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European Banking Authority Issues Recommendation On Equivalence Of Non-EU Authorities For Participation In Supervisory Colleges

Date 01/04/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Recommendation specifying its opinion on the confidentiality regime of several non-EU supervisory authorities to facilitate their participation in supervisory colleges overseeing international banks, led by EU supervisors. The paper looks at the conditions that need to be met in terms of confidentiality requirements and gives an overview of equivalence to EU standards. This work aims to harmonise the application of Art. 116 (6) of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) in the composition of supervisory colleges.

Average Daily Volume Of 9.6 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In March - Trading Volumes At Eurex Exchange Grew By 10 Percent In Q1 2015

Date 01/04/2015

MGEX Has 3rd-Best March Of All-Time

Date 01/04/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports the 3rd-highest volume ever for the month of March, coming in at 128,115 contracts traded during the month.

ESMA Closed For Public Holidays 2-6 April

Date 01/04/2015

ESMA will be closed due to public holidays from 2 April to 6 April included.  The offices will reopen on 7 April.

SEC: Companies Cannot Stifle Whistleblowers In Confidentiality Agreements - Agency Announces First Whistleblower Protection Case Involving Restrictive Language

Date 01/04/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced its first enforcement action against a company for using improperly restrictive language in confidentiality agreements with the potential to stifle the whistleblowing process.

ESMA Launches Centralised Data Projects For Mifir And EMIR

Date 01/04/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched two major projects at the request of a number of National Competent Authorities (NCAs) who have delegated the following tasks to ESMA:

• to provide a central facility in relation to instrument and trading data and the calculation of the MiFIR transparency and liquidity thresholds – Instrument Reference Data Project, and

• to provide a single access point to trade repositories data under EMIR – the Trade Repositories Project.

TheCityUK: Economics Of Trade In Services - IEG Report March 2015

Date 01/04/2015

TMX Group Announces TMX Security Risk - New Initiative Will Create A Collaborative Market-Driven Approach To Risk Rating Securities

Date 01/04/2015

TMX Group today announced the introduction of TMX Security Risk Ratings, a new reference data product designed to support Canadian investment firms in conducting client suitability assessments, an Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) requirement.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics March 2015

Date 01/04/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic1 and Baltic2 markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for March 2015:

• The share trading increased by 8.3% to a daily average of 3.538bn EUR, compared to 3.268bn EUR in March 2014. Compared to the previous month, February 2015, the daily average increased by 5.9%.
• Derivatives trading increased by 2.4% to a daily average of 477,949 contracts, compared with 466,691 contracts in March 2014.
• ETF trading3 (Exchange Traded Funds) decreased by 9.3% to a daily average of 46.9m EUR compared to 51.7m EUR in March 2014.
• Nordea Bank AB was the most traded stock during the past month, followed by Novo Nordisk A/S.
• Deutsche Bank was the most active member during the past month, followed by Morgan Stanley.
• Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks increased to 69.2%, compared to 68.5% previous month4.

Moscow Exchange: The MICEX10 Index Revised

Date 01/04/2015

Amendments to the MICEX10 Index following its quarterly review include the following: Surgutneftegas ords will be added to the index, while MTS ords will be excluded.