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Clearstream Launches Cross-Border Settlement Solution

Date 23/11/2016

• ICSD to provide settlement agent services to DekaBank for equity and fixed income
• Domestic settlement of cleared trades in Belgium, France and the Netherlands

DFM Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Dubai Courts To Streamline Connectivity Through Its Electronic Services Platform

Date 23/11/2016

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Courts to further reinforce cooperation between both sides as well as to streamline joint measures in terms of actions taken by Dubai Courts in regards to DFM’s participants. Under this MoU, Dubai Courts will be directly connected with DFM’s electronic services platform, which will be the official channel for applications related to any judicial actions relevant to market participants.

SET Rolls Out 2017 Plans Gearing Towards Thailand 4.0 With New Industry, Startup, Digitalization

Date 23/11/2016

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces its strategic plan for 2017, driven by the vision “To Make the Capital Market ‘Work’ for Everyone.” To continue strengthening SET’s leading position in ASEAN, boosting market growth in term of both fund mobilization and investment activities and ensuring high quality standard in all operational platforms are core missions. Meanwhile, SET aims to expand its fund raising coverage to competitive s-curve industry, startup businesses, as well as strengthening Thai aging society in term of wealth creation, reinforcing SET mission toward inclusiveness and sustainable growth.

MNI China Business Sentiment Indicator: Chinese Business Sentiment Up In November - Weaker Yuan And Rise In Key Activity Measures Drive Confidence Up

Date 23/11/2016

Sentiment among executives at China’s largest companies ticked up slightly in November following October’s pullback, as gains in new orders and output fuelled optimism and the recent depreciation in the yuan also underpinned sentiment, according to the latest MNI China Business Sentiment Survey.

ASIC Consults On Repealing ASIC Class Orders About Holding Client Assets

Date 23/11/2016

ASIC has today released a consultation paper proposing to repeal three class orders due to expire ('sunset') in 2017. 

OneChicago: Announcing Fee Schedule To Delta1 Agreement Effective Date: March 1, 2017

Date 23/11/2016

OneChicago, LLC (“OneChicago”) is issuing this Notice to Members (“NTM”) 2016-33 to inform market participants that the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is making a change to the OneChicago OFRA File.  

STOXX Changes Composition Of Benchmark Indices

Date 22/11/2016

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced the new composition of STOXX Benchmarks and their sub and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North America 600 Index and STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index.

CalPERS Cuts Costs And Saves Pension Fund $922.5 Million Over A Five-Year Span

Date 22/11/2016

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) released the Annual Cost Efficiency and Effectiveness Report (PDF), detailing several initiatives that resulted in cost savings for the Pension Fund of $922.5 million over the past five years.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Bulletin: Enhanced Cyber Risk Management Standards: Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking

Date 22/11/2016

Summary

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) are inviting comment on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) regarding enhanced cyber risk management standards (enhanced standards) for large and interconnected entities under their supervision.

Euronext Selects Strategic Insight's Liquidmetrix For Its Best Execution Analytics Platform

Date 22/11/2016

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone,  today announced that it has selected Strategic Insight’s LiquidMetrix  - the industry leading solution for best execution, transaction cost analysis (TCA) and surveillance services- as best execution analytics platform for its equity, ETF and derivatives products. Euronext will be using LiquidMetrix to help its clients demonstrate best execution and provide them with valuable insights for their multi-asset trading activity.