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Federal Banking Regulators Finalize Liquidity Coverage Ratio

Date 03/09/2014

The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized a rule on Wednesday to strengthen the liquidity positions of large financial institutions.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 03/09/2014

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

SIFMA Statement On The Federal Reserve’s Proposed Rule On Margin Requirements For Non-Cleared Swaps

Date 03/09/2014

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on the proposed rule unanimously approved by the Federal Reserve Board regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities:

“SIFMA appreciates the reproposal issued today and we are currently reviewing it with our members.  Given the global nature of the swaps market, we believe it is essential that U.S. margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps and security-based swaps are consistent with the final policy framework agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions for margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. We look forward to working with the agencies on national implementation of the BCBS-IOSCO Framework for margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives and to meet the principal objective of consistency on a domestic and global level.”

ESMA Sees Valuation Risks In Key Market Segments Rising

Date 03/09/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Report on Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities No. 2, 2014, and the Risk Dashboard for 3Q 2014. Overall, ESMA’s report finds that valuation risks in key market segments are rising and merit investor attention. In the first half of 2014, conditions in the EU’s securities markets, asset management industry and market infrastructures remained favourable. Prevailing optimistic market sentiment was at odds with sluggish underlying economic fundamentals, but in line with the ultra-low interest rate environment.

MGEX Breaks Fiscal Year Volume Record

Date 03/09/2014

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), concluded its fiscal year on Friday with a total volume of2,019,544,  breaking the previous fiscal year volume record set in 2010-2011 and surpassing the previous fiscal year’s mark by 49 percent.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - August 2014: Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange, NGX

Date 03/09/2014

TMX Group Limited today announced August 2014 trading statistics for its marketplaces - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange (MX) and NGX.

The Options Industry Council And Borsa Istanbul VIOP Sign Content Sharing Agreement

Date 03/09/2014

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that it has entered into a content licensing agreement with Borsa Istanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) to develop an options education program for Turkish financial professionals and investors.

14 SSE-listed Banks To Hold Business Performance Briefings In September - Firmly Building The Blue-Chip Market To Pave A Way For The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Exchanges Connectivity Mechanism (SHSECM)

Date 03/09/2014

From September 1 to 19, all the 14 listed commercial banks on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) will successively hold an array of briefings on business performance during trading days. The unprecedented activity will boast its scale and concentration. An official of the SSE says that conditions will be continuously created for SSE-listed companies to enhance transparency and maintain investor relations. In light of investors’ needs, the SSE will guide SSE-listed companies to respond to concerns and remove information asymmetry, in a bid to enhance investors’ confidence.

Statement By The European Commission Spokeswoman On Further Restrictive Measures Against Russia

Date 03/09/2014

Following the request of the European Council of 30 August regarding the situation in Ukraine, the European Commission has adopted today for consideration by Member States proposals for the EU to take significant further steps. These proposals complement those adopted on 31 July and regard access to capital markets, defence, dual use goods, and sensitive technologies. The proposals will now be considered by Member States.

Countdown To November: European Supervision Ready For Lift-Off - Speech By Sabine Lautenschläger, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, Handelsblatt Konferenz “Banken Im Umbruch”, Frankfurt Am Main, 3 September 2014

Date 03/09/2014

Summary

European banking supervision will draw on the long-standing experience of 18 – soon 19 – Member States and incorporate it into a new European supervisory culture, said Sabine Lautenschläger, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) in a speech at the “Banken im Umbruch” conference in Frankfurt am Main.