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Baymarkets Separates Its Business Into Two Standalone Companies

Date 10/04/2018

Baymarkets Technology AB (Baymarkets), a leading Nordic provider of FinTech solutions, announced today that it has separated its current business into two independent companies, Reg&Tech Solutions AB (Reg&Tech) and Baymarkets AS.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market

Date 10/04/2018

CCP NCC is changing IM rates on Securities market starting from April 10, 2018 for the following shares:

HKEX Marks Fifth Anniversary Of After-Hours Derivatives Trading

Date 10/04/2018

• After-hours derivatives trading volume increased by nearly 12 times to more than 83,000 contracts in five years since its inception in 2013
• The after-hours session has allowed investors to react to key events such as market-moving announcements
• Eighty-five per cent of HKFE Participants now use the after-hours session

Nasdaq March 2018 Volumes, 1Q18 Estimated Revenue Capture And Listings Statistics

Date 09/04/2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for March 2018, as well as quarterly volumes, number of listings and estimated revenue capture for the quarter ending March 31, 2018 on its investor relations website. 

NZX Consults On Policy & Commercial Initiatives To Improve

Date 09/04/2018

NZX provides a further update on the policy and commercial initiatives it is undertaking to improve liquidity and increase price transparency in the secondary market.

Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation Launches Direct Clearing For Canadian Buy Side Firms

Date 09/04/2018

Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC), Canada's national central clearing counterparty (CCP) for exchange-traded derivative products, certain over-the-counter (OTC) products and repurchase agreements (repos), today announced the launch of its new direct-clearing model for Canadian buy-side firms.

CFTC Orders Floor Broker Anuj C. Singhal To Pay $150,000 Penalty For Spoofing In Wheat Futures Market

Date 09/04/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against Anuj C. Singhal, a Dallas, Texas resident and registered floor broker, for engaging in the disruptive trading practice of “spoofing” (bidding or offering with the intent to cancel bids or offers before execution) through manual trading in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) wheat futures market between at least March and June 2016 (the Relevant Period). 

Ontario Securities Commission Establishes First Permanent Mediation Program By A Canadian Securities Regulator

Date 09/04/2018

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today that its Mediation Program, which began as a pilot in 2015, will continue on a permanent basis. It is the first and only program of its type offered by a securities regulator in Canada.

IIROC Focuses On Evolution Of Advice In Canada's Investment Landscape - Regulator Embarks On Three-Part Strategy To Accommodate The Changing Ways Canadians Make Investment Decisions

Date 09/04/2018

As Canada's investment industry continues to respond to changes in demographics, investor behaviour and technology, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) is also evolving. IIROC is applying a three-part strategy to accommodate new business models, while ensuring investors are protected and have access to a wide choice of products and services.

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Bank Of Canada

Date 09/04/2018

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) and the Bank of Canada (the “Bank”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) for co-operation and information exchange with respect to the monitoring of risks pertaining to domestic systemically important financial institutions (“D-SIFIs”). The MOU will also support their respective roles as Québec’s prudential regulator and resolution authority, and Canada’s lender of last resort.