CFTC Grants Registration To 3 Swap Execution Facilities
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has issued Orders of Registration to three Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs), granting them fully registered status with the...
View ArticleCFTC Orders Florida Residents Ted L. Romeo, Richard D. Schrutt, And Their...
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed an Order instituting proceedings and settling charges against Respondents Cypress Wealth Management, Inc. (Cypress), and its former...
View ArticleSIFMA Hosts Social Impact Investment Roundtable On Capitol Hill, Bringing...
Today, SIFMA hosted a roundtable on Social Impact Investing with industry experts and Members of Congress. The event fueled a discussion between the financial services industry and Members of Congress,...
View ArticleReminiscences of R in Finance 2016
When I announced R in Finance 2016 I talked about 2 days of conference and 50 speakers. Â I missed out the 3 days of sleep deprivation.read more...
View ArticleDME Holds Roundtable For Chinese Independent Oil Refineries - Event Supports...
DME, the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, recently held a roundtable in Shandong, China that was attended by the key Chinese independent oil...
View ArticleASIC Consults On Repealing ASIC Class Order On Managed Investment Schemes
ASIC has today released a consultation paper proposing to repeal Class Order [CO 02/226] - Managed investment schemes - no issue required disclosure that is due to expire ('sunset') in 2017.read more...
View ArticleHong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Guotai...
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (Guotai Junan) $1.3 million for non-compliance with the regulatory requirements in...
View ArticleHKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts
Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 1 June...
View ArticleSGX Welcomes Hyflux Ltdâs Perpetual Capital Securities
Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the listing of Hyflux Ltd’s perpetual capital securities with a distribution rate of 6% per annum, to be paid semi-annually, on the Mainboard under the stock...
View ArticleThe 12th. MEDCAP FORUM Brings Together 100 Companies And 200 Investors At The...
100 Small and Midcap companies listed on the Spanish stock market and more than 200 institutional investors will participate during two days in the 12th MedCap Forum of Small and Medium Capitalisation...
View ArticleSponsored Funds: More Solutions For Investors - Bank Julius Baer Adds 30...
The Sponsored Funds segment of SIX Swiss Exchange allows investors to trade fund shares just like regular shares: for each fund a market maker - the Sponsor - provides binding buy and sell prices. Now...
View ArticleESMA Issues Q&A On MAR Implementation
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued Question and Answers (Q&A) regarding the implementation of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).read more...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi Global Market Signs FinTech MOU With Flat6Labs
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Flat6Labs U.A.E. FZ-LLC (Flat6Labs), on 25 May 2016, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on technology...
View ArticleThailand Futures Exchange Appoints 3 Market Makers For Stock Futures
Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) welcomes three new market makers namely KGI Securities (Thailand) pcl (KGI), Trinity Securities Co., Ltd. (TNITY) and RHB Securities (Thailand) pcl (RHBS) to...
View ArticleESMA Issues Opinion On MiFID II Standards On Ancillary Activities
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an Opinion in response to a letter sent by the European Commission (Commission) asking to amend its draft RTS 20 under the Markets...
View ArticleA Model of the International Monetary System -- by Emmanuel Farhi, Matteo...
We propose a simple model of the international monetary system. We study the world supply and demand for reserve assets denominated in different currencies under a variety of scenarios: a Hegemon vs. a...
View ArticleCarbon Emissions and Business Cycles -- by Hashmat Khan, Christopher R....
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions are highly procyclical--they increase during expansions and fall during recessions. Given this empirical fact, we estimate the response of emissions to four prominent...
View ArticleHousehold Risk Management -- by Adriano A. Rampini, S. Viswanathan
Households' insurance against shocks to income, health and other non-discretionary expenditures, and asset values (that is, household risk management) is limited, especially for poor households. We...
View ArticleExperimental Evidence on the Demand for and Costs of Rural Electrification --...
We present results from an experiment that randomized the expansion of electric grid infrastructure in rural Kenya. Electricity distribution is the canonical example of a natural monopoly. Randomized...
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