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United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Appointment Of Professor Sir Charles Bean Report

Date 13/09/2016

Treasury Committee publishes its report on the appointment of Professor Sir Charles Bean as Member of the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Extension Of Discount Program In Three-month Euroyen Futures

Date 13/09/2016

This informs Members of the extension of the current Discount Program in Three-month Euroyen Futures (Euroyen). TFX has decided to extend the program until the end of March 2017.

Colt Adds Low-Latency TOCOM Market Data Feeds - New Data Feed To Coincide With Migration Of TOCOM Trading To J-GATE Platform, Which Aims To Attract High-Speed Traders

Date 13/09/2016

Colt announced today that it has become a market data provider for the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), with the service set to launch alongside the scheduled migration of TOCOM’s derivatives trading to the J-GATE trading system operated by Japan Exchange Group.

ASIC: Westpac Refunds $9.2 Million After Failing To Waive Bank Account Fees For Eligible Customers

Date 13/09/2016

Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has refunded approximately $9.2 million to 161,414 customers after it failed to waive fees on Westpac and St. George branded savings and transaction accounts over six years.

CSRC Chairman Liu Shiyu Attends 7th Shanghai Stock Exchange General Assembly

Date 13/09/2016

The 7th General Assembly of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) was held in Shanghai on September 10. Liu Shiyu, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), delivered a speech at the general assembly.

Japan Exchange Group: Latest Update Of Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures

Date 13/09/2016

Nasdaq Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date August 31, 2016

Date 12/09/2016

At the end of the settlement date of August 31, 2016, short interest in  2,329  Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled  7,371,196,258  shares compared with 7,501,329,605  shares in  2,334  Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of August 15, 2016. The end-of-July short interest represents 5.23 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with  4.37  days for the prior reporting period.

TFG Financial Systems Wins Five New Mandates From Hedge Funds And Banks In Q3

Date 12/09/2016

TFG Financial Systems, the specialist provider of real time risk monitoring solutions to investment managers, has reported increased interest in its applications from a broad range of clients in the asset management market. In the third quarter alone, TFG has won five new mandates from a Tier 1 bank, mini-prime broker and three hedge funds globally.

Federal Court In North Carolina Orders James A. Shepherd And His Company, James A. Shepherd Inc., To Pay More Than $15 Million In A Monetary Penalty And Restitution For Commodity Pool Fraud - In A Related Criminal Action, Shepherd Pled Guilty To Fraud And Was Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison

Date 12/09/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina entered a Final Judgment and Consent Order (Order) against Defendants James A. Shepherd and his company, James A. Shepherd Inc. (JAS Inc.), requiring them to pay, jointly and severally, a $7 million civil monetary penalty and $8,060,810.43 in restitution to defrauded commodity pool participants.  The Court’s Order also permanently prohibits Shepherd and JAS Inc. from further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC Regulations, as charged, and imposes permanent trading and registration bans on them.  According to the Order, Shepherd formerly resided in Vass, North Carolina, and JAS Inc. is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

U.S. Corporate And Municipal Debt Issuance Poised To Climb, CUSIP Data Shows - Corporate CUSIP Requests Up 12%, Municipal Requests Up 7% In August

Date 12/09/2016

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for August 2016. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity, shows an increase in corporate and municipal volume throughout the month of August.