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CME Group Announces Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures All-Time Daily Volume Record, Surpassing 1.2 Million Contracts

Date 14/11/2018

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it reached a daily trading volume record of 1,232,635 contracts for Henry Hub Natural Gas futures on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, surpassing the previous record of 1,022,858 contracts set on Jan. 12, 2018. Additional energy futures and options volume records reached yesterday include:

IOSCO Seeks Feedback On Proposed Framework For Assessing Leverage In Investment Funds

Date 14/11/2018

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is requesting feedback on a proposed framework to help measure leverage used by investment funds which in some circumstances could pose financial stability risks.

Comptroller Of The Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Discusses Condition Of The U.S. Banking System

Date 14/11/2018

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting today discussed the condition of the U.S. federal banking system during a speech in Tokyo.

Update Of FCA Press Release In Relation To Darren Newton

Date 14/11/2018

Further to the press release issued earlier today in relation to the Darren Newton Final Notice, due to an administrative error on the part of the Tribunal, the Tribunal has informed the FCA this afternoon that it has now directed that Mr Newton may make an application for the reinstatement of his Tribunal reference, provided he does so within one month (i.e. by 14 December 2018). Accordingly, the FCA has removed its earlier press release and the Final Notice from its website, and no decision has been made. 

ESMA Updates Q&A On Short-Selling Regulation

Date 14/11/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the Short-Selling Regulation (SSR).

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2018 Article IV Consultation With The United Kingdom

Date 14/11/2018

On November 12, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the United Kingdom.

FSB Publishes Progress Report On Reforming Major Interest Rate Benchmarks

Date 14/11/2018

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published its latest progress report on implementation of its recommendations to reform major interest rate benchmarks. The report sets out the progress made on the development of overnight nearly risk-free rates (RFRs), and markets based on these rates, and on further reforms to interbank offered rates (IBORs). The FSB has recently intensified its monitoring and coordination efforts given the importance of effective implementation of the reforms.

ACER Publishes Its Analysis On The Romanian Tariff Code Implementation For Gas

Date 14/11/2018

The Agency published today its Report on the implementation of the Network Code on Harmonised Transmission Tariff Structures for Gas in Romania.

The20th Latibex Forum Starts Tomorrow - Nearly 50 Companies And 200 Intermediaries And Investors To Meet At The Madrid Stock Exchange During The Next Two Days At The Forum’s Twentieth Annual Meeting

Date 14/11/2018

The Latibex Forum, hosted by BME, begins its 20th edition tomorrow in the Madrid stock exchange palace building with an opening event that will have the presence of the Minister for the Economy and Business, Nadia Calviño as special guest, in addition to José Antonio Álvarez, CEO of Banco Santander, Fernando Ruiz, Chairman of Deloitte and Antonio Vázquez , Chairman of IAG, and Antonio Zoido, Chairman of BME, who will welcome all attendees.

Mohammed bin Rashid Enacts Changes To the DIFC’s Legal and Regulatory Framework To Further Enhance Growth And Investment

Date 14/11/2018

• New laws will increase ease of doing business in the DIFC, balanced with appropriate levels of protection and international best practice