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SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendations In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For New Year’s Day & Bank Holidays

Date 12/12/2018

SIFMA has confirmed its previous holiday recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday and Japan Bank holidays.

Statement Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo On The Passing Of Robert Cox

Date 12/12/2018

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo issued the following statement on the passing of Robert T. Cox, vice president in the financial markets group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago:

"We are deeply saddened at the loss of Bob Cox, a tremendous figure in the derivatives community," said Giancarlo. "Throughout his career, Bob found meaningful ways to contribute to the CFTC's mission to oversee American derivatives clearinghouses - from serving on advisory committees to participating in agency discussions and consultations. His absence will be deeply felt here at the agency, as it will no doubt be throughout the financial markets."

SEC: Three Developers Settle Charges of Fraudulent EB-5 Offering

Date 12/12/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that three Houston-area developers have agreed to settle charges that they misused investor funds raised from 90 Chinese investors under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program on unrelated projects.

A Safe Harbour In Times Of Significant Stress By Greg Wojciechowski, CEO, Bermuda Stock Exchange

Date 12/12/2018

An article written by Greg Wojciechowski, CEO, Bermuda Stock Exchange, has been published in the IFC Review 2019.

https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=c7d079ce-f00e-4046-88fe-124e9577c596 

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 12/12/2018

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

ECC: Götz Dittrich Appointed As New Chief Operating Officer

Date 12/12/2018

At its meeting on 11st December 2018, the Supervisory Board of European Commodity Clearing (ECC) appointed Dr Götz Dittrich as a new member of the Management Board.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Rise Above 5 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of November 2018

Date 12/12/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$60.55 Bn during November. Following October trends, all regions but the Middle East and Africa continued to see positive net flows. Total assets invested in the global ETF and ETP industry rose 2.33% by the end of November, from US$4.95 Tn at the end of October, to US$5.06 Tn, according to ETFGI’s October 2018 Global ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Iberclear Launches A New Cross Border Custody & Settlement Service On 17 December

Date 12/12/2018

• It will also feature value-added services and increase self-collaterisation capabilities with Target2-Securities

EEX: Supervisory Board Appoints Jens Rick As Management Board Member

Date 12/12/2018

At its meeting on 11st December 2018, the Supervisory Board of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) appointed Jens Rick as member of the Management Board. As of 1 February 2019, Mr Rick will assume the newly created position of the Chief Information Officer.

FIA Welcomes Progress On Clearinghouse Access

Date 12/12/2018

FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement regarding reported action by the European Commission to deem UK’s regulatory and legal framework for UK CCPs as equivalent under EMIR for a 12-month period in the event of a no-deal Brexit. FIA believes this is an important step toward ensuring market stability during this uncertain time and continued access to UK CCPs by EU27 firms, and we hope that the other necessary steps for timely recognition of UK CCPs will follow shortly.