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Westpac MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator Moderates Slightly - Broad Based Softening In Confidence Measures

Date 30/11/2016

Following two consecutive monthly increases, the Westpac MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator eased to the lowest level since August, led by a pullback in durable buying conditions.

Eurobank Is Second Broker In Greece To Go Live With Horizon

Date 30/11/2016

Horizon Software (Horizon), the leading global technology provider for electronic trading and investment management, has announced today that Eurobank Equities, the brokerage arm of Eurobank, one of the four systemic banks in Greece, has gone live with Horizon Software. Eurobank Equities chose Horizon’s Platform for Automated Trading for click trading, market making and agency trading on the Athens Exchange. It is the second Greek broker to go live with Horizon as a replacement for its legacy system.

Remarks By Counselor To The US Treasury Secretary Antonio Weiss At The University Of Pennsylvania Law School Institute For Law And Economics

Date 29/11/2016

Introduction

We meet today at a time of great change.  It is a time of transition in political power that will likely affect the course of policy at home and abroad.  In the area of financial policy, much is at stake.  We are just over six years into the implementation of a wide-ranging set of regulatory reforms adopted in response to a financial crisis that crippled our economy.  These reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Act, have made our financial system stronger and more resilient to future crises.

Ontario Securities Commission Announces New Commissioner Appointments

Date 29/11/2016

Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and CEO Maureen Jensen announced today the following appointments to the OSC. The Commissioners will each serve a two-year term effective November 16, 2016.

Binary Options - Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Updates Its List Of Illegally Operating Platforms

Date 29/11/2016

Once again, the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) is sounding the alarm and alerting Québec consumers to the dangers of binary options. The AMF wishes to stress that no business is currently authorized to market or offer binary options in Québec.

European Parliament: Vote On Delaying Draft Investor Protection Rules To Allow Time For Improvements

Date 29/11/2016

Small investors need to be much better informed about possible risks and fees related to investment products they might buy, say MEPs. On Thursday they will vote to delay implementation of new rules under which investment companies have to provide a consumer-friendly document to guide prospective investors of “packaged retail and insurance-based investment products” (PRIIPs).

Corporate Bond Issues Surging On Vienna SE

Date 29/11/2016

• 2016: Another record-breaking year in number and volume of corporate bonds
• Vienna gaining significance as a trading venue for international bonds
• Over 450 corporate bonds issued by 220 companies traded in Vienna 

State Street Investor Confidence Index: Investor Confidence Declined In November By 0.3 points to 98.9 - Decline In Confidence Greatest Among Asian Investors, While Investor Confidence In North America Holds Steady Following US Presidential Election

Date 29/11/2016

State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for November 2016.

The Global ICI decreased to 98.9, down 0.3 points from October’s revised reading of 99.2. The decline in sentiment was driven by the 4.6-point decrease in the Asian ICI to 116.1 and the 2.6-point decline in the European ICI to 86.5. The North American ICI rose slightly from 95.6 to 95.7.

Federal Reserve Governor Jerome H. Powell, At The The Economic Club Of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 29, 2016, Recent Economic Developments And Longer-Run Challenges

Date 29/11/2016

Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. My plan is to discuss the U.S. economy from three different perspectives. I will start by taking stock of the current expansion--a business cycle point of view. Then I will shift the focus to some of the longer-term challenges we face in coming years. I will conclude with a discussion of monetary policy. As always, the views I express here today are mine alone.

Opening Remarks At The Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Nov. 29, 2016

Date 29/11/2016

Good morning and welcome, everyone, to today’s meeting of the Commission’s Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee.  The full Committee will consider several revised recommendations from the Market Quality and Customer Issues subcommittees, including on issues related to market-wide volatility moderators and broker-dealer order handling transparency.  An earlier version of these recommendations was presented at the Committee’s meeting on August 2, 2016.  At that time, I gave detailed remarks on most of the subjects to be covered today, and the Committee engaged in a thorough discussion, with the participation of expert panelists.  I will not repeat those remarks today, but do look forward to the full Committee’s consideration of the revised recommendations.