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Abu Dhabi Global Market And Shanghai Free Trade Zone Authority Agree On Bilateral Cooperation

Date 13/07/2016

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Shanghai Free Trade Zone Authority (SHFTZA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Shanghai to foster collaboration and facilitate business developments in their respective markets.

TheCityUK Announces New Chief Executive

Date 13/07/2016

TheCityUK is delighted to announce the appointment of Miles Celic as its new Chief Executive. Miles will succeed Chris Cummings later this year – a date will be confirmed shortly.

June 2016: Brexit Leads To Increased Trading Activity - The Statistical Monthly Report Contains The Latest Trade And Turnover Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 13/07/2016

Trading turnover across all securities on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange Ltd climbed to CHF 118.1 billion in June 2016. This represents a rise of 29.7% compared with the preceding month. This increase was also reflected in the number of trades, which were up 29.1% on the previous month at 4'369'335.

Osaka Exchange: Certification Received From CFTC For TSE Mothers Index Futures

Date 13/07/2016

Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has certified under CFTC Rule 30.13 that TSE Mothers Index Futures may be offered or sold to U.S. persons, at the end of CFTC business day of July 11, 2016 (U.S. EDT).

ESMA Updates Risk Dashboard Following UK Referendum

Date 13/07/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) risk assessment has changed as a result of the outcome of the UK referendum on EU membership.

Noor Bank Rings Bell To Celebrate Listing Of A USD 500 Million Tier 1 Sukuk On Nasdaq Dubai - Listing Underlines Dubai’s No. 1 Position Globally For Sukuk At USD 44.56 Billion

Date 13/07/2016

• 11^th Sukuk listing in Dubai this year reflects active market for issuers and investors 
• Listing reinforces Dubai’s role as the global Capital of Islamic Economy

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Consults On Proposed Central Clearing Delay For Small Financial Counterparties

Date 13/07/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Towergate Underwriting Group Limited (Towergate) £2,632,000 for failings in relation to its protection of client and insurer money. Towergate, an insurance intermediary which holds both client and insurer money, accumulated a shortfall of £12.6 million in its client and insurer money bank accounts which, due to systems and controls weaknesses, went undetected for a number of years.

ESMA Consults On Proposed Central Clearing Delay For Small Financial Counterparties

Date 13/07/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper proposing to change the phase-in period for central clearing of OTC derivatives applicable to financial counterparties with a limited volume of derivatives activity under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

Thomson Reuters And CME Group To Integrate Instant Messaging Networks In Support Of Open Communication For Financial Markets - Eikon Messenger And CME Pivot Instant Messaging Networks Will Together Provide Interconnected Network For Over 300,000 Market Participants Across Financial And Commodities Markets

Date 13/07/2016

Thomson Reuters and CME Group today announced they have reached an agreement to implement connectivity between their instant messaging networks, Thomson Reuters Eikon Messenger and CME Pivot Instant Messaging, to support open and compliant cross-industry communication for financial and commodities markets. This combined service will be available late Q3 2016.

New GLEIF Challenge Facility Extends Ability To Trigger Updates Of Legal Entity Identifier Data To All Interested Parties - The New Online Service Is Designed To Further Enhance The Reliability And Usability Of The Legal Entity Identifier Data Pool

Date 13/07/2016

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the body responsible for ensuring the operational integrity of the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, today launched its new data challenge facility. It offers any interested party an easy and convenient means to trigger the verification and, where required, speedy update of LEI records including related reference data. This centralized online service, which is part of GLEIF’s data quality management program, further contributes to ensuring that the publicly available LEI data pool remains a unique key to standardized information on legal entities worldwide.