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CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 26/10/2018

The current reports for the week of October 26, 2018 are now available.

Three Former London FX Traders Found Not Guilty In U.S. FX Benchmarks Rigging Case

Date 26/10/2018

Three former London-based currency traders were acquitted of using an online chatroom to to rig benchmark exchange rates, 

Pittsburgh Principles And Regulatory Realities: Remarks Before The International Regulators Conference, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Chicago, IL, Oct. 15, 2018

Date 26/10/2018

Thank you, Anna [Paulson], for that kind introduction.  I and others in this room owe a debt of gratitude to you and your colleagues at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, who have contributed so much to our knowledge on central clearing, financial crises, and financial regulatory policy.  I appreciate the opportunity to speak with fellow regulators this morning and especially look forward to the discussions that will take place later today. Before I begin, I must give my standard disclaimer that the views I represent are my own and may not reflect the views of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or my fellow Commissioners.

B3 And Shanghai Stock Exchange Officially Launch Market Data Cooperation

Date 26/10/2018

B3 and Shanghai Stock Exchange officially launch market data cooperation. SSE InfoNet Co., Ltd. (InfoNet), the wholly owned subsidiary of Shanghai Stock Exchange, together with its subsidiary in Hong Kong-China Investment Information Services Limited (CIIS) will act as the administer and official distributor of B3 market data in mainland China.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For October 26th 2018

Date 26/10/2018

A total turnover of 1.454 billion shares worth N15.263billion in 16,682 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.380 billion shares valued at N15.149 billion that exchanged hands last week in 14,033 deals.

The Art Of Risk Management: A Tale of Errors And Successes, By André d’Almeida Monteiro, B3 Chief Risk Officer

Date 26/10/2018

Risk management appeared as a new area of knowledge 25 years ago, causing profound changes around the world. Nowadays, universities have professors and courses specialized to risk, companies have risk management areas and risk is regularly discussed by boards of directors. Central banks and securities and exchange commissions have risk areas and a slew of recent regulation is based on risk. The purpose of risk management is to deal with future uncertainties in order to minimize severe potential losses. How did the art of risk management reach this status?

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Publication Of Prospectus

Date 26/10/2018

The following Prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:

Prospectus dated 26 October 2018 relating to the £2,500,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme of London Stock Exchange Group plc

ESAs Propose New Amendments To Technical Standards On The Mapping Of ECAIs

Date 26/10/2018

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) launched today a public consultation to amend the Implementing Regulations on the mapping of credit assessments of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) for credit risk to reflect the outcomes of a monitoring exercise on the adequacy of existing mappings, namely changes to the Credit Quality Steps (CQS) allocation for two ECAIs and the introduction of new credit rating scales for ten ECAIs. The Implementing Regulations are part of the EU Single Rulebook for banking and insurance aimed at creating a safe and sound regulatory framework consistently applicable across the European Union (EU). The consultation runs until 31 December 2018.

Borsa Istanbul: BIST Sustainability Index Constituents For November 2018 - October 2019 Index Period Have Been Determined

Date 26/10/2018

Annual company assesments of the BIST Sustainability Index have been completed. Constituent list and the list of stocks to be included in and exluded from the index to be effective from November 1, 2018 are shown below.

UK Serious Fraud Office: Barclays PLC And Barclays Bank PLC

Date 26/10/2018

As Barclays have reported in their Regulatory News Service announcement, the High Court has today ruled against the SFO’s application, seeking to reinstate the charges previously dismissed in the Crown Court.