disseminated elaborate rags-to-riches videos to trick retirees and other retail investors into opening brokerage accounts and trading high-risk securities known as binary options. 

Danske Bank Whistleblower Demands Protection

Date 27/09/2018

Internationally respected whistleblower lawyers have demanded that law enforcement authorities in Estonia and Denmark take immediate action to protect the Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson. The whistleblower lawyers’ letter, was triggered by a leak to an Estonia newspaper revealing for the first time the identity of the whistleblower. A copy of the letter is linked here.

Financing Growth In The EU - Speech By Verena Ross, Executive Director, ESMA, At The EBS

Date 27/09/2018

I am delighted to be here at the European Banking Summit to discuss the role of banks in financing growth in Europe, and I want to thank the European Banking Federation for inviting me to speak today.

ESMA Publishes Final Report Amending RTS On The Clearing Obligation For Intragroup Transactions

Date 27/09/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its Final Report on the Clearing Obligation under EMIR (no 6). The report presents a new set of draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the clearing obligation. The draft RTS relate to the deferred date of application for the treatment of certain intragroup transactions concluded with a third country group entity.

BME Takes Financial Education Onto The Street - On 1st October, For The Third Year Running, BME Will Answer People's Questions About Investments In Securities Markets

Date 27/09/2018

• The initiative is part of "Financial Education Day", which the CNMV (Spanish Securities Market) and the Bank of Spain have organised for the past four years with collaboration from BME
• It takes place simultaneously in four major Spanish cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia
• The events in 2016 and 2017 saw participation from just over 1,000 people

Axioma Launches New Interactive Dashboards, Providing Immediate, Actionable Insights To Portfolio And Risk Managers

Date 27/09/2018

Axioma today announced the launch of new interactive dashboards that enable portfolio managers and risk managers to obtain valuable insights on risk from Axioma’s enterprise risk-management platform, factor risk models and full suite of market data.

Amsterdam, London, Copenhagen, And Paris Are Ranked Top Global Centres For Green Finance - Global Green Finance Index Second Edition Published Today

Date 27/09/2018

Amsterdam and London have topped the latest global rankings of green financial centres, according to the latest edition of the Global Green Finance Index. Copenhagen and Paris came second. But overall scores reflect that the share of financial markets that can be considered sustainable remains very low.

Brown Rudnick Alert - UK Government Releases Final Plans For No-Deal Brexit

Date 27/09/2018