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TMX Group CEO Lou Eccleston To Present At The 2016 Sandler O’Neill Global Exchange And Brokerage Conference

Date 01/06/2016

Lou Eccleston, TMX Group CEO will present at the 2016 Sandler O'Neill Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference on June 8, 2016 in New York.

ACER: Over 28 Million Data Records Received In A Month – REMIT Data Reporting Progressing Well

Date 01/06/2016

The second phase of data collection under the EU Regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT) started on Thursday 7 April. On this day the system was opened for the registration of over-the-counter wholesale energy contracts, transportations contracts and additional fundamental data. Since then the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has received more than 28 million records of wholesale energy market transactions. The Agency, together with the National Regulatory Authorities from the 28 Member States, has been observing the progress of reporting parties in complying with their obligations.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Issues Third Quarter 2016 CRA Evaluation Schedule

Date 01/06/2016

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations to be conducted in the third quarter of 2016.

Buy-Side Firms Intensify Focus On Measuring Trading And Research Costs, According To TABB Group - First Of Three-Part Annual U.S. Institutional Equity Trading Study Reveals An Unprecedented Drive By Buy-Side Firms To Implement New Technology As They Face Increased Regulatory Scrutiny

Date 01/06/2016

Compliance with global regulatory regimes and market structure changes is leading traditional asset managers and hedge funds to take a holistic approach to measuring trading and research costs. Uncovering trends and drivers from interviews with 100 U.S. buy-side head traders, TABB Group has published part one of the 12th annual benchmark study, “US Institutional Equity Trading 2016: Buy Side Emancipation or Purgatory.” The report examines buy-side firm’s top initiatives, commission wallets, execution channels, broker lists and unbundling of trading and research costs.

Revised Lists Of The Moscow Exchange Indices Announced

Date 01/06/2016

Moscow Exchange has revised the constituent lists of the Moscow Exchange Indices as well as free floats effective from June 16 to September 15, 2016.

CFTC Issues Two Entities Orders Of Foreign Board Of Trade Registration To Permit Trading By Direct Access From The U.S.

Date 01/06/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued Orders of Registration to the following Foreign Boards of Trade (FBOT):

• BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (BVMF), an FBOT located in São Paulo, Brazil; and
• Cleartrade Exchange Pte. Limited (Cleartrade), an FBOT registered in Singapore with offices in Singapore and London. 

TOM Liquidity Report April 2016

Date 01/06/2016

Please click here to access the Markit report analyzing liquidity for Dutch equity derivatives for the month of April.

MGEX Reports Final May Volume Numbers

Date 01/06/2016

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has concluded the month of May with a total volume of 118,181 and an electronic volume of 102,935.  

SEC: Private Equity Fund Adviser Acted As Unregistered Broker

Date 01/06/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a Maryland-based private equity fund advisory firm and its owner have agreed to pay more than $3.1 million to settle charges that they engaged in brokerage activity and charged fees without registering as a broker-dealer and committed other securities law violations.

Joint Committee Of ESAs Launches Website

Date 01/06/2016

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA - ESAs) is pleased to announce the launch of its dedicated website. The new website presents information and news about the cross-sectoral work of the three ESAs.