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CFTC Commissioners Behnam And Quintenz To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The 33rd Annual FIA Futures & Options Expo

Date 12/10/2017

WHAT:	Commissioners Rostin Behnam and Brian Quintenz will join FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken in a Fireside Chat at their first FIA Conference since being sworn in as CFTC Commissioners.
WHEN:	October 18, 2017 9:00 a.m.
WHERE:	Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: Bob Phelps Selected To Be Deputy Comptroller For Supervision Risk Management

Date 12/10/2017

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced Bob Phelps will be its next Deputy Comptroller for Supervision Risk Management, effective October 30, 2017.
IMF Brings Policymakers Together To Foster Cooperation On FinTech

Date 12/10/2017

Representatives from over 40 advanced and emerging economies and international institutions met in Washington to discuss Fintech, the impact of technological change in the financial sector. Ministers of finance and economics, central bank governors, and other senior officials came together at the invitation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to share experiences and discuss potential policy and regulatory responses.
EBA Provides Guidance To Authorities And Institutions On Brexit Relocations

Date 12/10/2017

The EBA published today an Opinion on Brexit to ensure the consistent application of Union legislation to businesses seeking to establish or enhance their EU27 presence in order to retain access to the EU Single Market. The Opinion aims at providing greater certainty to firms and ultimately at ensuring a level playing field. In the Opinion, the EBA addresses a number of relevant policy topics relating to authorisations, the prudential regulation and supervision of investment firms, internal models, outsourcing, internal governance, risk transfers via back-to-back and intragroup operations, and resolution and deposit guarantee scheme issues. The EBA will monitor how the Opinion will be applied in practice by authorities and will continue its policy and risk analysis work in relation to the challenges posed by Brexit.
SEC Announces Whistleblower Award Of More Than A Million Dollars

Date 12/10/2017

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.

Torstone Technology Expands Offering Into US Market

Date 12/10/2017

Torstone Technology, a leading provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, today announces that Peel Hunt, an independent corporate broking, advisory and trading house focusing on mid & small-cap companies, is expanding its use of Inferno for its US business, Peel Hunt Inc.
Mizuho Americas Expands Equities Platform With Program Trading And Electronic Trading

Date 12/10/2017

Mizuho Americas today announced the establishment of Program Trading and Electronic Trading to complement the equity offerings of its securities division.
Rethinking Monetary Policy In A New Normal, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At The Panel On Monetary Policy "Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy," A Conference Sponsored By The Peterson Institute For International Economics, Washington D.C.

Date 12/10/2017

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I enjoyed Ben Bernanke's paper titled "Monetary Policy in a New Era." He presents a compelling diagnosis of the issues facing policymakers and discusses a variety of policy options. Bernanke proposes an approach to policy that is elegant and straightforward to communicate. I will focus on those elements that I find particularly relevant for the challenges faced by policymakers and suggest some implications and complications. My comments are not intended to address current policy.
CUSIP Request Volume Signals Slowdown In Q4 Corporate Equity And Muni Bond Issuance - Continued Volatility In Pre-Trade Market Highlights Caution Among Issuers

Date 12/10/2017

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for September 2017. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity, found mixed results this month. Pre-trade requests for new municipal bond and corporate equity identifiers decreased in September, while requests for new corporate debt identifiers increased during the month. This is suggestive of a possible decrease in new municipal bond and corporate equity issuance and an increase in new corporate debt issuance in the fourth quarter of 2017.
EBA Corrects Portfolio Identifiers For 2018 Benchmarking Exercise To Ensure Effective Data Validation

Date 12/10/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) rectified today Annex 1 of its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on benchmarking of internal approaches, which had been amended on 4 May 2017 to define the benchmarking portfolios for the 2018 benchmarking exercise.