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BOX Options Exchange: New Chicago POP

Date 18/05/2017

At the end of July 2017, BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) will offer a new point-of-presence site(“POP”) at the Equinix-CH1 data center in Chicago, IL.

Bats Welcomes New WisdomTree Fund To The Bats ETF Marketplace - 34 Issuers, 174 Funds Now Listed On Bats In The U.S.

Date 18/05/2017

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company, and a leading market for exchange-traded product (ETP) trading globally, today welcomed a new WisdomTree fund to the Bats ETF Marketplace, the 19th fund to be listed with exchange.

Iberclear Adopts Swift´s My Standards Service

Date 18/05/2017

• The tool allows participants to adapt their financial messaging to ISO 15022 standards
• It will assist in the integration of participants into T2S in September

Statement Of Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary, United States Department Of The Treasury Before The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs United States Senate

Date 18/05/2017

Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Brown, and members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today for the first time as Treasury Secretary. During my confirmation hearing I promised to work with Congress to create and maintain prosperity for all Americans. I want to reaffirm that commitment to you today.

National Settlement Depository Launches Linked Transactions Service

Date 18/05/2017

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has launched a linked transactions service. The service allows customers to efficiently manage their assets by creating a pool of linked instructions to be executed consecutively in accordance with specific conditions.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts - Margin Rates For MTR Corporation Ltd. After Capital Adjustment

Date 18/05/2017

As previously advised in the circular (Ref.: MO/DT/028/17) dated 9 March 2017, capital adjustments as a result of the Second Special Dividend will be made to the positions of MTR Corporation Ltd. (“MTR”) Futures Contracts which exist after the market close on 18 May 2017, i.e. the business day immediately before 19 May 2017.

Reuters Launches Reuters Connect, A Content Marketplace Driven By The Needs Of Modern Day Publishing

Date 18/05/2017

Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, announced today the launch of Reuters Connect, a content marketplace featuring all of Reuters multimedia content, as well as a diverse array of content from other leading media organizations around the world. Reuters Connect is designed to be a faster, more intelligent way for Reuters News Agency customers to source all the content they need via a single destination. Content providers on the platform include BBC, USA TODAY Sports, Omnisport (part of Perform Content), Variety, Hollywood TV, Jukin Media, Africa24 and more.

HKEX Holds Israel Day Conference

Date 18/05/2017

• HKEX explains benefits of listing in Hong Kong to Israeli enterprises
• Israeli enterprises showcase their technologies
• 200+ guests include Consul General of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau

ESMA Finds Improvements In Regulators’ Supervisory Practices Concerning MiFID Rules On Fair, Clear And Not Misleading Information

Date 18/05/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Follow-up Report on the actions undertaken by ten National Competent Authorities (NCAs) in addressing deficiencies identified in the 2014 Peer Review on MiFID Conduct of Business rules relating to fair, clear and not misleading information (2014 Review). ESMA welcomes the efforts made by most of the ten NCAs. 

National Settlement Depository Sums Up Q1 2017 Results - The Value Of Assets Under Custody Grew 11% And Reached Rub 35.2 Trillion - 635 Shareholder Meetings Were Initiated Via E-Proxy Voting Technology

Date 18/05/2017

Central Securities Depository

The first phase of the centralized system for record-keeping and distributing Unit Investment Trust (UIT) units was put into commercial operation. As part of the first phase, an automated system for purchasing, repaying, and exchanging UIT units owned by broker clients was created using a two-level nominee holding scheme.