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Statement On The Re-Proposal Of Rules Related To Risk Retention, Commissioner Kara M. Stein, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Date 28/08/2013

Today the Commission approved a re-proposal of rules implementing the credit risk retention requirement of Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). This is a joint re-proposal of rules among the Commission, federal banking agencies, and federal housing agencies.
Citadel, Virtu Financial, Two Sigma And RGM Advisors Among Bidders for E-Trade's Market-Making Unit - Reuters

Date 28/08/2013

Citadel, Virtu Financial, Two Sigma and RGM Advisors are among the bidders for E-Trade's market-making unit in a deal expected to be worth between USD 100m to USD 200m, according to Reuters, citing several sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
Statement Regarding Joint Rule Reproposal Concerning Credit Risk Retention, Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 28/08/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) today approved a joint rule reproposal to implement Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”). I am not able to support the release in the form approved because the reproposal does not contain necessary economic analyses and does not adequately consider alternatives to credit risk retention requirements or the interplay between those requirements and other regulatory reforms.
Financial Stability Board: Consultative Document: Assessment Methodology For The Key Atttributes Of Effective Resolution Regimes For Financial Institutions

Date 28/08/2013

Solving the "too big to fail" problem requires effective and credible resolution regimes. The Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions ("Key Attributes"), which were endorsed by the G20 in November 2011, set out the responsibilities, instruments and powers that resolution regimes should have for all parts of the financial sector that could cause systemic problems. As an international standard, G20 jurisdictions have publicly committed to implement them.
OneChicago Holiday Notice – Labor Day 2013

Date 28/08/2013

OneChicago (OCX) will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2013 in observance of the upcoming Labor Day Holiday, which is consistent with U.S. equity markets. OneChicago will be open on Tuesday, September 3, 2013.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #13-37: Market Holiday Reminder – Labor Day

Date 28/08/2013

EDGA Exchange, Inc. (EDGA^®) and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (EDGX^®) will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2013, in observance of Labor Day. Both exchanges will resume normal trading hours on Tuesday, September 3, 2013.
U.S. Agencies Request Comment On Proposed Risk Retention Rule

Date 28/08/2013

Six federal agencies today issued a notice revising a proposed rule requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain risk in those transactions. The new proposal revises a proposed rule the agencies issued in 2011 to implement the risk retention requirement in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
ISE And Moscow Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Facilitate Information Sharing - ISE Is The First U.S. Options Exchange To Sign An MOU With Moscow Exchange, Expanding On Moscow Exchange's Partnership With Deutsche Börse Group

Date 28/08/2013

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) and Moscow Exchange announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in which the two exchanges agreed to share information relating to various financial instruments traded through their respective facilities. This agreement expands on Moscow Exchange and Deutsche Börse Group’s strategic partnership as ISE becomes the first U.S. options exchange to sign such an agreement. Today, ISE began listing options on the Market Vectors® Russia ETF Trust (NYSEArca: RSX®), offering customers exposure to the most liquid direct investment in actively traded Russian equities.
Prudential Regulation Authority Statement On Liquidity - Speech By Mark Carney, Governor Of The Bank Of England

Date 28/08/2013

In a speech today, hosted jointly by the CBI East Midlands, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce and Institute of Directors at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, confirmed that the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) Board will implement the June 2013 recommendation of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) regarding the amount of liquidity held by banks and building societies.
HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted CMB Futures Contracts

Date 28/08/2013

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 29 August 2013, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (CMB) futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The margins are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.