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FINRA Names Stephen M. Cutler To Board Of Governors

Date 10/11/2016

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has named a new Large-Firm Governor – Stephen M. Cutler, Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co. – to its Board of Governors. Cutler was appointed to complete the term of former Governor Gregory Fleming, who resigned his board seat earlier this year.  

Nasdaq Welcomes Hostess Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWNK) To The Nasdaq Stock Market

Date 10/11/2016

Hostess Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq:TWNK), makers of America’s most iconic baked sweet goods, including Twinkies®, Ding Dongs®, Ho Hos® and CupCakes, visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square today to celebrate the company’s listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

October 2016: Slightly Increased Number Of Trades - The Statistical Monthly Report Contains The Latest Trade And Turnover Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 10/11/2016

The number of transactions on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange climbed to a total of 3'525'653 in October 2016. This represents a rise of 1.6% compared with the preceding month. However, this increase was not reflected in overall trading turnover, which saw a slight decline of 3.5% to CHF 91.8 billion.

European Banking Authority Provides Its Views On The Implementation Of IFRS 9 And Its Impact On Banks Across The EU

Date 10/11/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report including some qualitative and quantitative observations of its first impact assessment of IFRS 9. This exercise, which helped the EBA understand the way in which institutions are preparing for the application of IFRS 9, also contains some recommendations relevant to the observations as well as some future actions, including the interaction of IFRS 9 with existing prudential requirements.

Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group For The Middle East And North Africa Discusses Financial Stability Issues, Regulatory Reforms And Macroprudential Frameworks

Date 10/11/2016

On 10 November, the Central Bank of Egypt hosted the tenth meeting of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

CFTC Approves Final Rule Amending The Timing For Filing Chief Compliance Officer Annual Reports By Certain Registrants

Date 10/11/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today unanimously approved a final rule (Final Rule) amending a CFTC regulation addressing the timing for filing chief compliance officer annual reports for certain registrants.

Research Paper from Axioma: Market Volatility And A New President

Date 10/11/2016

Please click here to download the research paper titled Market Volatility and a New President, written by Melissa Brown, Senior Director, Applied Research, and Bill Morokoff, Head of Research, at Axioma.

CME Group Volume Reaches All-Time Daily High Of 44.5 Million Contracts On November 9

Date 10/11/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, reached a record high in single-day volume with 44,516,949 contracts traded across all asset classes on November 9, 2016, breaking the previous record of 39,567,064 contracts set on October 15, 2014.

Liquidnet Virtual High Touch™ Arms Buy- Side Traders For The Future Of Institutional Trading

Date 10/11/2016

• Designed specifically to support the shifting balance of power from the sell side to the buy side Includes launch of second generation Algo Ranking Model and Real-Time Course Correction

ESMA Finalises Advice On Future Rules For Financial Benchmarks

Date 10/11/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has finalised its technical advice to the European Commission on important aspects of future rules for benchmarks.