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No-Deal Brexit Could Effect Value Chains In The EBRD Regions

Date 29/03/2019

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: (Reminder）Ten Consecutive Non-business Days

Date 29/03/2019

As informed on the TOCOM website on January 23, 2019, April 30 (Tue), May 1 (Wed) and May 2 (Thurs) shall be non-business days in accordance with the promulgation and enforcement of the law that designates the day of the new Emperor’s Ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne and the day of the Ceremony of the Enthronement as national holidays (Act No. 99 of 2018). Accordingly, the period from April 27 (Sat) to May 6, 2019 (Mon) shall be ten (10) consecutive non-business days at Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: FADC Findings Published

Date 29/03/2019

The Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee (FADC) has published its findings in a case referred to the Committee by the FMA.

Industry funding: 2018-19 Estimates Of ASIC’s Levies To Industry

Date 29/03/2019

ASIC has today published estimated industry sector levies for 2018-19 as well as details on how it allocated its regulatory costs in 2017-18, as part of the its draft Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS).

FINRA Proposes Disseminating New-Issue Reference Data For Corporate Bonds - TRACE To Serve As Centralized Source For Consistent, Timely, Accurate Security Information

Date 28/03/2019

FINRA today filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a proposal to expand its collection and dissemination of new-issue reference data for corporate bonds. The proposal calls for FINRA’s TRACE (Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine) to serve as a centralized source for market participants to receive more comprehensive and timely security description information about new issues.

Nasdaq Announces 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Date 28/03/2019

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has scheduled its 2019 annual meeting of stockholders for April 23, 2019 at 8:30 AM ET. The meeting will be held at the Nasdaq MarketSite, 4 Times Square, New York, NY.

APRA And ASIC Publish World-Leading Life Insurance Data

Date 28/03/2019

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have released a series of publications and an online tool allowing policyholders – for the first time – to compare life insurers’ performance in handling claims and disputes

SEC Charges College Official For Fraudulently Concealing Financial Troubles From Municipal Bond Investors

Date 28/03/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former controller of a New York-based not-for-profit college with defrauding municipal securities investors by fraudulently concealing the college’s deteriorating finances.

CFTC Unanimously Approves Project KISS Rulemakings To Ease Regulatory Burdens

Date 28/03/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has unanimously approved two final rule amendments to simplify registrants’ obligations.

SIFMA Statement On Housing Finance Reform

Date 28/03/2019

SIFMA issued the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on housing finance reform:

“SIFMA has long supported comprehensive reform of the housing finance system that preserves the 30-year mortgage, maintains the immense benefits the TBA market provides to consumers, lenders, and investors, and promotes an active mortgage finance market outside of the government sector.  SIFMA commends the Administration and Congress for pursuing this important initiative and we look forward to working with them as they move toward a more permanent solution.”