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CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 05/12/2019

Futures commission merchants (FCMs) and retail foreign exchange dealers (RFEDs) must file monthly financial reports with the CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) within 17 business days after the end of the month. Selected financial information from these reports is published below. The most recent month-end information generally is added within 12 business days after FCMs and RFEDs file their reports, but occasionally may be added later. For example:  The 17th business day filing “due date" for February 28, 2015 financial reports was March 25, 2015.  The 12 business day target for posting these data was April 10, 2015.

SEC Charges Iconix Brand Group And Former Top Executives With Accounting Fraud

Date 05/12/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged brand-management company Iconix Brand Group Inc. and three of its former top executives with fraud. Iconix and two of its former executives have agreed to settle. The SEC’s litigation is proceeding against Iconix’s former CEO.

CME Group Chief Financial Officer And Global Head of Financial And OTC Products To Present At Goldman Sachs Conference

Date 05/12/2019

CME Group announced today that John Pietrowicz, Chief Financial Officer, and Sean Tully, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Financial and OTC Products, will present at the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference in New York on Tuesday, December 10, at 9:10 a.m. (Eastern Time). 

Eurex Takes Its ESG Offering To A Global Level - New Futures Using MSCI ESG Screened Indexes To Be Launched In March 2020 - Covering USA, World, EM, EAFE And Japan

Date 05/12/2019

The global derivatives exchange Eurex will expand its ESG equity index-linked product suite during the first quarter of 2020. With the introduction of derivatives on sustainable versions of various regional and global benchmarks, Eurex will achieve global coverage with its ESG offering.

Euronext To Acquire Control Of Nord Pool, A Leading Physical Power Market In Europe, Reinforcing Oslo As Euronext’s Hub In The Nordics

Date 05/12/2019

• Euronext to diversify commodities franchise to spot power trading with acquisition of 66% of Nord Pool’s share capital
• Nord Pool is the second largest power market in Europe, offering trading, clearing, settlement and associated services in both intraday and day-ahead physical markets across 14 European countries, notably in the Nordic and Baltic regions
• Further strengthening of Euronext in the Nordics with Oslo as main hub, following acquisition of Oslo Børs VPS earlier this year

ESMA Updates Its Q&As On MiFID II And MiFIR Transparency And Market Structures Topics

Date 05/12/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers regarding market structures and transparency issues under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Building Operational Resilience: Impact Tolerances For Important Business Services

Date 05/12/2019

The Bank of England (the Bank), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today published a shared policy summary and co-ordinated consultation papers (CPs) on new requirements to strengthen operational resilience in the financial services sector.

ESMA: EMIR RTS On Various Amendments To The Bilateral Margin Requirements And Joint Statement On The Introduction Of Fall-Backs In View Of The International Framework

Date 05/12/2019

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published today joint draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) to amend the Delegated Regulation on the risk mitigation techniques for non-cleared OTC derivatives (bilateral margining) as well as a joint statement on the introduction of fallbacks in OTC derivative contracts and the requirement to exchange collateral. Both RTS and the statement were developed to facilitate further international consistency in the implementation of the global framework agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

Chris Hemus, Director Of The IMF’s Corporate Services And Facilities Department Announces Retirement

Date 05/12/2019

Chris Hemus, Director of Corporate Services and Facilities Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced his intention to retire from the Fund next year, with his last day of active service being January 31, 2020.

Deutsche Börse: Supervisory Board Of Deutsche Börse AG Nominates Martin Jetter As New Chairman

Date 05/12/2019

• IBM Manager to be elected immediately after Annual General Meeting 2020 
• Joachim Faber resigns after eleven years on the board