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McObject & IBM Set New Records For Speed & Stability In STAC-M3 Benchmark For Capital Markets

Date 03/11/2015

McObject® and IBM announced today that a new report* from the Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC®) demonstrates the performance value of McObject’s SQL-based eXtremeDB® Financial Edition database management system (DBMS), running on IBM POWER8 S824L Linux server, executing a time-series data analytics workload.   The STAC-M3™ Benchmark suite is the industry standard for testing solutions that enable high-speed analytics on time series data such as tick-by-tick market data.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Credit Card Competition Working Fairly Well But Concern For Customers In Long-Term Debt

Date 03/11/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its interim report into the credit card market, including its early thinking into potential remedies. The FCA found that competition is working fairly well for most consumers.

UBS Announces Changes To Group Executive Board And Board Of Directors

Date 03/11/2015

• Robert J. McCann to assume role of Chairman UBS Americas and step down from Group Executive Board at year end;
• Tom Naratil appointed President Wealth Management Americas and President UBS Americas;
• Axel P. Lehmann appointed Group Chief Operating Officer. Stepping down from Board of Directors;
• Kirt Gardner appointed Group Chief Financial Officer;
• Christian Bluhm appointed Group Chief Risk Officer;
• Kathryn Shih appointed President UBS Asia Pacific (APAC);
• Sabine Keller-Busse, Group Head of Human Resources, to join Group Executive Board;
• Philip J. Lofts and Chi-Won Yoon to step down from Group Executive Board at year end.
• Changes effective 1 January 2016.

FSB Publishes The 2015 Update Of The G-SIB List

Date 03/11/2015

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published an updated list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). The updated list comprises a total of 30 banks with one new bank, China Construction Bank, being added and one bank, BBVA, being removed from the list, and with Royal Bank of Scotland being moved down into the 1% bucket for required higher loss absorbency. The next update to the list will be published in November 2016.

OneMarketData Acquires Tick Data Inc.

Date 03/11/2015

OneMarketData, the founders of OneTick, a single solution for event stream processing and time series management of historical and real-time tick data, today announced the acquisition of Virginia-based Tick Data Inc., a trusted and leading provider of historical intraday exchange time series data, for an undisclosed sum. Tick Data Inc. will be a wholly owned subsidiary of OneMarketData and will continue to operate from their Virginia offices under the current management team. 

FSB Publishes The 2015 Update Of The G-SII List

Date 03/11/2015

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published an updated list of global systemically important insurers (G-SIIs). The updated list comprises a total of nine insurers with one new insurer, Aegon, being added and with Generali being removed. The next list will be published in November 2016.

UBS 3Q Net Profit CHF 2.1Bn

Date 03/11/2015

• Net profit attributable to shareholders CHF 2.1bn; diluted earnings per share CHF 0.54
• Adjusted profit before tax CHF 1.0bn
• Fully applied Swiss SRB Basel III CET1 capital ratio of 14.3%
• Fully applied Swiss SRB leverage ratio up 30 bps to 5.0%, of which CET1 3.3%
• 14.5% adjusted RoTE year-to-date, expect to outperform full-year target 
• UBS named industry group leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Global Market For Islamic Financial Services Up 12% To $2trillion

Date 03/11/2015

As the 2015 World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) kicks off in Kuala Lumpur, a new Islamic finance report published today by TheCityUK reveals the continued rapid worldwide growth of the industry and its significant potential for further expansion. The global market for Islamic financial services topped $2 trillion in 2014, up 12% on the previous year, and has tripled since the start of the economic slowdown in 2007. TheCityUK projects this figure to reach $3trillion by 2018, driven by a growing domestic demand in emerging markets.

Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting November 2, 2015

Date 02/11/2015

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew today convened a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) in executive and open sessions at the Treasury Department.

Opening Remarks At The 21st Annual International Institute For Securities Enforcement And Market Oversight, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Nov. 2, 2015

Date 02/11/2015

Good morning and thank you for joining us today.  I would like to welcome everyone to the SEC’s 21st annual International Institute for Securities Enforcement and Market Oversight.