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EBA Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards On Market Risk And CVA Risk

Date 21/12/2013

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today (20 December) its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the definition of market and its final draft RTS on Credit Valuation Adjustment risk (CVA risk). The latter is supplemented by an Opinion on CVA risk which further elaborates on the approach taken by the EBA in determining a proxy spread. The standards will be part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector in the European Union (EU).
Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Digest - 18 December

Date 21/12/2013

TSE’s broad index gained 1.4% in the week ended 18 December.
CFTC Staff Issues Time-Limited No-Action Letter From Certain Entity-Level Internal Business Conduct Requirements For Certain Swap Dealers And Major Swap Participants Established Under The Laws Of Australia, Canada, The European Union, Japan, And Switzerland

Date 21/12/2013

Today, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a time-limited no-action letter that provides relief to non-U.S. SDs and non-U.S. MSPs established in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, and Switzerland from compliance with Commission regulations 23.600(c)(2) and 23.608, and, in the case of a non-U.S. SD or non-U.S. MSP established in Switzerland, 23.609.
CFTC Staff Issues Time-Limited No-Action Letter On The Applicability Of Oral Recording Requirements For Certain Members Of Swap Execution Facilities

Date 21/12/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight and the Division of Market Oversight (Divisions) today issued a time-limited no-action letter that provides relief to commodity trading advisors that are members of swap execution facilities. The relief covers the oral recording requirement set forth in Commission Regulation 1.35(a).
CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Provides Conditional Time-Limited No-Action Relief To Australian-Based Trading Platform Yieldbroker Pty Limited

Date 20/12/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Market Oversight (Division) issued a letter today providing time-limited relief to Commission-registered swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) that are non-U.S. persons (non-U.S. SDs and non-U.S. MSPs, respectively) established under the laws of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan or Switzerland, and that are not part of an affiliated group in which the ultimate parent entity is a U.S. SD, U.S. MSP, U.S. bank, U.S. financial holding company or U.S. bank holding company, from certain requirements of the swap data reporting rules set forth at Part 45 and Part 46 of the Commission’s regulations.

BM&FBOVESPA Wins Exchange Of The Year Award - Exchange Receives Award In London On December 10

Date 20/12/2013

For the second year running, BM&FBOVESPA has received the Exchange of the Year Award for South America, in the category of Exchanges and CCPs, given by the Futures & Options World (FOW) magazine.
CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief From Certain Requirements Of Part 45 And Part 46 Of The Commission’s Regulations, For Certain Swap Dealers And Major Swap Participants Established Under The Laws Of Australia, Canada, The European Union, Japan Or Switzerland

Date 20/12/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Market Oversight (Division) issued a letter today providing time-limited relief to Commission-registered swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) that are non-U.S. persons (non-U.S. SDs and non-U.S. MSPs, respectively) established under the laws of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan or Switzerland, and that are not part of an affiliated group in which the ultimate parent entity is a U.S. SD, U.S. MSP, U.S. bank, U.S. financial holding company or U.S. bank holding company, from certain requirements of the swap data reporting rules set forth at Part 45 and Part 46 of the Commission’s regulations.
Facebook Announces Pricing Of Follow-On Offering

Date 20/12/2013

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) today announced the pricing of its underwritten registered public offering of 70,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $55.05 per share. A total of 27,004,761 shares are being offered by Facebook, and a total of 42,995,239 shares are being offered by certain selling stockholders, including 41,350,000 shares offered by Mark Zuckerberg. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on December 26, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.
BATS 1000 Index Jumps 2.5% This Week

Date 20/12/2013

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) jumped 508.04 points this week to close at 20,494.37 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.
Statement Of Dissent By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia - Comparability Determinations For Australia, Canada, The European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, And Switzerland: Certain Entity And Transaction-Level Requirements

Date 20/12/2013

I respectfully dissent from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“Commission”) approval of the Notices of Comparability Determinations for Certain Requirements under the laws of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, and Switzerland (collectively, “Notices”). While I support the narrow comparability determinations that the Commission has made, moving forward, the Commission must collaborate with foreign regulators to harmonize our respective regimes consistent with the G-20 reforms.