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Statement Of Concurrence Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam Regarding Segregation Of Assets Held As Collateral In Uncleared Swap Transactions; Amendments

Date 24/07/2018

I respectfully concur with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (the Commission or CFTC) approval of its proposed rule (Proposal) regarding amendments to subpart L of the Commission’s Regulations (Segregation of Assets Held as Collateral in Uncleared Swap Transactions” consisting of Regulations 23.700 through 23.704), which implement Section 4s(l) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or the Act). While I have strong reservations about the Commission’s proposed interpretation of CEA Section 4s(l) and its slash and burn approach to “simplify” requirements for swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) absent meaningful consideration of the impact on swap counterparties, I am hopeful that the Proposal’s solicitation of comments on these key points will produce a balanced record from which to adopt a final rule that more precisely simplifies the current requirements and provides tailored regulatory relief.
Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date July 13, 2018

Date 24/07/2018

At the end of the settlement date of July 13, 2018, short interest in 2,353 Nasdaq Global Market℠ securities totaled 7,298,561,701 shares, compared with 7,435,196,979 shares in 2,348 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of June 29, 2018. The mid-July short interest represents 4.42 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.65 days for the prior reporting period.
Statement Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo Regarding The Proposed Rule On Segregation Of Assets Held As Collateral In Uncleared Swap Transactions

Date 24/07/2018

After more than four years of administering the final rules in subpart L of Part 23 (Commission Regulations 23.700-704), CFTC staff have observed that the detailed requirements of these regulations have been difficult and burdensome for swap dealers to satisfy. The requirements have also caused some confusion by end user counterparties who rely on our markets to hedge commercial risk. These observations were supported by comments made in response to the Commission’s Project KISS initiative.
B3 Integrated Web Portal - Market Data Will Be Available On A Single Web Address As Of July 30

Date 24/07/2018

On Monday, July 30, B3 will launch its integrated web portal containing the current content from the websites bmfbovespa.com.br, cetip.com.br and b3.com.br. Therefore, the b3.com.br address will will integrate the tools, activities and data previously contained in the Company’s websites, allowing integrated access to data on all the markets in which we operate.
Concurring Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam Regarding The Position Limits And Position Accountability For Security Futures Products Proposed Rule

Date 24/07/2018

I respectfully concur with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s approval of its proposed rule regarding Position Limits and Position Accountability for Security Futures Products (Proposal). I commend staff on their hard work in producing this Proposal, and for their thoughtful responses to my questions. I look forward to hearing from market participants and other stakeholders regarding the amendments to the existing position limits rules for security futures products. In particular, I will be interested in comments regarding the appropriateness of increasing the default level of equity security futures products position limits from 13,500 contracts to 25,000 contracts. While today’s Proposal only would amend the Commission’s Part 41 rules regarding security futures products, I nonetheless encourage market participants and interested stakeholders to consider how the Proposal might impact or interplay with the Commission’s position limits rules in Part 150 and any future amendments to them.

SEC Detects Silicon Valley Executive’s Insider Trading

Date 24/07/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a senior executive at a Silicon Valley fiber optics company has agreed to settle charges that he made nearly $200,000 in illicit profits by trading on inside information in advance of three disappointing earnings announcements by the company.
EBA Publishes Its Assessment Of European Secured Notes

Date 24/07/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a report presenting the outcome of its assessment to the European Commission's call for advice on the European Secured Notes (ESNs). In addition, it puts forward recommendations on key aspects for the European Commission to consider when possibly designing the legislative framework forSME ESNs.
SEC Charges Failed Fyre Festival Founder And Others With $27.4 Million Offering Fraud

Date 24/07/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that New York entrepreneur William Z. (Billy) McFarland, two companies he founded, a former senior executive, and a former contractor agreed to settle charges arising out of an extensive, multi-year offering fraud that raised at least $27.4 million from over 100 investors.
French Tech Star Navya Lists On Euronext - Around €38 Million Raised - Market Capitalisation €190 Million

Date 24/07/2018

Euronext today welcomed Navya, the French leader in autonomous vehicles and smart shared mobility solutions, to its Paris’ market.
ESMA Review Finds Improvements With NCAS’ Supervision Of The Suitability Requirements

Date 24/07/2018

The European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) has issued today a follow-up report regarding oversight by national competent authorities (NCAs) of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) suitability requirements. The Report assesses the actions ten NCAs have undertaken since the earlier peer review conducted in 2016. The Report identifies enhancements in supervising the requirements and greater deployment of enforcement action by some NCAs. These improvements should lead to an increased level of EU-wide supervisory convergence of the suitability requirements.