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Non Jordanian Investment At The Amman Stock Exchange During February 2016

Date 08/03/2016

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock exchange (ASE) during February 2016 was JD71.3 million, representing 32.5% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD26.7 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments during February 2016 showed an increase by JD44.5 million, compared with an increase by JD3.0 million during the same month of 2015.

Robert M. Fisher Named Managing Executive Of The SEC Office Of Compliance Inspections And Examinations

Date 08/03/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Robert M. Fisher has been named Managing Executive of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE).  In this role, Dr. Fisher will oversee OCIE’s business operations, technology services, examiner training, and Tips, Complaints and Referrals programs.  He succeeds Peter B. Driscoll who has been named Chief Risk and Strategy Officer of OCIE’s new Office of Risk and Strategy.

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics February 2016

Date 08/03/2016

February 2016 overall market statistics report

February 2016 investment funds statistics

SEC Announces Creation Of Office Of Risk And Strategy For Its National Exam Program - Peter B. Driscoll Named Chief Risk And Strategy Officer

Date 08/03/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the creation of the Office of Risk and Strategy within its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE).  The new office will consolidate and streamline OCIE’s risk assessment, market surveillance, and quantitative analysis teams and provide operational risk management and organizational strategy for OCIE.

Testimony Of Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew Before The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government

Date 08/03/2016

Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Coons, members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to speak about Treasury’s Budget Request for fiscal year 2017. 

CME Group Announces Launch Of Interest Rate Swaption Clearing

Date 08/03/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will begin clearing Interest Rate Swaptions on April 11. 

Xignite Forex Data Now Available In The Oracle Cloud Marketplace - Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud Users Can Use Xignite FX Data To Adjust For Currency Differences At A Local Level

Date 08/03/2016

Xignite, a leading provider of market data cloud solutions and Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced that itsXigniteGlobalCurrencies API is now available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace, offering added value to Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud customers. The XigniteGlobalCurrencies API provides real-time and historical foreign exchange quotes for more than 170 countries and over 29,000 currency pairs. The API can be easily used with Oracle ERP Cloud to automatically update forex rates to allow global financial reporting that accurately reflects exchange rates.

Ipreo Launches Enhanced Issuer View Mobile App - Enables Banks To More Effectively Communicate Deal Progress To Issuers

Date 08/03/2016

Ipreo, a leading global provider of market intelligence and productivity solutions to financial services and corporate professionals, announced the release of the next generation of its Issuer View mobile application, which enables banks to communicate with issuers more effectively by giving them a real-time view into the progress of a deal.

Axioma Acquires The Regulatory-Reporting And Risk-Reporting Units Of ConceptONE - Axioma Adds New Capabilities As Growth Accelerates

Date 08/03/2016

Axioma, a leading provider of risk-management and portfolio-construction solutions to financial institutions, announced today that it has agreed to acquire the regulatory-reporting and risk-reporting units of ConceptONE, a global provider of back-office investment services. Terms were not disclosed.

Implementation Of New Leadership Structure For Eurex Trading And Clearing Business

Date 08/03/2016

Effective 7 March 2016, Thomas Book, Managing Director at Deutsche Börse Group, has been appointed CEO of the Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Zürich AG as part of his new role as Head of Derivatives Markets Trading for Deutsche Börse Group. Michael Peters was appointed new Deputy CEO of Eurex Frankfurt AG and has been a member of this Executive Board since 2006.