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U.S. Agencies Issue Interim Final Rule Regarting The Treatment Of Certain Muncipal Securities As High-Quality Liquid Assets

Date 22/08/2018

Three federal banking agencies today issued an interim final rule amending the agencies' liquidity rules to treat certain eligible municipal securities as high-quality liquid assets, as required by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (EGRRCPA).

ESMA Defines Disclosure Standards Under Securitisation Regulation

Date 22/08/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a set of draft regulatory and implementing standards (RTS/ITS) under the Securitisation Regulation, which concern the details of a securitisation to be made available by the originator, sponsor and SSPE, as well as the format and templates for doing so.

S&P Says OCC Credit Rating Unaffected By SEC Approval Of New Financial Safeguards Framework

Date 22/08/2018

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today commented on the August 21 bulletin by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) saying that OCC’s AA+/Stable credit rating remains unaffected by the approval of the company’s new financial safeguards framework by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

CFTC Issues Orders Of Registration To Osaka Exchange And Nasdaq Oslo ASA To Permit Trading By Direct Access From The U.S.

Date 22/08/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today it has issued Orders of Registration to Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE), a Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) located in Japan, and Nasdaq Oslo ASA (Nasdaq Oslo) an FBOT located in Norway. Under the Orders, OSE and Nasdaq Oslo are permitted to provide their identified members or other participants located in the U.S. with direct access to their electronic order entry and trade matching systems.

SEC Chairman Clayton Announces Additional Investor Roundtable In Baltimore For Main Street Investors To ‘Tell Us’ About Their Investor Experience

Date 22/08/2018

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton announced today that an additional investor roundtable to discuss the Commission’s recently proposed rules regarding the obligations of financial professionals to investors will be held in Baltimore on the evening of Sept. 20, 2018.  Commissioners Kara Stein and Robert Jackson are expected to join Chairman Clayton and senior SEC staff at this event.

Statement Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo On CFTC Spproval Of NASDAQ Oslo ASA aAd Osaka Exchange As FBOTs

Date 22/08/2018

I am pleased that we have moved forward with the Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) applications of the NASDAQ Oslo ASA and Osaka Exchange. Granting FBOT applications demonstrates our commitment to deferring to the regulation and supervision of comparable governmental authorities. 

Statement On Investor Roundtables Regarding Standards Of Conduct For Investment Professionals Rulemaking, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

Date 22/08/2018

In April 2018, the Commission proposed for public comment a significant rulemaking package designed to serve our Main Street investors that would (1) require broker-dealers to act in the best interest of their retail customers, (2) reaffirm and in some cases clarify the fiduciary duty owed by investment advisers to their clients and (3) require both broker-dealers and investment advisers to clarify for all retail investors the type of investment professional they are, and disclose key facts about their relationship.

Exactpro Will Deliver A New Version Of Its Market Data Simulation And Non-Functional Testing Tools To Validate Ongoing Improvements Of NEO Technology

Date 22/08/2018

• The Aequitas NEO Exchange (“NEO”) is Canada's next generation stock exchange putting the needs of investors, businesses looking to raise capital, and dealers first. Launched in March 2015, NEO currently offers an innovative trading venue to trade all Canadian securities. It also has a value-added listing platform for capital raising companies and investment products, offering unique liquidity, transparency and efficiency benefits.
• Collaboration with Exactpro Systems (“Exactpro’) has allowed NEO and its clients to have the highest level of confidence in the exchange’s software from the technical standpoint as Exactpro uses Load Injector and Shsha, its bespoke solutions for non-functional testing (“NFT”)

Vela Partners With CoinMarketCap To Include Cryptocurrencies In SuperFeed - World’s Number 1 Source Of Cryptocurrency Data Now Available To Institutions

Date 22/08/2018

Vela, a leading independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, today announced a partnership with CoinMarketCap, the world’s most trusted and accurate source of data for cryptocurrencies. This exclusive agreement marks a new addition to the asset class coverage for Vela’s Market Data Feed service, SuperFeed.

ETFGI Reports That Active ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Reach A New High Of US$95.9 Billion At The End Of July 2018

Date 22/08/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in Active ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a new high of US$95.9 billion, following net inflows of US$3.59 billion and market moves during July, according to ETFGI’s July 2018 Global Active ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted