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CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief For Swap Dealers Doing Business in EU

Date 01/02/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued a time-limited no-action letter stating that, from February 4, 2017 to May 8, 2017, it will not recommend an enforcement action against a swap dealer (SD) that is subject to, and in compliance with, the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives in the European Union (EMIR RTS) for failure to comply with the CFTC’s final margin rule (Final Margin Rule).

Deutsche Börse AG: Deutsche Börse AG Co-Operates With Investigation By Public Prosecutor

Date 01/02/2017

The Public Prosecutor's Office of Frankfurt am Main today investigated at Deutsche Börse AG in respect of a share purchase by its Chief Executive Officer which was carried out on 14 December 2015 in implementation of the Executive Board's remuneration programme as approved by the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG. Such programme provides for an investment of the Executive Board Members in shares of Deutsche Börse AG. Deutsche Börse AG and the Chief Executive Officer fully co-operate with the public prosecutor.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: January 2017

Date 01/02/2017

• Trading turnover of CHF 120.1bn (+11.7% month-on-month) and number of trades 4,202,724 (+10.3% month-on-month)
• Average trading turnover per day: CHF 5.7bn
• First Trust Global Funds new ETF issuer on SIX Swiss Exchange

EEX Trading Results For January 2017 - EEX Increases Volumes In Power Options And Agricultural Products

Date 01/02/2017

In January 2017, European Energy Exchange (EEX) reached a volume of 291.1 TWh on its power derivatives markets (January 2016: 332.4 TWh). At 658,271 MWh, volumes in the Dutch market have more than tripled compared to the previous year (January 2016: 160,302 MWh). In the Swiss power derivatives market, volumes increased by 37% to 707,826 MWh (January 2016: 515,380 MWh). Trading in power options increased by 28% to 16.0 TWh (January 2016: 12.5 TWh).

FlexTrade Appoints Matthew York Product Owner – Fixed Income

Date 01/02/2017

FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the appointment of Matthew York as Product Owner – Fixed Income.  Based in the company’s London office, York will lead product and business development for FlexTrade’s fixed income EMS.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review From 28 January 2017 To 01 February 2017

Date 01/02/2017

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Depozitarul Central Implemented EU Standards For Corporate Actions Processing.

Date 01/02/2017

Depozitarul Central announces the approval of its rulebook amendments regarding the corporate actions standardization and provides to issuers and participants a new application for transmitting the information regarding the corporate events of securities for which Depozitarul Central acts as the issuer CSD. Through this application, the issuers transmit in a standardized electronic format the corporate action details. Depozitarul Central’s participants will receive that information in the same format and will be able to instruct on behalf of their clients for the corporate actions with options. The application can be accessed by participants also via SWIFT network and by the issuers via internet, using a digital certificate issued by any digital certification service provider recognized in Romania.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Monthly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report By Nationality And Investor Type

Date 01/02/2017

The total value of shares traded for the month  ending 31 January 2017 amounted to SAR 103.24 billion, decreasing by 10.20% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,658.62 billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 1.39% over the previous month.

FSB Consults On Guidance For CCP Resolution And Resolution Planning

Date 01/02/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published for consultation draft Guidance on Central Counterparty Resolution and Resolution Planning. With central counterparties (CCPs) an increasingly important part of the financial system, particularly following post-crisis reforms to mandate central clearing of certain standardised over-the-counter derivatives, it is vital that CCPs do not themselves become a new source of “too-big-to-fail risk”.

ESMA Announces Details Of 2017 CCP Stress Test

Date 01/02/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today the framework for its 2017 pan-EU stress test exercise on central counterparties (CCPs). The exercise covers 17 EU CCPs including all products currently cleared by these CCPs and will assess the resilience and safety of the EU’s CCPs from a systemic risk viewpoint.