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CFTC Commissioner Behnam Issues Letter Regarding Diversity & Inclusion At The CFTC

Date 30/04/2019

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Rostin Behnam today issued a letter regarding diversity and inclusion in the CFTC workforce.  The letter is addressed to the Director of the CFTC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (“OMWI”).  Commissioner Behnam’s letter sets out data regarding underrepresentation of minorities and women at the CFTC, particularly in management positions, and asks questions regarding the CFTC OMWI program and how this underrepresentation can be addressed and remedied.

MNI Chicago Business Barometer Dropped In April To 52.6 - Production Lowest Since May 2016

Date 30/04/2019

The MNI Chicago Business Barometer fell 6.1 points to 52.6 in April, down from 58.7 in March to the lowest level since January 2017. 

Innovate Finance Global Summit: International FinTech Conference: Philip Hammond Speech - The International FinTech Conference Speech In Full, Delivered On 30 April, 2019

Date 30/04/2019

Thank you, Charlotte, for that introduction.

It’s great to be here, and let me congratulate you and Innovate Finance on this fantastic Global Summit.

I want to apologise for my “no show” yesterday. It’s perhaps fitting, as I was required in Brexit talks with the opposition, that I had to negotiate a short extension with Charlotte and her team.

Unfortunately that’s something we in government have had plenty of experience with recently.

Traiana Enhances Credit Risk Hub To Boost FX Prime Broker Control

Date 30/04/2019

Traiana, the leading infrastructure service for trade life-cycle and risk management solutions, today announced significant enhancements to its Credit Risk Hub. FX prime brokers (FXPBs) can now define trade information in more detail to increase credit risk controls and reduce the risks of credit over-allocation.

Statement Of FIA President And CEO Walt Lukken On The Passing Of Senator Richard Lugar

Date 30/04/2019

FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Richard Lugar:

“It’s difficult for me to articulate the influential impact that Senator Dick Lugar had on my life. He was a model of decency and compassion for all of us who worked for him. A member of the Futures Industry Hall of Fame, he and Sen. Patrick Leahy led the first subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture Committee that oversaw the CFTC shortly after its formation. He was part of every CFTC reauthorization for over 30 years and chaired the Agriculture Committee during the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000–the bipartisan legislation that implemented principles-based regulation and began an era of unmatched growth and innovation for exchange-traded derivatives."

The Amman Stock Exchange Receives Students Delegation

Date 30/04/2019

The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) received students delegation from Zarqa University/ Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences- Finance and Banking Sciences Department within a field visit to the Jordanian Capital Market's Institutions. This visit aimed to link the theoretical side with the practical one, where Dr. Malak Al- Jazzazi from Media and Communication Department briefed the students on the business nature of the ASE, the recent developments that the market witnessed and the future projects for the upcoming years. In the end of the visit the university gave a memorial shield to the ASE.

Vela Enters Into Strategic Partnership With Enyx - Leveraging Enyx’s FPGA-Enabled Technology Within Vela’s Electronic Trading Stack

Date 30/04/2019

Vela, a leading independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, and Enyx, a leading developer and provider of ultra-low latency technologies and solutions for the financial industry, today announced a partnership to provide Vela clients with access to Enyx’s FPGA-based technology, initially focused on ultra-low latency market data solutions.

BME: MARF Registers A New Bond Issue By Photonsolar - With A Value Of 36.5 Million Euros And A Term Of 19 Years

Date 30/04/2019

The Mercado Alternativo de Renta Fija (MARF) today registered a new project bond issue by Photonsolar, a subsidiary company of Kobus Renewable Energy II FCR, with a total value of €36.5 million. The bonds have a nominal value per unit of 100,000 euros and will accrue a nominal coupon per annum of 3.75% of the nominal value at any time, payable on a quarterly basis. The issue has an amortizing structure with quarterly nominal reductions to 2038.

Volante Technologies Expands Payments As A Service On Microsoft Azure For U.S. Financial Institutions - Offering Combines Corporate To Bank Connectivity, Onboarding, And End-To-End Payment Processing In A Cloud-Based Managed Service

Date 30/04/2019

Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for accelerated end-to-end payments processing and financial message integration, has expanded VolPay-as-a-Service, its cloud-based ecosystem of business services for payments innovation and modernization, with key innovations for U.S. financial institutions.

Notice Of ESMA’s Product Intervention Renewal Decision In Relation To Contracts For Differences

Date 30/04/2019

On 17 April 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) adopted a Decision under Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 to renew the restriction on the marketing, distribution or sale of contracts for differences (CFDs) to retail clients. The Decision renews ESMA Decision (EU) 2018/796 on the same terms as the previous renewal decisions, ESMA Decision (EU) 2018/1636 and ESMA Decision (EU) 2019/155.