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Dubai Financial Market Market Holiday Eid Al Fitr

Date 28/06/2016

In the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, it has been decided that the holiday will commence effectively from Tuesday 5th July 2016 and the work shall resume officially on 10th July 2016.

Amman Stock Exchange: Eid Al Fiter Holiday

Date 28/06/2016

According to a communiqué issued by the  Prime Minister on the occasion of Eid Al Fiter, all ministries and public departments will be off from Tuesday, 5 July- Friday, 8July, 2016. Accordingly, The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will have a holiday on Tuesday, 5July, until Thursday 7 July, 2016. The ASE will be back to work on Sunday 10 July, 2016. 

BME: Asturias Retail And Leisure Socimi To Start Trading On MAB On 1 July

Date 28/06/2016

• Eighteenth SOCIMI (REIT) to join this market segment

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: IPO On Frankfurt Stock Exchange For Decheng Technology AG

Date 28/06/2016

Decheng Technology AG (ISIN: DE000A1YDDM9) has been listed in the General Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 28 June 2016. The IPO involved placement of a total of around 0.73 million shares. The total issue volume was approximately €2.55 million. The initial listing price was €3.60 and the issue price €3.50.

OCC Announces New Options Industry Council Roundtable Members

Date 28/06/2016

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization and a leading provider of options education content through The Options Industry Council (OIC), today announced that Geralyn Endo, Vice President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Gary Franklin, Vice President and Manager, Options Trading and Strategies at Raymond James; Frank A. Magnani, Global Prime Brokerage Institutional Sales at Interactive Brokers and Barry Metzger, Senior Vice President, Trading Services, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Chief Executive Officer, optionsXpress, have joined the OIC Roundtable.

Keynote Address, SEC Regulation Outside The United States “The SEC At Home And Abroad”, Andrew J. Donohue, SEC Chief Of Staff, InvestoRegulation Conference, London

Date 28/06/2016

Thank you, Mark, for that kind introduction.  Let me begin by providing the standard SEC disclaimer that the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, the Commissioners or my colleagues on the Commission staff.

CPMI-IOSCO Publish Implementation Monitoring Of The PFMI: Third Update To Level 1 Assessment Report

Date 28/06/2016

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published the third update to the Level 1 assessments of implementation monitoring of the Principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMI).

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Follow-Up To The Costs And Benefits Of EU Membership

Date 28/06/2016

The Treasury Committee holds a follow-up evidence session to the Committee's Report on the economic and financial costs and benefits of the UK's EU membership.

Financial Recovery Technologies Partners with SEI to Enable Securities Class Action Services and Litigation Monitoring

Date 28/06/2016

Financial Recovery Technologies (“FRT”) has signed an agreement with SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC) to position FRT to offer its comprehensive corporate governance solutions for securities litigation to SEI Private Banking clients.

IPC Survey Reveals Key Areas Of Focus Of Compliance Executives At Financial Services Firms - 68% Of Financial Services Companies Have Increased Investment In Risk And Compliance

Date 28/06/2016

Understanding new regulations and rules, managing operations in light of new regulations and anti-money laundering are among the top three important issues for chief compliance officers and executives at financial services companies. These results were part of a new IPC Compliance Survey of 2016 FINRA annual conference attendees conducted by IPC Systems, a leading global provider of risk and compliance solutions for the financial services community.