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United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Gilt Market Liquidity

Date 24/08/2016

Letter from Dr Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of England, regarding gilt market liquidity, dated 18 December 2015

24-08-2016 01:00 AM BST

Oslo Børs: Harald Espedal Resigns From Board Positions

Date 24/08/2016

Attention is drawn to the Oslo Børs press release of 24 August in which it is announced that the Board of Directors of Oslo Børs has resolved to impose a violation charge on Sandnes Sparebank for a breach of the duty to disclose inside information to the market. Harald Espedal is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sandnes Sparebank. He is also Deputy Chair of the Boards of Directors of Oslo Børs ASA and Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA. As a consequence of the decision taken by the Board of Directors of Oslo Børs in relation to Sandnes Sparebank, Harald Espedal has decided of his own accord to resign from the latter two board positions today.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Response From Tim Parkes, Chair Of FCA's Regulatory Decisions Committee

Date 24/08/2016

The Treasury Committee publishes a response from Tim Parkes, Chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC), to a request by the Committee for information on the composition of the RDC's membership, its involvement in settled cases, and entrenching demonstrable independence.

MGEX Records Daily Top 15 Volume Records

Date 24/08/2016

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports a total volume of 19,109 from Tuesday, making it the 13th-best day in MGEX’s 135-year history. Electronic volume totaled at 17,431 coming in as the 11th-best day in electronic volume history.

SEC Charges 71 Municipal Issuers In Muni Bond Disclosure Initiative

Date 24/08/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against 71 municipal issuers and other obligated persons for violations in municipal bond offerings. 

Malta Stock Exchange Newsletter Q2 2016

Date 24/08/2016

Click here to download the second edition of the Malta Stock Exchange newsletter.  

Tehran Stock Exchange's First Building And Construction Fund Listed

Date 24/08/2016

Narvan building and construction fund was admitted to be listed at Tehran Stock Exchange.

TMX Group: Unlocking Growth Opportunities For Canada’s Innovation Economy - Investor-Led Roundtable To Recommend Solutions To Canada's Growth Capital Gap

Date 24/08/2016

TMX Group today announced that it is funding an independent working group, the Advancing Innovation Roundtable, which will examine ways to increase access to growth capital for companies in Canada's innovation economy. Launching in September 2016, the Roundtable will focus on the scalability issues of Canadian technology and innovation firms caused by insufficient growth funding beyond the initial seed and start-up stages. The Roundtable will deliver a set of actionable recommendations in early 2017 on how to successfully scale globally competitive enterprises in a variety of sectors including technology, clean technology, life sciences and advanced manufacturing.

Settrade Kicks Off “Settrade Digital Investment Day”

Date 24/08/2016

Settrade.com Co., Ltd., a leading internet trading provider for equity and derivatives products, joins hands with 25 leading brokers to hold “Settrade Digital Investment Day” event on August 27, 2016 in Bangkok to showcase the “Settrade Streaming” trading application with newest function “Settrade Conditional Order” as well as introducing “Sense”, the upcoming intelligent personal assistant function, while highlighting seminars to show key functions of instruments at the venue.

ASIC Bans Former Macquarie Adviser Anthony Jason Sourris

Date 24/08/2016

ASIC has banned Anthony Jason Sourris, of Kenmore, Queensland, from providing financial services for two and a half years.