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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 03/05/2017

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

World Economic Forum: South Africa’s Finance Minister Highlights Need To Balance Continuity With Structural Transformation

Date 03/05/2017

• Prudent fiscal management will be maintained under the new finance minister of South Africa
• Procurement budget will be used to support structural transformation by building black-owned companies in South Africa
• The government will continue to address investor concerns and remains committed to tackling corruption
• Follow the 2017 World Economic Forum on Africa at http://wef.ch/af17

CBOE Holdings Reports April 2017 Trading Volume

Date 03/05/2017

• Futures ADV at CBOE Futures Exchange Up 37% from April 2016
• Options ADV at CBOE Holdings' Four Exchanges Up 24% from April 2016

Oslo Børs: Nordnet Launches New Exchange Traded Products Initiative

Date 03/05/2017

Nordnet is listing its first exchange traded products on Oslo Børs in an initiative comprising both ETNs and Mini Futures. Mini futures are an entirely new product on Oslo Børs.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 03/05/2017

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen even as growth in economic activity slowed. Job gains were solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate declined. Household spending rose only modestly, but the fundamentals underpinning the continued growth of consumption remained solid. Business fixed investment firmed. Inflation measured on a 12-month basis recently has been running close to the Committee's 2 percent longer-run objective. Excluding energy and food, consumer prices declined in March and inflation continued to run somewhat below 2 percent. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance.

Thomson Reuters: Belgium’s KU Leuven Tops The Annual Reuters Top 100: Europe’s Most Innovative Universities Ranking For The Second Time - The Heart Of European Innovation Isn’t London, Berlin Or Paris – It’s A Small City In Flanders.

Date 03/05/2017

The heart of European innovation isn’t a major metropolis – it’s a small city in the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders. That’s the conclusion of the second annual Reuters ranking of Europe’s Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies, and help drive the global economy.

SEC, FINRA Announce National Compliance Outreach Program For Broker-Dealers

Date 03/05/2017

Cybersecurity, investing by seniors, and other regulatory topics of interest will be discussed when the Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) hold their National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers on July 27. 

OCC: Thomas J. Curry To Step Down May 5, Keith A. Noreika To Serve As Acting Comptroller Of The Currency

Date 03/05/2017

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry will step down on May 5, 2017, and Keith A. Noreika will serve as Acting Comptroller of the Currency.

More Financial Executives Forego Business Decisions As Personal Liability Seems More Likely, Thomson Reuters Culture And Conduct Risk 2017 Survey Finds

Date 03/05/2017

Concern by financial executives about the risks of personal liability appears to be affecting the strategic business decisions they make, according to a global survey of compliance and risk practitioners at financial firms. For the first time, Thomson Reuters research shows a direct correlation between bank culture and conduct risk, as well as with the steps firms are taking to change culture and mitigate risk.

Readout From A US Treasury Spokesperson On Secretary Mnuchin’s And Secretary Ross’ Joint Call With China Vice Premier Wang Yang

Date 03/05/2017