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Euronext Announces Quarterly Review Results Of The CAC Family Indices

Date 09/03/2017

Euronext today announced the results of the quarterly reweighting of the CAC family indices, which took place after close of the markets on Thursday 9 March 2017. The changes following the review will be effective from 20 March 2017.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Working With Industry To Apply Distributed Ledger Technology In Securities Settlement And Cross Border Payments

Date 09/03/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the successful conclusion of the proof-of-concept project to conduct domestic inter-bank payments using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The project, in partnership with R31 and a consortium2 of financial institutions, was first announced on 16 November 2016 by MAS.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Multilateral Joint Research On Financial Trading On Blockchains

Date 09/03/2017

Overview

As FinTech has been developing, it is transforming the financial industry, and this development is based on various key technologies. In particular, blockchain technology enables ledgers to be managed in a distributed manner, and if used more widely it could transform the financial and economic landscapes.

Remarks At The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee Meeting, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, March 9, 2017

Date 09/03/2017

I want to welcome everyone this morning. I also want to join Acting Chairman Piwowar in extending a special welcome to the newest member of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, Jerome Solomon.

In both today’s IAC meeting and in tomorrow’s Evidence Summit, we will be focused on improving the investor experience.

ETFGI Reports ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Gathered Record Inflows Of 68 Billion US Dollars And Assets Reached A New High Of 3.844 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of February 2017

Date 09/03/2017

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today following on from January’s strong start to the year assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high of US$3.844 trillion at the end February 2017 surpassing the prior record of US$3.689 trillion set at the end of January 2017.  

MIAX Options And MIAX PEARL - Daylight Saving Time - March 2017

Date 09/03/2017

MIAX Exchanges are scheduled to begin Daylight Saving at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 12, 2017.  The MIAX will adjust the system times ahead 1 hour for trading beginning Monday, March 13, 2017.

Remarks To The SEC Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Acting Chairman Michael S. Piwowar, Washington, D.C., March 9, 2017

Date 09/03/2017

Good morning, and welcome to the first Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) meeting of 2017.

I see several familiar faces here today.  On behalf of all of us here at the Commission, I would like to extend our thanks to the members of the IAC for your continued service to our agency and our country.  I am also delighted to welcome the IAC’s newest member, Jerry Solomon.

Ex-Associate Partner At IBM Joins Bovill, The International Regulatory Consultancy

Date 09/03/2017

Bovill, the financial services regulatory consultancy, has today announced that Philip Halford has joined its London office.

Autonomous Research Launches Fintech Initiative, Highlighting The Digitization Of $6.5bn Of Industry Revenue

Date 09/03/2017

Autonomous Research, a global research firm focused on the financial services sector, announced today the launch of Autonomous NEXT, a set of products and services offering in-depth analysis of banking innovation and fintech.

ECB Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 09/03/2017

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively. The Governing Council continues to expect the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of the net asset purchases.