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Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo To The ISDA Regulators And Industry Forum, Singapore, “Optimizing Swaps Trading And Clearing For Our Economic Aspirations”

Date 13/11/2017

Introduction

Good morning. It’s great to be here with you in Singapore.

I am in the midst of a trip through Asia to visit with my regulatory counterparts and derivatives market participants. It is an honor to do so at the same time as our American President.

ISDA CEO Scott O'Malia's Welcoming Remarks ISDA Regulators And Industry Forum

Date 13/11/2017

Good morning, and welcome to our Singapore derivatives forum. Our event today brings together regulators and industry participants from across the globe to discuss the substantial progress made in regulatory reform, and the impact on Asia-Pacific.

BME: VOCENTO To Issue Commercial Paper On MARF - For A Maximum Outstanding Amount Of €50 Million

Date 13/11/2017

The Mercado Alternativo de Renta Fija (MARF) has registered a Commercial Paper Programme by Vocento with a maximum outstanding amount of €50 million. Under this programme and up to November 2018 the company will have the possibility to issue individual tranches of commercial paper with minimum denominations of €100,000 and maturities up to 24 months.

Al Mawared Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 13 November 2017

Date 13/11/2017

Click here to download Al Mawared's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

Comment By Dr Daniele Bianchi, Warwick Business School's Assistant Professor Of Finance, On Bitcoin Price Dropping 29%

Date 13/11/2017

Commenting on Bitcoin price dropping 29%, Dr Daniele Bianchi, Warwick Business School's Assistant Professor of Finance. said: "The large drop in Bitcoin prices is probably due to the competition of Bitcoin Cash, which in fact increased its market capitalisation quickly and has now surpassed Ripple and Litecoin, and is approaching Ethereum, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Perhaps frustrated by the cancelled technology update of the original Bitcoin blockchain, which was announced recently, an increasing number of users are switching to Bitcoin Cash which allows for bigger block sizing, giving ample capacity for everybody's transactions, as opposed to Bitcoin's cap at 1MB blocks.

AFME And IA Publish Updated Equities Electronic Trading Questionnaire Ready For MiFID II

Date 13/11/2017

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the Investment Association (IA) have today published an updated version of the Equities Electronic Order Handling Questionnaire incorporating the obligations and requirements set out under MiFID II.

MIAX Options - Firm Lines Are Now Available After Failover To Matching Engine Cloud 13 Backup

Date 13/11/2017

All MIAX Options Firm lines are currently available as of 08:00 am EST.

Abu Dhabi Global Market Proposes New Remote Membership Framework

Date 13/11/2017

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has issued a consultation paper inviting public feedback on its proposal to introduce a new Remote Membership framework as well as various other amendments to enhance ADGM’s capital market regime.

HKEX’s First Ferrous Metal Product, Iron Ore Futures, Debuts

Date 13/11/2017

• Day session volume of 1,022 contracts
• 11 Exchange Participants traded product in day session
• Good debut for HKEX’s first ferrous metals product  

LSEG’s UnaVista And MTS Collaborate On SFTR Reporting Solution

Date 13/11/2017

• Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) expected to go live in 2019
• SFTR will require firms to report transactions including repo trades to an approved EU trade repository
• Firms trading on MTS’s new Global Collateral Management segment can utilise UnaVista’s Trade Repository