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CFTC Announces Clearinghouse Liquidity Stress Test Results

Date 16/10/2017

Staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a report detailing the results of an evaluation of settlement liquidity at clearinghouses. The purpose of the analysis was to assess the impact of a hypothetical extreme but plausible market scenario on the ability of three clearinghouses to meet their settlement obligations on time. It is the second systemic stress testing report issued by CFTC, following its Supervisory Stress Test of Clearinghouses published in November 2016.

SEC Announces Whistleblower Award Of More Than A Million Dollars

Date 16/10/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a whistleblower has earned an award of more than $1 million for providing the SEC with new information and substantial corroborating documentation of a securities law violation by a registered entity that impacted retail customers.  

DTCC Unveils Framework For Assessing Fintech's Impact On Financial Stability In New White Paper - Fintech Could Materially Change The Risk Landscape In The Years To Come In Either Positive Or Negative Ways

Date 16/10/2017

As experimentation and development of new fintech applications continues to grow, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today unveiled a new framework of nine key factors to assess when considering its impact on financial stability.

Moscow Exchange Will Change The Tick Size On The Stock Market Since November 1, 2017

Date 16/10/2017

Moscow Stock Exchange will change the tick size on the stock market since November 1, 2017 for the following shares:

Turquoise Makes AIM Stocks Available For Trading

Date 16/10/2017

• New channel of execution for FTSE AIM UK 50 constituents
• Expands Turquoise’s broad universe of over 4,300 stocks from 19 European countries to trading members
• Reflects increasing demand for trading small and mid-caps
• Reinforces Turquoise’s commitment to market innovation
• Block trading mechanism, Turquoise Plato Block Discovery™ celebrates its third anniversary

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Participate In A Fireside Chat At Georgetown University’s Fintech Conference

Date 16/10/2017

Tradeweb Launches Electronic Swaptions Trading On TW SEF - An Automated Workflow Brings Greater Efficiency To Swaptions Market On Tradeweb

Date 16/10/2017

Tradeweb Markets, a leading global provider of fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, announced the launch of swaptions trading on TW SEF. Garda Capital Partners LP, an alternative asset manager focused on providing uncorrelated fixed income investment strategies, executed the first fully-electronic swaption on TW SEF at the end of Q3 2017. Eight swap dealers are live on the platform, with another four in the process of on-boarding.

Al Mawared Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report 16 October 2017

Date 16/10/2017

Click here to download Al Mawared's  Amman Stock Exchange weekly report.

Accuity Launches Screening Technology For Transparent, Traceable And Auditable Financial Crime Compliance - Major Enhancements In Transaction Screening Will Help Clients Be Regulator-Ready

Date 16/10/2017

Accuity, the global financial crime compliance, payments and KYC solutions provider, today announced the launch of its latest generation of transaction screening technology designed to help clients automate and gain an end-to-end view of their financial crime compliance screening so that they can demonstrate their compliance policy in action to regulators.

Earthport PLC Chooses Broadridge Financial Solutions To Host FX And Cash Management Processing

Date 16/10/2017

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.  (NYSE:BR) announced that Earthport PLC, a financial services company that provides cross-border payment services to business enterprises and banks, has chosen Broadridge’s hosted service for Foreign Exchange and Cash Management processing.