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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 10/10/2018

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

US Federal And State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement On Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected By Hurricane Michael

Date 10/10/2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the state regulators recognize the serious impact of Hurricane Michael on the customers, members, and operations of many financial institutions and will provide appropriate regulatory assistance to affected institutions subject to their supervision. The agencies encourage institutions operating in the affected areas to meet the financial services needs of their communities.

CFTC Commissioner Behnam To Provide Remarks At The Bipartisan Policy Center And ISDA Discussion On Reference Rate Reform

Date 10/10/2018

Gary Goldsholle, Former Deputy Director, Current Senior Policy Adviser In The Division Of Trading And Markets, To Leave The SEC

Date 10/10/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gary Goldsholle, a senior policy adviser in the Division of Trading and Markets, will leave the agency on Oct. 12. 

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo To Keynote At The 34th Annual FIA Futures And Options Expo

Date 10/10/2018

Pickups And Put Downs: Remarks At The Financial Planning Association 2018 Major Firms Symposium, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Chicago, IL, Oct. 2, 2018

Date 10/10/2018

Thank you, [Skip], for that kind introduction.  I appreciate the invitation to be here in Chicago with you this morning. Before I continue, I need to provide the standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners. Maybe after I tell you the following story, that disclaimer will be self-evident as I am confident that all of my colleagues obey the traffic rules.

BGC Partners To Relocate UK based Headquarters To 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, E14

Date 10/10/2018

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "BGC" or "the Company"), a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, signed leases on approximately 130,000 sq ft at 5 Churchill Place, London, E14. This will see the leading brokerage firm relocate its UK based headquarters in 2019.

CFTC Commissioner Berkovitz To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The 34th Annual FIA Futures And Options Expo

Date 10/10/2018

ACER: The Dispute Settlement And Sanctions Committee Of French Energy Regulatory Commission Fines VITOL S.A. € 5 Million For Engaging In Market Manipulation

Date 10/10/2018

In its decision, dated 5 October 2018, the Dispute Settlement and Sanctions Committee (CoRDiS) of the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) held that the energy and commodities company VITOL S.A. had engaged in market manipulations on the French Southern virtual Gas Trading Point between 1 June 2013 and 31 March 2014, in breach of the EU Regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT).

UBS MTF Trading Notice Double Volume Cap Update

Date 10/10/2018

Following the ESMA update published on 8 October UBS MTF would like to inform you of the resumption of trading under the Reference Price Waiver for most instruments that were suspended in April 2018, as well as the implementation of several additional double volume cap suspensions.