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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Fair Dealing In Advertising: Guidance For Crowdfunding And Peer- To-Peer Lending Published

Date 14/03/2018

FMA today published guidance on fair dealing in advertising and communications for licensed crowdfunding services, peer-to-peer lenders and the companies that offer financial products on these platforms.

Nasdaq Files Notice Of Annual Meeting Of Stockholders

Date 14/03/2018

On March 14, 2018, Nasdaq, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) the following materials relating to its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders: (i) a definitive proxy statement and (ii) a notice regarding the availability of proxy materials.

Cboe Conducts March Settlement Of Cboe Bitcoin Futures

Date 14/03/2018

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, today announced the settlement of the March expiry Cboe bitcoin (XBT) futures, the third contract settlement conducted since its launch in December.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 14/03/2018

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Report From FINRA Board Of Governors Meeting – March 2018

Date 14/03/2018

FINRA’s Board of Governors held its first meeting of 2018 on March 7-8 in New York, where it approved two new rule proposals and FINRA’s 2018 corporate goals, as well as reviewed the progress of the ongoing FINRA360 organizational improvement initiative introduced nearly one year ago.

Keynote Address Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz Before FIA Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida

Date 14/03/2018

Introduction

Thank you for that very kind introduction. I am honored to join you today at the 43rd annual FIA international conference. Before I begin, let me quickly say that the views contained in this speech are my own and do not represent the views of the CFTC.

SEC Proposes Transaction Fee Pilot For NMS Stocks

Date 14/03/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose new Rule 610T of Regulation NMS to conduct a Transaction Fee Pilot in NMS stocks.

Nadex Product Schedule For The Japan Holiday On March 21, 2018

Date 14/03/2018

Due to the Japan Holiday on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, the Japan 225 contracts will have a modified trading schedule.  Please refer to the Holiday Product Schedule Guidelines for specific product trading hours.

Accomplishments Of The Last 5 Years - Speech By John Griffith-Jones, Chairman, FCA, Delivered At An Event Hosted By TheCityUK At Linklaters LLP, London

Date 14/03/2018

Highlights

• The FCA has established itself as a world leading regulator over the last 5 years
• There are ways of ensuring that the UK can remain a wholesale banking, asset management and insurance market place for all nationalities
• The FCA’s best defense against demands for future regulatory changes will be its own quality

EBA Advises European Commission On The Use Of Prudential Backstops To Prevent The Building Up Of New NPLs

Date 14/03/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its advice on the Commission's proposal for statutory prudential backstops on banks' provisioning practices for new loans that turn non-performing. The EBA notes that the backstop complements the existing prudential set of measures and the new accounting provisions under IFRS9 and the advice aims at providing some qualitative considerations as well as a conservative impact analysis of the proposed measures.