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David Gillers To Step Down As CFTC Chief Of Staff

Date 06/02/2025

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that David Gillers will step down as Chief of Staff to Commissioner Behnam on February 7. From 2021 until January 20, 2025, Mr. Gillers served as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer of the agency, in which capacity he was the lead advisor to then-Chairman Rostin Behnam on legal, policy and administrative matters, and was responsible for the commission’s daily operations and its 1,000 personnel. Mr. Gillers joined the agency in July 2019 as Commissioner Behnam’s Chief of Staff, and has not announced plans. 

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - January 2025

Date 06/02/2025

TMX Group Limited today announced January 2025 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha), including Alpha-X & Alpha DRK, and Montréal Exchange (MX).

Nodal Exchange Achieves January Trading Records In Power And Environmental Markets

Date 06/02/2025

Nodal Exchange announced new trading records in power and environmental markets today. Nodal surpassed last January’s volume and achieved a calendar month record with traded volume of 282.6 million MWh, up 5% from January 2024. Nodal continues to be the North American power market leader ending January at 1.43 billion MWh of futures open interest, a 57% market share.

ESMA’s Conference “Shaping The Future Of EU Capital Markets” Results

Date 06/02/2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator and supervisor, welcomed 300 participants in person (and around 1000 more connected online) to its key conference in Paris. During a successful day we heard keynote speeches from Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, Jacques de Larosière, author of the Larosière report, and Verena Ross, Chair of ESMA.

EBA Reflects On The Short/Medium Term Objectives Of Its Interest Rate Risk In The Banking Book Heatmap

Date 06/02/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a Report on the short to medium term objectives of its interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) Heatmap, including observations and recommendations to institutions and supervisors.

Reviewed Supervisors Overall Applied The EBA’s Recommendations On Tax Integrity And Dividend Arbitrage Trading Schemes, The EBA Report Finds.

Date 06/02/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a Peer Review assessing the effectiveness and degree of supervisory convergence of issues relating to tax integrity and dividend arbitrage trading schemes following the implementation of its 2020 Action plan on dividend arbitrage trading schemes. The action plan aimed to clarify that supervisors, while not responsible for investigating tax crimes, have responsibility for ensuring that financial institutions have systems and controls in place to manage tax crime risks.

CME Group Inc. Names Slate Of Director Nominees

Date 06/02/2025

CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its slate of candidates for its board of directors for election at the company's annual meeting to be held Thursday, May 8, 2025.

January 2025 Figures At Eurex

Date 06/02/2025

• Total volume on Eurex up 13 percent in January compared to January 2024.
• Equity derivatives trading at Eurex surged 65 percent this January year-on-year.
• Notional outstanding in OTC Clearing rose by 12 percent compared to January 2024.

DTCC Comments On UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce Blueprint For T+1 Transition

Date 06/02/2025

The UK T+1 Accelerated Settlement Task Force (AST) has published its implementation plan for the UK’s transition from T+2 to T+1 securities settlement today.

EEX Group Monthly Volumes – January 2025

Date 06/02/2025

EEX Group reports its January monthly volumes with the following highlights:

• The EEX Group Global Power markets achieved a monthly traded volume of 1188.6 TWh, marking a +27% Year-on-Year growth. This included a 37% YoY growth on the EEX European Power Derivatives volumes, which reached a total of 810.9 TWh. 
• The monthly traded volume on the EEX Japanese Power Futures exceeded 10 TWh for the first time, reaching 11.1 TWh (+99%).
• An overall record volume of 84.0 TWh (+12% YoY) was registered on the Group’s European Power Spot markets, driven by records on several day-ahead and intraday markets. 
• The EEX Group Natural Gas markets reported a -5% year-on-year decline in volumes, totaling 672.2 TWh, while the EEX Group Natural Gas spot markets reached the highest ever January monthly volume with 309.8 TWh (+21 YoY). This growth also includes a record volume of 26 TWh on the NBP Spot market. 
• Traded volumes with the EEX Guarantees of Origin Futures remained at a high level, with 1.4 TWh