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J.P. Morgan Executives Say Regulators Should Approve IEX as Exchange
March 23rd, 2016
The country’s largest bank is siding with upstart market IEX Group Inc. in its effort to create a new stock exchange that pledges to be a haven for long-term investors. Executives at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. say regulators should approve IEX’s ...
International Audit Regulators Call For Measurable Improvement
March 15th, 2016
The pace of audit quality improvement is too slow and measureable improvement is needed, an international survey concluded. The Independent Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) issued the results of their annual inspections findings survey this week. In response ...
FCA launches ‘Live & Local’: a new regional programme to help local firms engage with regulators
March 2nd, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched ‘Live & Local’, a regional programme which will include a series of events, workshops and roundtables, taking place across 12 regions in the UK. The programme will help firms in the investment, ...
Canadian securities regulators adopt amendments to early warning system
February 29th, 2016
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced today the publication of final amendments that are designed to provide greater transparency about holdings of reporting issuers’ securities under the early warning system. “These final amendments enhance the quality and integrity of the early ...
Global regulators may propose rules for fintech: FSB’s Carney
February 29th, 2016
Global regulators may propose rules to prevent “fintech” innovations from destabilizing the broader financial system, the G20‘s Financial Stability Board said on Saturday. FSB Chairman Mark Carney said in a letter to central bankers and finance ministers from the ...
Financial Regulators of UK, Holland, Spain and Bulgaria warn for unauthorised investment services firms
February 18th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of UK, the Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) of Holland, the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) of Spain and the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) of Bulgaria issued warnings to inform investors ...
ESMA, National Securities Regulators and ECB to exchange information
February 9th, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow the exchange of information and cooperation to help both authorities in fulfilling their respective mandates. This ...
Regulators release conclusions on introducing mandatory clearing and expanding mandatory reporting for OTC derivatives market
February 9th, 2016
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published conclusions to the proposals made in a joint consultation on introducing mandatory clearing and expanding mandatory reporting for the second stage of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives ...
ESMA to cooperate with Mexican and South African Regulators on CCPs
January 27th, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with the Mexican Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) and the South African Financial Servcies Board (FSB) ...
Financial Regulators warn for unauthorised Forex and Binary firms
January 25th, 2016
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) have issued warnings to inform investors and public for unregistered firms trading in Forex and Binary. Specific, the OSC informs that: 1) Sumo Forex Limited Address: 28 ...
