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The World Federation Of Exchanges Elects Four Board Directors

Date 09/10/2019

At the 59th General Assembly in Singapore today, the World Federation of Exchanges ("WFE"), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, elected four Directors of the Board. ​

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Four Scenarios About Fragmentation Of The International Banking Market

Date 09/10/2019

Panel remarks by Ryozo Himino, Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Japan, at the Financial Stability Board Workshop on Pre-Positioning, Ring-Fencing and Market Fragmentation, Philadelphia, on September 26, 2019 

Speech By Loh Boon Chye, CEO Of Singapore Exchange At The Opening Ceremony Of The WFE’s 59th Annual Meeting

Date 09/10/2019

1. Ms Jaqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director, Markets and Development at the Monetary Authority of Singapore;

Fellow WFE Members;

Guests; media and industry friends, a very good morning to all of you.

DIFC Receives FinX FinTech Hub Of The Year Award

Date 09/10/2019

• The Centre recognised for role in identifying new avenues for facilitating innovation and excellence within the financial technology sector
• Dynamic and robust FinTech ecosystem continues to reshape and define best practice transforming the future of finance

SIFMA Statement On Finalization Of Changes To The Volcker Rule

Date 08/10/2019

SIFMA today issued the following statement from President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on the Agencies finalization of changes to the Volcker Rule:

“SIFMA supports the Agencies’ goal of reducing compliance-related inefficiencies of the Volcker Rule.  The revisions finalized by all of the Agencies will help ensure the Rule does not negatively and unnecessarily impact market liquidity, capital formation and economic growth, which could be exacerbated during times of stress.  The removal of the accounting prong is a positive step forward in ensuring the regulatory definition of ‘trading account’ does not go beyond the statutory definition and Congressional intent."

Cboe Global Markets Successfully Completes Major Technology Integration, Next Innovations Underway

Date 08/10/2019

• Cboe Options Exchange is final exchange to transition to company's proprietary Bats technology
• Migration completion unifies all Cboe options, equities, and futures markets onto single state-of-the-art technology platform
• Completed migration enables focus on new trading functionality and research and data platform

Nasdaq September 2019 Volumes, 3Q19 Estimated Revenue Capture And Listings Statistics

Date 08/10/2019

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for September 2019, as well as quarterly volumes, number of listings and estimated revenue capture for the quarter ending September 30, 2019 on its investor relations website. 

US Federal Agencies Finalize Changes To Simplify Volcker Rule

Date 08/10/2019

Five federal financial regulatory agencies on Tuesday announced that they finalized revisions to simplify compliance requirements relating to the "Volcker rule." By statute, the Volcker rule generally prohibits banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading or investing in or sponsoring hedge funds or private equity funds.

Data-Dependent Monetary Policy In An Evolving Economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At "Trucks And Terabytes: Integrating The 'Old' And 'New' Economies" 61st Annual Meeting Of The National Association For Business Economics, Denver, Colorado

Date 08/10/2019

Thank you for this opportunity to speak at the 61st annual meeting of the National Association for Business Economics.

FINRA Provides New Reg BI And Form CRS Resources To Assist Member Firms In Complying With SEC Rules By June 30, 2020

Date 08/10/2019

FINRA today announced it has made available new resources to assist member firms in their efforts to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and Form CRS by the rules’ compliance date of June 30, 2020. FINRA is assisting members in a variety of ways including by providing a new Reg BI and Form CRS Checklist – available on FINRA’s Reg BI webpage along with a number of other resources – and by hosting several FINRA Reg BI events in the coming months.