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U.S. Corporate And Muni Debt Issuance To Hold Steady, CUSIP Requests Show - Pre-Trade Municipal Bond Activity Edges Higher In June

Date 14/07/2016

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for June 2016. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity, suggests a steady issuance of new corporate and municipal debt offerings over the next several weeks.
SEC Announces Agenda For July 19 Meeting Of The Advisory Committee On Small And Emerging Companies

Date 14/07/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the July 19 meeting of itsAdvisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies. The Committee will focus on the first year of Regulation A+, recommendations related to the definition of an “accredited investor,” and the Commission’s recent proposal to amend the definition of “smaller reporting company.”
Office Of Financial Research Update: “Looking Deeper, Seeing More: A Multilayer Map Of The Financial System”

Date 14/07/2016

The OFR released a brief today entitled, “Looking Deeper, Seeing More: A Multilayer Map of the Financial System,” and an accompanying blog by Stacey Schreft, OFR Deputy Director for Research and Analysis. The brief introduces a three-layer map to illustrate how the circulation of short-term funding, collateral, and assets may spread financial stability risks throughout the U.S. financial system. Potential vulnerabilities and contagion paths emerge as large banks, hedge funds, central clearinghouses, and other market participants become increasingly interconnected.
Opening Remarks To The Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, July 14, 2016

Date 14/07/2016

Good morning and welcome. The Investor Advisory Committee is a very important voice in informing the Commission’s work, and I am pleased to see new and returning members gathered here today or on the phone with another agenda of important issues to discuss. I would like to extend a special welcome and congratulations to our newest members, Professor John Coates who is participating by telephone today, as well as Nancy LeaMond, and Elisse Walter, neither of whom could join us today because of commitments that pre-dated their appointment to the Committee. John, Elisse and Nancy will all add tremendous value to the Committee’s work in the coming months.
LINE Corporation, Largest Tech Ipo Year-To-Date, Lists On The New York Stock Exchange

Date 14/07/2016

LINE Corporation, a leading global platform for mobile messaging and communication services, content distribution and advertising, began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “LN,” after its initial public offering. LINE raised $1.1 billion in gross proceeds and is the third U.S. IPO to raise over $1 billion in proceeds, following US Foods (NYSE: USFD) and MGM Growth Properties (NYSE: MGP). GTS is the NYSE Designated Market Maker (DMM) for LINE’s shares.

CFTC Orders Atlantas Group, Inc. And Edmund Hysni To Pay In Total $7.2 Million In Restitution And A Civil Monetary Penalty For Solicitation Fraud And For Making False Statements To The National Futures Association - Order Also Permanently Bars Atlantas Group And Hysni From The Commodity Industry

Date 14/07/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Respondents Atlantas Group, Inc. (Atlantas) and Edmund Hysni for committing solicitation fraud in connection with options on futures contracts trading on the Chicago Board of Trade and the Commodity Exchange, Inc., and against Hysni for willfully making material false statements to the National Futures Association (NFA) in connection with its investigation of the fraud.
EEX: Dairy Futures Reach Half Year Record

Date 14/07/2016

In the first half of 2016, EEX has reached a new record on the derivatives market for dairy products. From January to June 2016, 42,485 tonnes of commodity equivalent (which corresponds to 8,497 contracts) were traded in the EEX dairy futures, comprising 24,160 tonnes traded in Skimmed Milk Powder Futures, 18,275 tonnes traded in Butter Futures and 50 tonnes traded in Whey Powder Futures. As a result, the trading volume in these products was +454 percent above the trading volume in the first half of 2015 on EEX and Eurex. With this development, EEX has further strengthened its position as leading market place for dairy derivatives in Europe.
Statement At Meeting Of The Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, July 14, 2016

Date 14/07/2016

Good morning. I join my fellow Commissioners in welcoming John Coates, Nancy LeaMond, and Elisse Walter as the newest members of the Investor Advisory Committee. Glad to have you here as well as the returning members who have been re-appointed. I look forward to working with all of you.
OCC Says Pre-Trade Risk Controls Add Resiliency To Markets

Date 14/07/2016

Saying its proposed rule change to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on pre-trade risk controls served as a catalyst to spur significant change in the listed equity options market, OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today said it is withdrawing the proposal.
Tullett Prebon And ICAP Restructure Transaction After U.S. Justice Department Expresses Concerns About Interlocking Directorates

Date 14/07/2016

The Department of Justice announced today that the restructuring of the $1.5 billion transaction between Tullett Prebon Group Ltd. (Tullett Prebon) and ICAP plc addresses the Department’s concerns that the transaction would violate Section 8 of the Clayton Act by creating an interlocking directorate. An interlocking directorate is where one person – or an agent of one person or company – sits on the board of directors of two competitors.