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Martin Noréus Resigns From Finansinspektionen

Date 19/09/2019

FI’s Deputy Director General and Executive Director of Banking, Martin Noréus, has resigned from his position at FI to become Chief Compliance Officer at Handelsbanken.

DIFC Soars To Number Eight Amongst Global Financial Powerhouse

Date 19/09/2019

• Maktoum bin Mohammed: Dubai’s steady ascent in rankings driven by DIFC’s remarkable success in building an ecosystem that fosters financial industry growth
• Dubai recognised as a top ten financial centre in Global Financial Centres Index for its role in contributing to the development of the regional economy and identifying new pathways to boost the financial technology sector
• Latest testament to the Centre’s dynamic and robust ecosystem which continues to disrupt the financial innovation sector and deliver exponential growth

SEC Adopts New Rules And Amendments Under Title VII Of Dodd-Frank

Date 19/09/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it took a significant step toward establishing the regulatory regime for security-based swap dealers by adopting a package of rules and rule amendments under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). These actions establish recordkeeping and reporting requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and amend the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for broker-dealers. Under these rules, these companies will be required to create and retain fundamental business records to document and track their operations, facilitating the Commission's ability to monitor compliance and reducing risk to the market.

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For September MOEX Index Futures

Date 19/09/2019

Update To June 2019 Joint Statement On Opportunistic Strategies In The Credit Derivatives Market, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Sept. 19, 2019

Date 19/09/2019

On the 24th of June 2019, the Chairmen of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, along with the Chief Executive of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, released a joint statement on opportunistic strategies in the credit derivatives markets (the Joint Statement).  The Joint Statement outlined mutual concerns about the pursuit of these strategies and the adverse impact they may have on the integrity, confidence and reputation of the credit derivatives markets, as well as markets more generally.  These opportunistic strategies include, but are not limited to, what have been referred to as ‘manufactured credit events’ or ‘narrowly tailored credit events’.

Hauke Stars Will Not Renew Her Contract For A Third Term Of Office As A Member Of The Executive Board Of Deutsche Börse AG

Date 19/09/2019

Hauke Stars informed the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG that she will not be available for a third term as a member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG, following two appointments to the company's Executive Board. Hauke Stars will leave the company at her own request at the end of November 2020, which is when her current contract expires.

Caisse Des Dépôts And Euronext Throw Their Weight Behind Listed High-Tech SMEs

Date 19/09/2019

Due to the Tech sector’s tremendous potential to boost French economic growth, Caisse des Dépôts, the biggest institutional investor in listed French SMEs, and Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced a joint initiative to accelerate growth at small and medium-sized Tech companies listed in Paris. 

Trayport European Commodities August 2019 Report: Monthly Contracts Traded Down 19% Vs. Strong July, 2019 Low For Euro Gas, TTF Price Up Again

Date 19/09/2019

Monthly contracts traded in August fell 19% vs. July, to 7.502 million contracts, the lowest figure since the start of 2019. While an unusually active July for contracts traded no doubt skews the perceptions on growth this month, it is interesting to note that August 2018 rose 16% vs. July 2018. All commodity groups correspondingly recorded MoM falls of over 10%, with Euro Gas leading the way with a 21% decline, followed by UK Gas and Coal, both with 19% falls against July. With the recent volatility in the gas market still causing uncertainty, TTF prices rose for a second successive month, while the benchmark Emissions contract, EUA-19 fell from its July record price.

Seed CX Partners With Itiviti To Offer NYFIX Connectivity For Cryptocurrency Customers

Date 19/09/2019

Itiviti, a leading technology and service provider to financial institutions worldwide, today announced a partnership with Seed CX, an institutional exchange and settlement platform for digital assets. This partnership ensures that traditional institutional firms currently utilizing Itiviti’s NYFIX network, now can access Seed CX’s digital asset exchange and settlement ecosystem.

BETTER FINANCE Now Contributes A Total Of 28 User-Side Experts To The EU Authorities’ Expert And Stakeholder Groups

Date 19/09/2019

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce that Edoardo Carlucci, Research and Policy Officer at BETTER FINANCE - the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users - was appointed as member of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority’s (EIOPA) Consultative Expert Group on Digital Ethics in Insurance to represent individual savers and investors.