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SEC Investor Advisory Committee To Meet On July 25

Date 11/07/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on July 25. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room at SEC headquarters at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. and is open to the public. The meeting will be webcast live and archived on the committee’s website for later viewing.

ESMA Updates Q&As On MiFID II And MiFIR Investor Protection And Intermediaries

Date 11/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

ESMA Appoints A New Member To Its SMSG

Date 11/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has appointed a new member to its Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG). 

Eurex - Fixed Income Highlights - July 2019 edition

Date 11/07/2019

EEX: Comment On Draft Regulation For Innovation Tenders For Renewable Energy Sources

Date 11/07/2019

EEX commented on the draft regulation for the introduction of innovation tenders for new renewable energy sources proposed by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). EEX is sceptical about the proposed fixed market premium based on produced energy to be not innovative. Instead, EEX is proposing to use a fixed market premium or investment promotion based on installed capacity. Hence level of support would be reduced to a minimum while market participation would be extended.

Statement Of Commissioner Dawn D. Stump For The CFTC Open Meeting, July 11, 2019

Date 11/07/2019

Open Meeting on:

1. Proposed Rule – Registration with Alternative Compliance for Non-U.S. Derivatives Clearing Organizations; and 
2. Supplemental Proposal – Exemption from Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration

TISE Announces New NED Of Regulatory Arm

Date 11/07/2019

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has announced Adrienne Muir as a new Non-Executive Director of its regulatory arm, The International Stock Exchange Authority Limited (TISEA).

FSB: Cyber Incident Response And Recovery: Survey Of Industry Practices

Date 11/07/2019

The FSB is developing a toolkit of effective practices relating to a financial institution’s response to, and recovery from, a cyber incident. The toolkit aims to provide financial institutions and authorities with a set of effective practices and will be based on the shared experience and diversity of perspectives gathered by the FSB, including through responses to its survey of industry practices.

Moscow Exchange Changes The Tick Size From The 1st Of August 2019

Date 11/07/2019

To increase the effectiveness of equity market microstructure, MOEX establishes the new tick size and Decimals parameter for the following stocks starting 1st August 2019 in the following trading modes:

• Main trading mode Т+ ("Т+2" order book)
• Odd lots trading mode
• Dark pool trading mode
• Equities D — Main trading mode Т+
• Negotiated trading mode(NTM)
• Equities D (NTM) trading mode
• NTM with CCP trading mode

CaixaBank Named Spain’s Best Bank 2019, Western Europe’s Best Bank For Corporate Responsibility And Western Europe’s Best Bank Transformation By Euromoney

Date 11/07/2019

• The British publication has presented the company with three awards in its Awards for Excellence 2019, highlighting the bank's transformation in recent years to become the leading entity in Spain and a benchmark in socially responsible banking in Europe.
• CaixaBank has received Spain’s Best Bank award from Euromoney five times in the last eight years.