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Prioritizing Regulatory Enhancements For The U.S. Treasury Market, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, New York, New York, Oct. 24, 2016, Keynote Address, The Evolving Structure Of The U.S. Treasury Market, Second Annual Conference

Date 24/10/2016

Thank you, Bill [Dudley], for that kind introduction.  It is a privilege to join you again this year to focus on the U.S. Treasury market, which is so vitally important for both the U.S. and the broader global economy.  Thank you to the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for their leadership in our ongoing effort, including organizing this second annual conference on the evolving structure of the U.S. Treasury market.

MIAX Options Exchange: MIAX Options - MIAX Risk Protection Monitor (MIAX RPM™)

Date 24/10/2016

As previously announced in a MIAX Alerts published on March 24, 2015, April 20, 2015 and October 21, 2016, the MIAX Options Exchange will mandate settings for the MIAX Risk Protection Monitor (MIAX RPM™).  All Electronic Exchange Members (EEM) must provide the MIAX with their Firm's RPM settings by the close of business on Friday, November 4, 2016, effective for trading on Monday, November 7, 2016.

Federal Reserve Governor Jerome H. Powell, At The Evolving Structure Of The U.S. Treasury Market: Second Annual Conference, Federal Reserve Bank Of New York, New York, New York, October 24, 2016, Opening Remarks On Government Securities Settlement

Date 24/10/2016

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This panel will focus on the settlement infrastructure for U.S. government securities--a vital component of the Treasury market and one that is undergoing an important transition. This segment of the industry has been in a period of slow but steady consolidation for several decades now. Thirty years ago, there were six banks providing a full suite of settlement services for U.S. government securities. Due to mergers and exits, two firms, Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) and J.P. Morgan Chase (JPMC), have been the two dominant providers of these services since the 1990s. And soon there will be just one, given JPMC's planned exit.

RiskGrid’s App Providing Lipper Fund Risk Analytics And Risk Rankings Now Available In App Studio Via Thomson Reuters Eikon - Powered By Industry-Leading Risk Analytics From Algorithmics And Integrated With Fund Data From Thomson Reuters Lipper

Date 24/10/2016

RiskGrid Technologies, a new cloud-based risk management solution provider powered by industry-leading risk analytics from Algorithmics, announces the launch of RiskGrid Lipper as a fully integrated app available in App Studio on Thomson Reuters Eikon using fund data from Lipper.

Eleventh Meeting Of The Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group For Europe

Date 24/10/2016

Today, Banco de Portugal hosted the eleventh meeting of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group for Europe (RCG Europe) in Lisbon, Portugal.  

Federal Reserve Board Announces It Has Voted To Affirm Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) At Current Level Of 0 Percent

Date 24/10/2016

The Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday it has voted to affirm the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) at the current level of 0 percent. In making this determination, the Board followed the framework detailed in the Board's policy statement for setting the CCyB for private-sector credit exposures located in the United States.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad Before The Conference On The Evolving Structure Of The U.S. Treasury Market, October 24, 2016, New York, NY

Date 24/10/2016

Introduction

Thank you for that introduction.

I'm pleased to be here. And the CFTC is pleased to co-sponsor this conference with the Federal Reserve Board, the New York Federal Reserve Bank, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Treasury Department. I would also like to thank the New York Fed for hosting again this year.

SEC: Embraer Paying $205 Million To Settle FCPA Charges

Date 24/10/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a global settlement along with the U.S. Department of Justice and Brazilian authorities that requires aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. to pay more than $205 million to resolve alleged violations of  the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

EBA Calls For A Simplified And More Harmonised Large Exposures Regime

Date 24/10/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its response to the European Commission's call for advice of 26 April 2016 on the review of the large exposures framework laid down in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The EBA's response has been provided in the form of a report divided in three different sections and including also recommendations to entrust the EBA with additional mandates to further simplify and harmonise the large exposures regime. This report will support the Commission in its review of the large exposures framework as part of the overall CRR review.

Remarks By Counselor Antonio Weiss At The Evolving Structure Of The U.S. Treasury Market: Second Annual Conference

Date 24/10/2016

First, thank you to Bill Dudley and everyone at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for hosting this conference, and to the other agencies for their leadership on the topics we are here to discuss.  Our close partnership has been key to this effort, and it is again in evidence today.