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ESMA's Report on the Supervision of Credit Rating Agencies
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a report which provides an overview of its supervisory activity on credit rating agencies (CRAs) registered in the European Union.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
ESMA Overview of the Proxy Advisory Industry
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Discussion Paper which covers the development of the proxy advisory industry in Europe.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
ECB Opinion on the (i) MiFID review (ii) EMIR (iii) MAD review
The European Central Bank has published several opinions relating to markets in financial instruments and insider dealing.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
IOSCO Publish Updated Systemic Risk Data Requirements for Hedge Funds
The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published an updated list of categories of data for the global collection of hedge fund information which it believes will assist in assessing possible systemic risks arising from the sector.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act would prohibit members and employees of Congress from using "any nonpublic information derived from the individual's position… or gained from performance of the individual's duties, for personal benefit.” The Act passed the House
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Financial Services Council Will Not Support Amendments To Future of Financial Advice Amendments
The Financial Services Council has announced that it will not support the amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (“FOFA”) legislation as the Bill failed to provided certainty for consumers and financial advisers.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Australian's To Benefit From Better Quality Financial Advice
The Government is making some additional changes to the opt-in aspects of the Future of Financial Advice Bill to provide greater flexibility to industry whilst ensuring consumer protection is maintained.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012