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CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 04/10/2019

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.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces First Block Trade Of Bakkt Bitcoin Futures

Date 04/10/2019

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced the execution of the first block trade of Bakkt Bitcoin Futures submitted to ICE Futures U.S.

CFTC Commissioner Stump To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The World Federation Of Exchange's 59th General Assembly & Annual Meeting

Date 04/10/2019

Nigerian Stock Exchange Hosts Inaugural Ring The Bell For Financial Literacy

Date 04/10/2019

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) joined The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) in the inaugural “Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy” initiative, using its Closing Gong ceremony to further draw attention to the importance of financial literacy. The Closing Gong ceremony which held on Friday, October 4, 2019, at the Exchange in Lagos, was part of World Investor Week (WIW), which took place from Monday 30 September to Friday 4 October 2019.

CFTC Chairman Tarbert To Participate In A Q&A At The Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit

Date 04/10/2019

EBA: Low Profits And High Costs Remain A Key Challenge For The EU Banking Sector

Date 04/10/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its quarterly Risk Dashboard covering Q2 data, which summarises the main risks and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector. Capital ratios have remained broadly stable and banks' asset quality has further improved. However, low profitability keeps on being a key challenge for the sector.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For October 4th 2019

Date 04/10/2019

The market opened for four trading days this week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Tuesday 1st  October 2019  a Public Holiday to mark the Nations 59th Independence Anniversary. 

ESAs Highlight Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing Risks In The EU Financial Sector

Date 04/10/2019

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today their second joint Opinion on the risks of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) affecting the European Union's (EU) financial sector. Drawing on data and information provided by national anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) competent authorities (CAs), the ESAs found that the monitoring of transactions and suspicious transactions reporting still raise concerns, particularly in sectors where a financial institution's business model is based on frequent transactions. This Opinion contributes to strengthening the EU's AML and CFT efforts.

LuxSE, CSSF And Minister For Finance Ring The Bell For Financial Literacy

Date 04/10/2019

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), together with the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), celebrated a special Ring the Bell ceremony as part of the 3rd edition of World Investor Week on Friday 4 October. The official ceremony took place at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, in the presence of H.E. Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg Minister of Finance, and other key members of the Luxembourg financial community, wishing to show that they support the improvement of financial literacy in Luxembourg and beyond.

ESMA Opinion Clarifies Application Of Pre-Trade Transparency And Price Determination In Frequent Batch Auctions

Date 04/10/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, as today published an opinion on frequent batch auctions (FBAs) and the double volume cap mechanism. ESMA’s Opinion reflects the conclusions of its Final Report on Periodic Auctions (June 2019) which identified several shortcomings of FBA systems in the area of pre-trade transparency and the price determination.