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ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - September 2021

Date 07/10/2021

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In September 2021, the average daily number of trades was up 13% on the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $7.1 billion was up 14% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.7% in September (compared to 1.1% in the pcp). 
• Future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in September was an average of 12.0 (compared to 20.8 in the pcp).

Japan Financial Services Agency: Administrative Actions against Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Date 07/10/2021

The Financial Services Agency issued business improvement orders as follows to Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (the "Bank") and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") today.

MayStreet Continues Market Data Lake Build Out, Adding Full-Depth-Of-Book For All U.S. Equity Options Markets - Industry’s Leading Repository Of Global, Cross-Asset Exchange Market Data Further Expanded In Response To Client Demand For Ultra-High Quality, Flexibly Delivered US Equity Options Data

Date 06/10/2021

MayStreet, the industry’s leading market data technology and content provider, today announced the further expansion of its Market Data Lake product, adding full support for all U.S. Equity Options data feeds. 

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Directs Du Val To Remove Misleading Advertising

Date 06/10/2021

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – has directed property development and investment company Du Val to remove advertising materials likely to mislead or deceive investors.

ISDA derivatiViews: A New Standard For Interest Rate Derivatives

Date 06/10/2021

Someone using the then-newly minted interest rate derivatives definitions back in 2006 would only have needed to read 158 pages of the main book to get a clear picture of the terms of their trades. Anyone referencing the 2006 Definitions today would have a somewhat bigger task on their hands. To keep pace with market developments, ISDA has had to publish an extra 586 pages of amendments via nearly 90 different supplements over the past 15 years that require interleaving with the main book, making the job of keeping track of trade terms complex, time-consuming and prone to error. This is clearly not sustainable – which is why this week’s implementation of the new 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Derivatives Definitions is so important.

FINRA Foundation Awards 2021 Ketchum Prize To Shawn Spruce - Champion Of Financial And Investor Education In Native Communities Receives Highest Honor

Date 06/10/2021

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) today awarded Shawn Spruce the 2021 Ketchum Prize—its highest honor—in recognition of his outstanding advocacy, teaching and outreach as a champion of investor education and financial capability in Native communities.

Ontario Securities Commission Seeks Applications For The Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee

Date 06/10/2021

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is seeking applications for membership to its Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee (SPAC).

Nodal Exchange Achieves New Records With 63% Growth In Power And 244% Growth In Environmental Futures

Date 06/10/2021

Nodal Exchange today announced new monthly and quarterly trading records in power and environmental futures.  In power, Nodal set a calendar month record for September 2021 with 205.7 million MWh of traded power futures volume in the month, up 63% from the prior year. Nodal continues to be the market leader in North American power futures having the majority of the open interest with a record 1.094 billion MWh at the end of September.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call With Estonia Finance Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus

Date 06/10/2021

Earlier today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with Estonia Finance Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus to discuss the importance of reaching a deal to reshape the global tax system. Secretary Yellen conveyed how achieving consensus on a global minimum tax is a top priority, and that it would stop the race to the bottom on corporate taxes and restore equity for the middle class and working-class people both in the U.S. and around the world. In advance of the OECD Inclusive Framework meeting later this week and leading up to the G20 Leader’s Meeting at the end of October, Secretary Yellen also conveyed that efforts to improve the global tax regime would also ensure that profitable corporations pay their fair share and provide governments with the resources to invest in their people and economies.

CFTC Orders ICE Clear Europe Limited To Pay A $450,000 Civil Monetary Penalty For Violating Customer Protection Regulations

Date 06/10/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against ICE Clear Europe Limited (ICEU) for violating regulations requiring derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) to obtain written acknowledgment letters from a depository. Acknowledgment letters state that the depository was informed that funds deposited are customer funds being held in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and restrict the use of such funds, among other things. The order requires ICEU to pay a $450,000 civil monetary penalty and to cease and desist from any further violations of the CFTC regulations, as charged.