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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.

A Regulatory Solution To Canada’s Market Data Problem - NEO Exchange Calls On The Canadian Securities Administrators To Mandate Consolidated Market Data For Retail Investors And Investment Advisors

Date 22/11/2016

Aequitas Innovations Inc. and its subsidiary Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc. (“NEO” or “NEO Exchange”) are disappointed that the Competition Bureau of Canada has decided not to continue its investigation into the TMX Group at this stage.  The Competition Bureau opened up an investigation after NEO filed a formal complaint requesting a federal investigation into certain anti-competitive practices of the TMX Group in December 2015.  NEO believed, and continues to believe, that the TMX Group is using its dominant market position to maintain control over the pricing of market data in the Canadian capital markets.  The main victims of the lack of consolidated market data outside of trading desks and proprietary trading firms in Canada are the retail investors, their investment advisors and public listed companies.

FESE Response To ESMA Discussion Paper On Trading Obligation For Derivatives

Date 22/11/2016

In its response, FESE urges ESMA to consider the overall impact the work on the EMIR Clearing Obligation will ultimately have on the final implementation of the MiFIR Trading Obligation, since any instrument which does not fall under the scope of the EMIR Clearing Obligation will not be eligible for the MiFIR Trading Obligation.

GPW Introduces GBP Futures - GBP Futures Have Been Launched On The GPW Main Market As Of 21 November 2016

Date 22/11/2016

As of 21 November 2016, the Warsaw Stock Exchange Management Board has launched GBP futures on the main market of the exchange.