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China Futures Market Monitoring Center: 1st Full-Market Testing For International Business Of Iron Ore Futures Completed

Date 11/04/2018

On March 31 and April 1, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) organized China Futures Market Monitoring Center, futures-company members and information providers to carry out the 1st full-market testing for the business of ushering in overseas traders of iron ore futures. The testing aims to promote initial preparations for the international business of iron ore futures and guarantee the successful operation of relevant business.

Stock Connect: Regulators Announce Increases In Daily Quotas

Date 11/04/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have agreed to increase the daily quotas under Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Deals With 80 Abnormal Transactions In Q1

Date 11/04/2018

It is lately learnt from Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) that in the 1st quarter of 2018, DCE has cracked down on 80 cases of abnormal transactions, of which 46 were self-transactions, 26 were frequently placing and cancelling orders and 8 were violating position limit for related accounts under common control, and 14 cases of violating position limit for hedging during trading session, banning 8 clients from opening positions temporarily. It has handled 70 violation clues, including 10 cases of transferring funds through matched orders, 41 cases of self-transaction or agreed transactions affecting the prices of contracts and 19 cases of violating trading limits. In addition, DCE stepped up the inspection of the related accounts under common control by including a total of 604 accounts in 164 groups of common control in the list of key monitoring, issuing 184 inquiry letters of market inspection, and identifying and urging 235 clients in 79 groups to declare the relationship of common control

Nasdaq Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date March 29, 2018

Date 10/04/2018

At the end of the settlement date of March 29, 2018, short interest in 2,335 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,182,505,080 shares compared with 7,230,277,603 shares in 2,331 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 15, 2018. The end-of-March short interest represents 3.80 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.96 days for the prior reporting period.

Federal Reserve Board Seeks Comment On Proposal To Simplify Its Capital Rules For Large Banks While Preserving Strong Capital Levels That Would Maintain Their Ability To Lend Under Stressful Conditions

Date 10/04/2018

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday asked for comment on a proposal that would simplify its capital rules for large banks while preserving strong capital levels that would maintain their ability to lend to households and businesses under stressful conditions.

New York State Department Of Financial Services To Co-Host FinTech Forum With Conference Of State Banking Supervisors - Event Will Address Developments And Innovation In FinTech Market, Including State-Based Regulation And Consumer Protection

Date 10/04/2018

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) will co-host a nationwide financial technology forum for state banking regulators and financial services executives with the Conference of State Banking Supervisors (CSBS) on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in New York City.  The conference will address fintech developments and business models, opportunities and risk, as well as state-based regulatory approaches to innovation.

Brown Rudnick Alert: All U.S. States Now Require Breach Notification And More Mandate Cybersecurity Measures

Date 10/04/2018

Driven by daily headlines about massive breaches of personal data, U.S. states have been increasing their adoption of cybersecurity laws since 2003. These laws require companies to notify regulators, users, or sometimes both, when personal data has been compromised. This month, Alabama became the last U.S. state to adopt such a law (the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act), coming on the heels of South Dakota, which passed its own legislation in March. Additionally, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will go into effect on May 25 2018, creating additional obligations for many companies worldwide, including obligations to notify personal data breaches in certain circumstances both to data regulators and the individuals concerned. These changes in the field of data protection create new compliance requirements and litigation risks for companies. While data breaches seem to happen routinely, the implications of a hacking incident compromising personal data have grown more complex. 

Remarks At The Equity Market Structure Symposium Sponsored By The University Of Chicago And The STA Foundation Brett Redfearn, SEC Director, Division Of Trading And Markets, Chicago, April 10, 2018

Date 10/04/2018

I would also like thank the University of Chicago, Jim Toes and the STA Foundation for the invitation to speak at this timely symposium on equity market structure.   

I want to follow up on the remarks of Chairman Clayton on some of the key equity market structure initiatives that are underway and contemplated for the future.  In particular, I would like to briefly elaborate on both current and planned pilots as well as the roundtables on equity market structure that the Division of Trading and Markets anticipates holding in 2018.  I will also discuss our potential rulemaking geared to help increase transparency for broker order routing and for alternative trading systems, or dark pools.  Before I start, I must provide our standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, Chairman Clayton, other Commissioners or my colleagues on the SEC staff.

European Commission: Remarks By Michel Barnier At Green 10: "Is Brexit A Threat To The Future Of The Eu's Environment?" - European Parliament

Date 10/04/2018

Thank you Peter Liese for having organised this event, with Green 10 organisation represented by Cécile Toubeau,

Thank you also Jo Leinen.

I see also many other members of the European Parliament, where I come almost every week to discuss Brexit, with the EP Brexit Steering Group, the various political groups and committees.

Thank you for inviting me to speak about this essential topic of the environment.

Payments After PSD2: Evolution Or Revolution - Speech Delivered By Karina McTeague, Director Of Retail Banking Supervision At The FCA, At The Pay360 Conference

Date 10/04/2018

Highlights

• From a consumer protection and market integrity perspective, we have a real interest in the Open Banking Implementation Entity’s successful delivery of the CMA’s Open Banking API requirements and wider adoption of APIs by the industry.
• Customer communications should be balanced, and not seek to dissuade customers from using third party AIS or PIS providers through their communications or terms and conditions.
• We welcome the development of industry arrangements designed to facilitate the successful delivery of PSD2 objectives (including voluntary guidelines and dispute management system).
• We will be looking to see that firms’ culture prioritises treating customers fairly, and doesn’t take inappropriate advantage of ill-informed, naïve or vulnerable consumers.