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The Nexus Of Equity Market Structure And Investor Relations: Remarks At The 2019 Annual Conference Of The National Investor Relations Institute - Brett Redfearn, SEC Director, Division Of Trading And Markets[1] - Phoenix, Arizona

Date 03/06/2019

Good morning. And thank you Mike for the kind introduction.

ESMA Updates MiFID Q&AS On Transparency Issues

Date 03/06/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding transparency issues under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

SEC: Ahmed Abonamah Named Deputy Director Of The Office Of Municipal Securities

Date 03/06/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ahmed Abonamah has been named Deputy Director of the agency’s Office of Municipal Securities (OMS).

Eris Swap Futures Open Interest Surges At CME

Date 03/06/2019

ESMA Launches A Common Supervisory Action With NCAs On MiFID II Appropriateness Rules

Date 03/06/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is launching a common supervisory action (CSA) which participant national competent authorities (NCAs) will carry out simultaneously, in the second half of 2019.

SEC Announces Kevin Zerrusen As Senior Advisor To The Chairman For Cybersecurity Policy

Date 03/06/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kevin A. Zerrusen will serve as Chairman Jay Clayton's Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Policy. In this role, Mr. Zerrusen will coordinate efforts across the agency to address cybersecurity policy, engage with external stakeholders, and help enhance the SEC’s mechanisms for assessing cyber-related risks.

Revised Lists Of The Moscow Exchange Indices Announced

Date 03/06/2019

Today Moscow Exchange announced the results of the quarterly review for MOEX indices. All changes will be implemented from 21 June 2019. The Exchange has also set free floats for a number of companies.

SEC Awards $3 Million To Joint Whistleblowers

Date 03/06/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of $3 million to whistleblowers whose tip launched the SEC's investigation and subsequent successful enforcement action involving an alleged securities law violation that impacted retail investors. The whistleblowers submitted their tip jointly to the Commission and will share the award.  In this case, the whistleblowers also undertook significant and timely steps to have their employer remediate the harm caused by the alleged violations.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo At Commissione Nazionale Per Le Societa E La Borsa (CONSOB), Rome, Italy - “The New Futurism: 21st Century Financial Markets, Technology And Regulation”

Date 03/06/2019

I am delighted to join all of you today.  My thanks to [Chairman Paolo Savona,] Dottore Carmine Di Noia and Condirectore Nicoletta Giusto.

SIX Trading Key Figures: May 2019

Date 03/06/2019

In May, trading turnover on the Swiss stock exchange was down -6.7% on the previous month and reached CHF 113.7 billion. There was also an slight decrease in the number of transactions by -0.8% to 4,630,238. In comparison with the corresponding period last year, trading turnover was down by -5.3% at CHF 583.6 billion, while the number of trades dropped by -15.2% to 22,589,720. Since the beginning of the year, the SMI® rose by 13.0%; having reached a new all-time high in the previous month, as at the end of May it reclined by -2.5% to 9524.0 points.