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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.

NSD Repository Registers 99% Of Transactions Subject To Reporting In Russia - National Settlement Depository (NSD) Took Part In The 12th International Forum “Russian Derivative Market.”

Date 16/10/2017

The event was focused on analysing the current state and development trends in Russian and international derivative markets, recent legislative and regulatory changes, changes in infrastructure for conducting transactions with derivatives, and on discussing problems and new trends in the derivative market.

HKEX, CICC And Kazakhstan's Sovereign Wealth Fund Host Belt & Road Conference

Date 16/10/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC) and Samruk Kazyna (SK), Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, today jointly hosted a conference in Hong Kong entitled "Kazakhstan Investor Day – Belt & Road Initiative" that brought together representatives of HKEX and CICC, Kazakhstan government leaders and investors seeking emerging markets exposure to learn about the latest developments and opportunities in Kazakhstan and initiatives to support Mainland China’s Belt & Road initiative.

Bank of England: SONIA Reform To Be Implemented On 23 April 2018

Date 16/10/2017

Press release​

The Bank of England has today confirmed that its reforms to the SONIA interest rate benchmark will take effect on Monday 23 April 2018.

ESMA Launches Key MiFID II And MAR Financial Instrument Reference Database

Date 16/10/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today launched the second phase of its Financial Instrument Reference Database (FIRDS). The launch involves providing access to the database containing the currently available reference data that will eventually enable market participants to identify instruments subject to MAR and MiFID II/MiFIR reference data reporting requirements. This will allow market participants to prepare their reporting systems ahead of the go-live date on 3 January 2018.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Launches The Asset Management Authorisation Hub

Date 16/10/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched its new asset management authorisation hub.