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Clarification Letter To SEC From Port Authority Of New York And New Jersey

Date 10/01/2017

BY HAND AND E-MAIL

Mr. Sanjay Wadhwa
Ms. Celeste Chase
Mr. Osman Nawaz
Securities & Exchange Commission
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281

Re:       Roadway Projects Settlement - Press Release

Dear Messrs. Wadhwa and Nawaz and Ms. Chase:

I write on behalf of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with respect to the press release issued earlier today by The Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the settlement relating to the Roadway Projects that resulted in the agreed Consent Order.  The press release is actually or potentially misleading in two respects.  The Port Authority formally requests that the SEC issue a public statement correcting the misleading aspects of the press release as soon as possible.

MIAX Options Exchange: Amendments To MIAX Options Rule 515A - PRIME

Date 10/01/2017

MIAX Options has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to make the MIAX Options PRIME pilot program permanent. 

Canadian Securities Regulators Seek Input On Potential Impacts Of Discontinuing Embedded Commissions

Date 10/01/2017

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for a 150-day comment period CSA Consultation Paper 81-408 - Consultation on the Option of Discontinuing Embedded Commissions (Consultation Paper), which seeks input on the option of discontinuing embedded commissions and the potential impacts of such a change on Canadian investors and market participants.

MIAX Options Exchange: MIAX Options Holiday Schedule - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Date 10/01/2017

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2017 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Office Of Financial Research Update: 2016 Annual Research Review

Date 10/01/2017

The OFR posted today posted the 2016 Annual Research Review, which contains synopses of our working papers, briefs, and viewpoint published in fiscal 2016. Two themes emerge. First, our research reflects the importance of our independent view, which we are free to take because the OFR does not make policy. Second, the publication illustrates the importance of our mandate to improve financial data. 

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad Before The London School Of Economics

Date 10/01/2017

Introduction

Thank you, Eva, for that warm introduction. I’m very pleased to be here.

I join you at a time of uncertainty. A time when the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe are all entering uncharted political waters. In the United States, we are 10 days away from the inauguration of a new president whose election defied all political predictions and conventions. What Mr. Trump’s presidency will mean for both domestic policy and the role of the United States in the world is difficult to predict. Here in Britain, the vote to exit the European Union will take the United Kingdom and Europe on a path that is not yet known— to a new relationship that has not yet been defined.

CBOE, C2 And CFE Trading Schedule For Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Date 10/01/2017

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchangeâ (CBOEâ), C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFEâ) in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, observed on January 16.

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: ETF On UBS Inflation-Protected US Government Bonds Launched On Xetra - ETF Tracks US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) With A Minimum Term Of 10 Years

Date 10/01/2017

A new UBS Global Asset Management bond index ETF has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.

Finansinspektionen: Martin Noréus New Executive Director Of Banking

Date 10/01/2017

Starting on 23 January, Martin Noréus will take over as the new Executive Director of the Banking Section at FI. He will also continue in his role as the Deputy Director General.

Dubai International Financial Centre Launches ‘FinTech Hive At DIFC’, The Region’s First FinTech Accelerator, Supported By Accenture - FinTech Hive At DIFC Aligns With Dubai Plan 2021, Empowering Entrepreneurs To Innovate And Meet Specific Market Needs - Accelerator Is Aimed At Transforming DIFC Into A Global FinTech Innovation Hub Linking The US, European And Middle East, African And South Asian Markets

Date 10/01/2017

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, and Accenture, a leading global professional services company, today announced the region’s first FinTech accelerator in Dubai.