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World Economic Forum: Experts Launch Bid To Strenghten Global Trade At Davos

Date 22/01/2016

•  The E15 group of experts publish a detailed blueprint for strengthening the global trade and investment system
• 375 leading experts craft proposals to fill void left by failure to reach Doha Round agreement
• Policy options would boost growth and jobs, ease business, support sustainability and social standards

UK Treasury: Chancellor Nominates Christine Lagarde For Second Term As Head Of IMF

Date 22/01/2016

The Chancellor, as the UK’s IMF Governor, has written to the Secretary formally nominating Christine Lagarde for a second term as Managing Director.

Duff & Phelps Acquired U.S. Regulatory and Compliance Consulting Business CounselWorks

Date 22/01/2016

Last week, Duff & Phelps acquired CounselWorks, LLC, a leading provider of compliance and regulatory advisory services in the U.S.  

ASX Selects Digital Asset To Develop Distributed Ledger Technology Solutions

Date 22/01/2016

Distributed Ledger Technology may be able to significantly simplify and speed-up post-trade processing. For ASX clients this could remove risk and reduce back-office administration and compliance costs, while investors could experience significantly faster settlement of equity transactions – potentially in near real-time.

MNI China Business Sentiment Survey: Chinese Business Sentiment Edges Down In January - Firms Welcome Yuan Devaluation

Date 22/01/2016

Following a pickup in conditions towards the end of 2015, business sentiment among China’s largest companies pulled back marginally at the beginning of 2016, according to the latest MNI China Business Sentiment Survey.

Announcement Of Office Relocation Of Tokyo Financial Exchange

Date 22/01/2016

We are pleased to announce the relocation of our office on February 29th, 2016. 
Please refer to the information below for details. 

CFTC Launches Whistleblower Program’s Website - New Website Improves Public Interface And Allows Users To Submit Tips And Apply For Monetary Awards

Date 21/01/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today launched the CFTC Whistleblower Program’s new website, www.whistleblower.gov. The new website provides an improved interface that educates the public about the Whistleblower Program and allows users to submit tips about potential violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and apply for monetary awards.

Euclid Opportunities invests In Digital Asset Holdings - Strategic Investment Made Through ICAP’s Early Stage Fintech Funding Business

Date 21/01/2016

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announced today that it has invested in Digital Asset Holdings LLC, a developer of Distributed Ledger Technology for the financial services industry. The investment was made through Euclid Opportunities, ICAP’s early stage fintech investment business, and forms part of a funding round that exceeds $50 million from a broad range of leading financial and market infrastructure participants. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

FERC Proposes To Revise Offer Caps In Regional Wholesale Electric Markets

Date 21/01/2016

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today took another step to ensure that price formation in competitive wholesale electricity markets produces just and reasonable rates with a proposal to revise the $1,000 per megawatt-hour (MWh) cap on supply offered in day-ahead and real-time markets run by regional transmission organizations and independent system operators.

Canadian Securities Regulators Seek Comment On Rules Protecting Customer Collateral For Cleared Derivatives

Date 21/01/2016

Members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment Proposed National Instrument 94-102 Derivatives: Customer Clearing and Protection of Customer Positions and Collateral and its companion policy (the proposed instrument) for a 90-day comment period. The proposed instrument sets out requirements for the treatment of customer collateral, record-keeping and disclosure for clearing intermediaries and regulated clearing agencies providing clearing services for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.