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Securities Commission Malaysia - Oxford Centre For Islamic Studies Roundtable On Islamic Finance

Date 09/03/2016

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) recently co-hosted the 7th Roundtable on Islamic Finance at The Majestic Kuala Lumpur. Themed “Influencing Change in Finance & Society: Public Policy & Legislative Priorities”, the roundtable was graced by the Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah and was well attended by the industry leaders. The roundtable featured interactive discussions on the necessary measures that would motivate or promote transformational change within the Islamic Finance industry.

NetEase, Inc. To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning March 16, 2016

Date 09/03/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that NetEase, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTES), will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index (Nasdaq:NDXT) prior to market open on Wednesday, March 16, 2016.  NetEase, Inc. will replace SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK).

BOVESPA And BM&F: End Of Daylight Saving Time

Date 09/03/2016

• See the new trading hours for the BOVESPA and BM&F segments as of March 14

SEC Awarding Nearly $2 Million To Three Whistleblowers

Date 08/03/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the payment of almost $2 million to three whistleblowers. 

Reuters Reports Deutsche Boerse London Stock Exchange Targeting Cost Savings In Excess Of EUR 300 Million

Date 08/03/2016

Reuters reports that Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange are targeting cost savings of more than EUR 300 million, once a merger of the two exchanges is completed, sources familiar with the matter said today.

SEC Announces Charges Against Unregistered Fund Manager Accused Of Hiding Criminal Past

Date 08/03/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against an unregistered fund manager accused of hiding his checkered past while providing false and misleading data to investors and an independent research firm.

EBA Publishes New DPM And XBRL Taxonomy 2.5 For Remittance Of Supervisory Reporting

Date 08/03/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a revised XBRL taxonomy that Competent Authorities should use for the remittance of data under the EBA Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting. The revised taxonomy will be used for reference dates from 31 December 2016 onwards.

Office Of Financial Research Update - “Stressed To The Core: Counterparty Concentrations And Systemic Losses In CDS Markets”

Date 08/03/2016

The OFR released a working paper today, entitled, “Stressed to the Core: Counterparty Concentrations and Systemic Losses in CDS Markets,” and an accompanying blog by Stacey Schreft, OFR Deputy Director for Research and Analysis. The paper applies the Federal Reserve’s supervisory stress test scenarios to examine the impacts on banks — and the banking system as a whole — from default of their largest counterparties in the credit derivatives markets. The authors find higher loss concentrations for the banking system than for individual firms and potential for large indirect losses when a major counterparty defaults.

ESAs Publish Final Draft Technical Standards On Margin Requirements For Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives

Date 08/03/2016

Bats Global Markets, T3 Index to Launch SPYIX Market Volatility Index - Measures Expected 30-Day Volatility In SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), The #1 Traded Security Globally

Date 08/03/2016

Bats Global Markets (Bats) and T3Index (T3) today announced the launch of the SPYIX (“the Spikes”), an index measuring expected 30-day volatility in the most actively traded security worldwide, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).