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Treasury Announces Key Regulations And Legislation to Counter Money Laundering And Corruption, Combat Tax Evasion - Secretary Lew Calls On Congress To Help Increase Financial Transparency

Date 06/05/2016

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced several actions to strengthen financial transparency and combat the misuse of companies to engage in illicit activities. Treasury announced a Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Final Rule, proposed Beneficial Ownership legislation, and proposed regulations related to foreign-owned, single-member limited liability companies (LLCs).  Together, these efforts target key points of access to the international financial system – when companies open accounts at financial institutions, when companies are formed or when company ownership is transferred, and when foreign-owned U.S. companies seek to evade their taxes. 

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – April 2016

Date 06/05/2016

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for April 2016.

TOM MTF Welcomes Mint Tower As A New Member

Date 06/05/2016

Mint Tower Capital Management (‘Mint Tower’) has become a Member on TOM MTF as of 6 May 2016. The participation of a sophisticated hedge fund like Mint Tower on TOM MTF signals the progress the platform is making in facilitating institutional options trading.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 6 May, 2016

Date 06/05/2016

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending  6 May, 2016.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Ire-Tex Corporation Berhad For Breach Of Main Market Listing Requirements

Date 06/05/2016

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded Ire-Tex Corporation Berhad (IRETEX) in respect of the company’s fourth quarterly report for the financial year ended 31 December 2014 (QR 4/2014) announced on 27 February 2015 which was in contravention of paragraph 9.16(1)(a) of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR).  

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: George Osborne Questioned On EU Referendum

Date 06/05/2016

The Treasury Committee hears from Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights - April 2016

Date 06/05/2016

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first four months of 2016 was $70.8 billion, a decrease of 38 per cent when compared with $113.4 billion for the same period last year.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Vote Leave Questioned On UK's EU Membership

Date 06/05/2016

The Treasury Committee hears from Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive of Vote Leave.

Cyprus Stock Exchange: Compliance With The Provisions Of The Code Of Conduct

Date 06/05/2016

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE), represented by the European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) of which is a member, the European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses (EACH) and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) agreed on 7 November 2006 on a European Code of Conduct for Clearing and Settlement (the ‘Code of Conduct’).

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Yeung Chun Him For 12 Months

Date 06/05/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Yeung Chun Him from re-entering the industry for 12 months from 6 May 2016 to 5 May 2017 for transferring client data for purposes other than for which the data was collected, in breach of the Code of Conduct and the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Notes 1 & 2).