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Opening And Intra-Day Quote Width Requirements And MIAX Order Monitor Settings For Certain Symbols Trading On MIAX Options And MIAX Emerald Extended Through Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Date 24/06/2020

Please refer to the following circulars for further details on extended maximum valid bid/ask differentials and MIAX Order Monitor Settings for certain symbols trading on MIAX Options and MIAX Emerald.

EACH Welcomes The Political Agreement On CCP Recovery And Resolution Which Will Enhance Financial Stability And Further Protect Taxpayers

Date 24/06/2020

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) welcomes the political agreement on CCP Recovery and Resolution reached on 23rd June by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament.

Statement On Commencement of Appointment Process For The 2020-2025 PCAOB Board Seat, Sagar Teotia, SEC Chief Accountant

Date 24/06/2020

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) is one of the centerpieces of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”). SOX provides that the PCAOB is governed by a Board of five members—two of whom must be certified public accountants (“CPAs”), and three of whom must not be—serving for staggered five-year terms. 

Finansinspektionen Will Hold Press Conference About SEB

Date 24/06/2020

Finansinspektionen (FI) will hold a press conference on Thursday, 25 June, following the Board of Directors’ decision regarding the investigation into SEB AB’s governance and control of measures to combat money laundering in the bank’s subsidiaries in the Baltic countries.

SG Americas To Pay $3.1 Million To Settle Charges Of Providing Deficient Blue Sheet Data

Date 24/06/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against broker-dealer SG Americas Securities LLC for failing to provide complete and accurate securities trading information known as "blue sheet data."  SG Americas agreed to pay a $1.55 million civil penalty to resolve the SEC's charges and separately agreed to pay $1.55 million to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to resolve parallel charges.

The 30 Most Influential People In European ETFs - etfstream.com Chooses The Swiss Stock Exchange’s Danielle Reischuk As One Of Just 30 People Who Shaped Europe’s ETF Ecosystem Last Year

Date 24/06/2020

Danielle Reischuk, Senior Sales Manager at the Swiss Stock Exchange, was named by etfstream.com as one of the 30 people who influenced the ETF industry the most in the last year. Discover the full list in the brochure Industry 30[PDF].

MIAX Options Exchange - Mandatory Upgrade To Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) Timestamp Before Monday, June 29, 2020

Date 24/06/2020

As previously announced in the May 28th Alert and June 15th Alert, the MIAX Options Exchange has published updated Interface Specifications to support the reporting of the Market Maker Firm Timestamp to CAT via the Exchange.  These changes require certification and are required to be used in production on or before Monday, June 29, 2020.  The old messages will be rejected in the new protocol. 

Eurex Clearing Welcomes New Members To The Supervisory Board

Date 24/06/2020

• Three new Supervisory Board members appointed
• The five most active participants in the Eurex Clearing Partnership Program continue to hold seats

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group - May 2020

Date 24/06/2020

The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group have the objective of overseeing the design of a new end-state model for wholesale cash distribution. This is to support the UK in an environment of declining cash volumes.

FEAS Announcement On Task Forces

Date 24/06/2020

The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges/FEAS made a decision to open previous FEAS Working Committee task forces and projects for other stock exchanges and for the general public.