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ESMA Consults On Review Of EMIR Standards Relating To CCP Client Accounts

Date 27/08/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today opened a public consultation on the review of Article 26 of its Regulatory Technical Standards (153/2013) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) which deals  with CCPs’ client accounts.

FIA, FIA Europe And FIA Asia Announce Merger Plans

Date 27/08/2015

The respective boards of FIA, FIA Europe and FIA Asia today announced that they have reached an agreement to formally merge the three associations in the first quarter of 2016.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: New UBS Equity Index ETF Launched On Xetra ETF Provides First-Time Access To Japanese Companies Focussed On Sustainability

Date 27/08/2015

A new equity index ETF issued by UBS ETF Sicav has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.

HSBC France New User Of EurexOTC Clear

Date 27/08/2015

Eurex Clearing, Europe’s leading clearing house and part of Deutsche Börse Group, announced that HSBC France is a new user of EurexOTC Clear for Interest Rate Swaps (IRS). The company has been connected as direct clearing member and has already cleared first transactions via EurexOTC Clear. The Paris-based HSBC France is a subsidiary of one of the largest banks worldwide. 

EEX Group: Significant Growth In Sales Achieved In The First Half Of 2015 - EEX Grows In Existing Business Fields As Well As Through The Full Consolidation Of Its New Subsidiaries – Positive Outlook For The Entire Year

Date 27/08/2015

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) continued along its growth course from previous years and was able to significantly increase revenue and results in the first half of 2015.

SGX Welcomes Sapien Capital Limited As Derivatives Trading Member

Date 27/08/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome UK-based Sapien Capital Limited as the newest trading member in its derivatives market.

ASIC: Two Overseas Entities Agree To Stop Providing Unlicensed FX Services

Date 27/08/2015

Following ASIC concerns, British Virgin Island company FIBO Group Limited (FIBO) and a Cyprus company, Trading Point of Financial Instruments Limited (also known by the trading name XM.com) (Trading Point), have each agreed to cease providing unlicensed financial services to Australians.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Circular On Adjustments To Minimum Trading Margin And Price Limits And After-Hours Trading Time During The 70th Anniversary Of The Victory Of The Chinese People's War Of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression And The World Anti-Fascist War

Date 27/08/2015

According to Clause 9 of the “Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Risk Management” and after determination upon discussion, DCE will make the following adjustments to the trading margin and price limits of each product before and after the market closure during the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

U.S. HFT Case Involving Seven Exchanges And Barclays Is Dismissed

Date 26/08/2015

Barclays Plc and major U.S. stock exchanges won dismissal of investor lawsuits in which pension funds and other investors accused them of rigging markets at their expense to benefit high-frequency traders.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 26/08/2015