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Register To Hear ESMA’s Views On Effective And Attractive Capital Markets

Date 16/05/2024

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, will host an online event on 22 May, 10:00-11:00, Paris time, focused on the launch of its Position Paper on the effectiveness of capital markets in the European Union. Registrations are now open. 

FIA: April 2024 SEF Tracker

Date 16/05/2024

Interactive Brokers Launches Cryptocurrency Trading For UK Clients - Single View To Trade Crypto And Stocks, Options, Futures, Currencies, Bonds, Funds, ETFs And More

Date 16/05/2024

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the launch of cryptocurrency trading in the United Kingdom as a new addition to its platform. Individual and institutional investor clients of Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited (IBUK), including financial advisers, can now trade crypto assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) alongside the broad range of investment products available through Interactive Brokers from a single unified platform.

John Maggiacomo Joins MarketAxess As Head Of North America Client Sales

Date 16/05/2024

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced the appointment of John Maggiacomo as Head of Client Sales in North America.

Power Brokers: How To Transform Into The Lynchpins Of The Ecosystem - Speech By Emily Shepperd, UK Financial Conduct Authority Chief Operating Officer Delivered At The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) Conference

Date 16/05/2024

Key points

• Brokers have the opportunity to wield power responsibly and play a role as engineers of the financial ecosystem
• The industry must show more leadership in evidencing the value that brokers play when designing commissions and on policing non-financial misconduct and promoting healthy work cultures
• We are considering where we can reduce the regulatory burden on brokers, particularly when insurance is placed through overseas brokers 

Changes Of The Trading Days In Israel?

Date 16/05/2024

TASE publishes a call for the public comments on the alignment of its trading days to international standards The move is prompted in collaboration with the Israel Securities Authority and the Bank of Israel, given the importance of strengthening the international profile of public companies and the Israeli capital market, especially at this time

“Jack Bogle, Haystacks, And Putting The Interest Of The Clients First”, Prepared Remarks Before The 2024 Conference On Emerging Trends In Asset Management, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., May 16, 2024

Date 16/05/2024

Thank you, Natasha. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the staff.  

US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency: Acting Comptroller Testifies On Agency Activities

Date 16/05/2024

Acting Comptroller Michael J. Hsu today testified on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) activities and four critical agency priorities before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the U.S. Senate.

ISDA - US Basel III Endgame: Trading And Capital Markets Impact

Date 16/05/2024

In July 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation proposed capital rules known as the US Basel III ‘endgame’ based on the global minimum regulatory capital standards developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS). If finalized as currently drafted, the US Basel III proposal will have a significant negative impact on trading activity and the liquidity and vibrancy of the US capital markets, with adverse effects on derivatives end users, investors, businesses and consumers.

Statement On Amendments to Regulation S-P, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, May 16, 2024

Date 16/05/2024

Today, the Commission is considering amendments to Regulation S-P that will require covered firms to notify their customers of data breaches. I support these amendments because, through making critical updates to a rule first adopted in 2000, these amendments will help protect the privacy of customers’ financial data.