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ASIC Permanently Bans Macquarie Financial Adviser

Date 13/02/2020

ASIC has permanently banned Queensland financial adviser Mr Warren Scott Acworth from providing financial services.

ASX Limited Half-Year Results To 31 December 2019 (1H20)

Date 12/02/2020

Financial highlights relative to the prior comparative period (pcp 1H19) based on the Group’s segment reporting 

• Solid earnings growth – EBIT up 6.0% to $315.1m and NPAT up 1.8% to $250.4m  
• Pleasing performance by all major businesses – operating revenue up 7.1% to $454.9m 
• Core activity plus strategic initiatives drove higher shareholder returns – interim dividend up 1.7% to 116.4 cents per share 
• Ongoing investment in operational infrastructure and risk management to strengthen foundations, support future growth and ensure long-term sustainability

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 12/02/2020

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Distributed Ledger Technology Implementations Require Refreshed Approach To Security, According To New DTCC Paper - Calls For Coordinated Strategy Around The Development Of A Principles-Based Framework To Identify And Address DLT-Specific Security Risks

Date 12/02/2020

With the adoption of distributed ledger technology (DLT) expected to grow in financial services, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today published a white paper, Security of DLT Networks, that recommends establishing a comprehensive industry-wide DLT Security Framework to review existing security guidelines, gaps in the approach to DLT security, and the need for increased standards. The paper also suggests the possible formation of an Industry Consortium to spearhead this topic.

SIFMA CEO Testifies Regarding The Securities Industry Commitment To Enhancing Diversity And Inclusion

Date 12/02/2020

SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen delivered testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion about SIFMA members’ commitment to diversity and inclusion in the securities industry.

Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam At The ISDA/SIFMA AMG Benchmark Strategies Forum 2020, New York, New York

Date 12/02/2020

Introduction

Good morning.  I want to thank Scott O’Malia and his staff at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and SIFMA AMG for holding this important event and giving me an opportunity to participate.  Before I begin, please allow me to remind you that the views I express today are my own and do not represent the views of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “the Commission”) or my fellow Commissioners.

Nadex Product Schedule For The President’s Day Holiday On Monday, February 17, 2020

Date 12/02/2020

Nadex will observe the following product specific trading hours for the week of February 17, 2020:

Cboe Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary Of Cboe One Feed

Date 12/02/2020

• Cost-effective, high-quality U.S. equities reference quotes and trade data for market participants
• Key milestones include growth in user adoption, broadened market data franchise, and expanded global presence to serve customers around the world

Market Data: Split, Or Be Told How To Govern - By Kelvin To, Founder And President Of Data Boiler Technologies

Date 12/02/2020

I applaud the SEC for its courage to propose NMS governance structure reform even as the large exchange groups hold tremendous voting power in the Equity Data Plans. I have no objection to the Commission’s proposal, because the root cause of today’s equity market data problems is the unclear delineation of rights between exchanges, which sell market data, and trading firms, which generate that data. And I agree that the transformation of the exchanges into publicly owned companies and the emergence of exchange groups controlling multiple venues exacerbate the conflicts-of-interest issue.

EACH Publishes The ‘EACH Framework On CSDR Settlement Discipline’

Date 12/02/2020

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) publishes today the EACH Framework on CSDR Settlement Discipline as developed by the EACH Securities Operations Working Group. With this Framework EACH intends to provide public and private stakeholders with details of EACH’s implementation of the CSDR settlement discipline provisions that affect CCPs. This should help all market participants to prepare for the date of entry into force of the CSDR Settlement Discipline Regime, which is currently set to 13th September 2020 although there is an ESMA proposals to extend it to 1st February 2021 currently under review by EU Authorities. This Framework should also contribute to the overall aim of CSDR to harmonise certain aspects of the settlement cycle and settlement discipline as well as to provide a set of common requirements for CSDs for both domestic and cross-border transactions.