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SIFMA Issues Quarterly Government Securities Issuance And Rates Forecast For 2Q 2014

Date 26/04/2014

SIFMA today issued its quarterly government securities issuance and rates forecast for the second quarter of 2014. The full report is available here. 

SIFMA AMG Statement On CFTC No-Action Relief For Asset Managers From Oral Recordkeeping Requirements

Date 26/04/2014

SIFMA's Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) today issued the following statement from Matt Nevins, managing director and associate general counsel, SIFMA AMG, after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued no-action relief for asset managers from oral recordkeeping requirements in connection with swaps transactions (Rule 1.35(a), "The Rule"). The relief applies to asset managers who are members of swap execution facilities (SEFs) or members of designated contract markets (DCMs):

MIAX Technical Alert: MIAX Options Exchange Will Be Conducting DR Testing On Saturday, June 7th

Date 25/04/2014

The MIAX Options Exchange will conduct a Disaster Recovery test on Saturday, June 7, 2014 from 9:00am to 12:00pm EST.  All exchange members are strongly encouraged to participate.

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 25/04/2014

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of April 15, 2014.

NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date April 15, 2014

Date 25/04/2014

At the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2014, short interest in 2,184 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,668,806,586 shares compared with 7,677,030,147 shares in 2,181 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 31, 2014. The Mid-April short interest represents 3.70 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.91 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 25/04/2014

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of April 15, 2014.

BATS 1000 Index Down Slightly This Week

Date 25/04/2014

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) was down 21.33 points, or 0.1%, this week to close at 21,062.85 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.

IMF-World Bank Publish Revised Guidelines For Public Debt Management

Date 25/04/2014

International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank staffs have prepared and issued to the Executive Boards of both institutions the Revised Guidelines for Public Debt Management for information on April 1, 2014. Application of these guidelines should strengthen the international financial architecture, promote policies and practices that contribute to financial stability and transparency, and reduce member countries’ external vulnerabilities.

OCC: Information Security Vulnerability In OpenSSL Encryption Tool (Heartbleed)

Date 25/04/2014

Summary

On April 10, 2014, the members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued the attached alert to notify financial institutions of a material security vulnerability in OpenSSL, a widely used encryption tool. The alert outlined the risks associated with this vulnerability (also known as Heartbleed) and the risk mitigation steps that financial institutions are expected to take to address those risks. It also refers institutions to additional resources to help them mitigate the risks.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 25/04/2014

The current reports for the week of April 22, 2014 are now available.