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CFTC Approves The Transfer Of Open Interest In Credit Default Swaps From CME To ICC

Date 09/03/2018

At the request of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and ICE Clear Credit LLC (ICC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order today approving the transfer of all open interest in credit default swaps (CDS) at CME to ICC.

A Euro Cyber Resilience Board For Pan-European Financial Infrastructures - Introductory Remarks By Benoît Cœuré, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The First Meeting Of The Euro Cyber Resilience Board For Pan-European Financial Infrastructures, Frankfurt, 9 March 2018

Date 09/03/2018

It is a pleasure to welcome you back to Frankfurt. Our last meeting was in June last year. Today, we will discuss the future course of the high-level cyber resilience forum for pan-European financial market infrastructures, critical service providers and competent authorities.

EBA Issues Revised List Of ITS Validation Rules

Date 09/03/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today a revised list of validation rules in its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting, highlighting those which have been deactivated either for incorrectness or for triggering IT problems. Competent Authorities throughout the EU are informed that data submitted in accordance with these ITS should not be formally validated against the set of deactivated rules.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For March 9 Th 2018

Date 09/03/2018

A total turnover of 3.079 billion shares worth N39.990 billion in 23,086 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 2.170 billion shares valued at N39.087 billion that exchanged hands last week in 24,657 deals.

Luxembourg Stock Exchange: Agricultural Development Bank Of China (ADBC) Rings Bell To Mark The First Time Chinese Domestic Green Bond Information Is Available On An International Exchange

Date 09/03/2018

• ADBC’s RMB 3bn (USD 450m) green bond is the first Chinese domestic bond to align with international green bond principles and to have a third-party review in English.
• The instrument is traded in the Chinese Interbank Bond Market (CIBM).
• For the first time ever, such bond is registered and displayed on an international exchange.
• ADBC chooses the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) as preferred partners in this pioneering move.

SEC Charges Penny Stock “Mailman” With Scalping Investors In Gold Mining Stocks

Date 09/03/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a penny stock promoter based in Florida with defrauding investors in a pair of gold mining stocks by secretly amassing shares before touting the companies publicly.  He allegedly sold the bulk of his stock and reaped more than $1.1 million in illicit profits after his promotions caused the share prices and trading volumes to skyrocket.

Deutsche Börse AG Introduces Candidates For Election To The Supervisory Board

Date 09/03/2018

Financial Stability Board Publishes Supplementary Guidance To The FSB Principles And Standards On Sound Compensation Practices

Date 09/03/2018

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published the final version of its Supplementary Guidance to the FSB Principles and Standards on Sound Compensation Practicesfollowing a public consultation launched in June 2017. The guidance has been developed in collaboration with other standard-setting bodies. It supplements the FSB’s Principles and Standards.1 on compensation at significant financial institutions, published in 2009, which note that compensation should be adjusted for all types of risk. The guidance provides firms and supervisors with a framework to consider how compensation practices and tools, such as in-year bonus adjustments, malus or clawback, can be used to reduce misconduct risk and address misconduct incidents.

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Provide Introductory Keynote At FIA Boca 2018

Date 09/03/2018

EEX And EPEX SPOT Publish Joint Response To The First Edition Of The Bidding Zone Review Consultation

Date 09/03/2018

EEX and EPEX SPOT welcome the opportunity to provide an evaluation of the draft report of the first edition of the Bidding Zone Review (BZR). We suggest a number of changes to the process and analysis performed for future editions of the BZR.