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Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Annual Report Highlighting Investor Education Campaigns And Activities

Date 03/07/2018

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published an annual activity report outlining its investor education and outreach efforts over the past year.

Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer: Producer Sentiment Inches Up Despite Commodity Price Decline And Continued Trade War Concerns

Date 03/07/2018

Agricultural producer sentiment rose slightly in June according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The increase was unexpected given unresolved trade war concerns and sharp price declines for key commodities, including corn, wheat and, especially, soybeans during the month. The June barometer reading of 143 was only 2 points higher than May. The barometer is based on a monthly survey of 400 agricultural producers from across the country.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In June 2018

Date 03/07/2018

Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 70.8 trln in June 2018. The fastest-growing market was the Bond Market, where trading volumes increased by 16.8% year-on-year.

Closet Index Funds: The Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Proposes An Alternative Approach To Those Currently Used In Europe

Date 03/07/2018

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) analysed nearly 800 French funds using a method based on fund return and market data, which enables more funds to be examined than was previously possible. This approach does not relieve the regulator of carrying out an in-depth individual analysis of the funds flagged as least active in the sample.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Releases CRA Evaluations For 20 National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 03/07/2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of June 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The possible ratings are outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, and substantial noncompliance.

Kaizen Hires Industry Expert To Consolidate SFTR Offering

Date 03/07/2018

Award-winning Kaizen Reporting today announced that Jonathan Lee is to head up its recently-formed SFTR-related operation. The former Fixed Income Regulatory Reporting Manager at JP Morgan Chase is a leading voice on regulation and specifically on SFTR. Lee was previously head of the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA)’s SFTR taskforce and has spearheaded industry responses and discussions related to the challenges it brings. With more than 10 years of regulatory reporting experience and 9 years as an Interest Rate Strategist at Barclays Capital under his belt, he will be tasked with working with Kaizen’s clients to ensure it offers the same high level of service for SFTR as it does for regulations such as MiFID II and EMIR.

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo Names Matthew A. Daigler Senior Counsel

Date 03/07/2018

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC/Commission) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo announced today that Matthew A. Daigler has joined the CFTC to serve as a Senior Counsel to the Chairman. Daigler will advise the Chairman on Commission matters, including the Chairman’s Swaps Regulation Version 2.0 agenda.

ETFGI Reports 44th Consecutive Month Of Net Inflows Into ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe With US$2.89 Billion In Net New Assets During May 2018

Date 03/07/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported net inflows of US$2.89 billion into ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe during May 2018, marking the 44th consecutive month of net inflows into European-listed ETFs/ETPs. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Reuters Reports London Stock Exchange Group Has Applied For Dutch Trading Licences In Case Of Hard Brexit

Date 03/07/2018

Reuters has reported that the London Stock Exchange Group has applied for trading and trade reporting licences for Turquoise, TRADEcho and UnaVista so that it can continue to serve customers in the European Union if Britain leaves the bloc without a deal with the EU. 

J.P. Morgan Goes Live With Client Clearing At LCH CDSClear

Date 03/07/2018

• J.P. Morgan is the first US bank to offer client clearing through CDSClear
• AMF is live clearing both EUR and US CDS products
• Builds on LCH SA’s growing CDS clearing business