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ASIC Updates Guidance On The Markets Disciplinary Panel’s Policies And Procedures

Date 07/08/2019

ASIC has updated its regulatory guidance on the operation of the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP).

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Launches Sandbox Express For Faster Market Testing Of Innovative Financial Services

Date 07/08/2019

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today launched Sandbox Express to provide firms with a faster option to test innovative financial products and services in the market. Eligible applicants can begin market testing in the pre-defined environment of Sandbox Express within 21 days of applying to MAS instead of taking a longer time to customise their sandboxes under the existing FinTech Regulatory Sandbox.

ASIC Consults On New Guidance For Companies On Whistleblower Policies

Date 07/08/2019

ASIC is calling for public input on its proposed guidance on the new legal obligation on companies to implement a whistleblower policy.

Opening Remarks By Tan Boon Gin, CEO of Singapore Exchange Regulation, At The 1H FY2020 Regulatory Briefing For Media

Date 07/08/2019

Good afternoon and thank you for joining me today (6 aUGUST, 2019).

1. I shared in January this year some of SGX RegCo’s initiatives for FY2019. And now that 6 months have passed, I thought it would be timely to talk about what is next on our plate for the current six months to end of 2019.  I intend to do this regularly from now on, to give everyone a preview of what is to come every half year. 

Nadex Temporarily Refrains From Listing EUR/JPY 5-Minute Contracts On Trade Date August 6, 2019

Date 06/08/2019

On trade date August 6, 2019, North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) temporarily refrained from listing its Intraday EUR/JPY 5-Minute Currency Binary contracts beginning with the 3:50am ET expiration time.  The EUR/JPY 5-Minute Currency Binary contracts were relisted beginning with the 5:00am ET expiration.  This action was taken pursuant to Nadex Rule 12.39(f)(iv)(5).

Nasdaq July 2019 Volumes

Date 06/08/2019

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for July 2019, on its investor relations website. 

Lydda Capital Limited Becomes A BISX Broker Dealer

Date 06/08/2019

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is pleased to announce that Lydda Capital Limited (Lydda) has become a BISX Broker-Dealer Member.

CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 06/08/2019

Futures commission merchants (FCMs) and retail foreign exchange dealers (RFEDs) must file monthly financial reports with the CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) within 17 business days after the end of the month. Selected financial information from these reports is published below. The most recent month-end information generally is added within 12 business days after FCMs and RFEDs file their reports, but occasionally may be added later. For example:  The 17th business day filing “due date" for February 28, 2015 financial reports was March 25, 2015.  The 12 business day target for posting these data was April 10, 2015.

TABB Publishes US Institutional Equity Trading Broker League Tables For 2019: Morgan Stanley Tops Commissions, Virtu/ITG For Algorithms, Jones Trading For Non-Electronic Blocks - Benchmark Study Ranks 70 Brokers On Commissions, Algorithms, Innovation, High-/Low-Touch Coverage, Electronic/Non-Electronic Blocks, Execution Consulting, Research, Market Structure Insight, Trading Analytics, CRB, Capital Commitment

Date 06/08/2019

Continuing its series of exclusive benchmark research information covering US Institutional Equity Trading for the past 15 years, TABB Group today published its third of six studies aggregating the collective intelligence drawn during the first and second quarters of 2019 from 92 heads of trading at institutional investors on the capabilities and services provided by 70 brokers.

FIA July 2019 SEF Tracker

Date 06/08/2019

Trading volume on SEFs reached a record level of $816.2 billion in average notional value per day during July 2019, down 18.8% from the previous month but up 42.8% from a year ago. This was the seventh highest level of daily trading since FIA began tracking SEF trading in 2014.