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CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam To Provide Introductory Keynote At FIA BOCA 2018 International Futures Industry 43rd Annual Conference

Date 08/03/2018

New York State Department Of Financial Services And The Bank Of Israel Sign Memorandum Of Understanding - Agreement Will Ensure Supervisory Cooperation And Exchange Of Supervisory Information

Date 08/03/2018

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo and the Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel, Dr. Hedva Ber, today announced that they have signed an agreement of understanding and cooperation between the two authorities.  The Governor of the Bank of Israel, Dr. Karnit Flug, approved the signing of the document.

Canadian Securities Administrators Propose Changes To The Syndicated Mortgage Regime

Date 08/03/2018

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment proposed changes to substantially harmonize the regulatory framework for syndicated mortgages in Canada. The changes are reflected in proposed amendments to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions and National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations, as well as changes to Companion Policy 45-106CP Prospectus Exemptions.

ESMA Publishes The Responses To Its Consultation On Draft Guidelines On APC Margin Measures For CCPs

Date 08/03/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the responses received to its Consultation on Draft Guidelines on Anti-Procyclicality Margin Measures for CCPs.

FESE Position On The Review Of The Prudential Framework For Investment Firms

Date 08/03/2018

We welcome the underlying objective followed in the Commission’s legislative proposals on designing a new prudential regime for investment firms, i.e. to categorise investment firms into three classes based on the risks they pose and to attach different capital and prudential requirements to the respective classes. However, we have strong concerns regarding the potential impact of the proposals on market makers and liquidity providers,

EEX New Participant: Marex Spectron International Limited

Date 08/03/2018

Marex Spectron International Limited has been additionally admitted to exchange trading for Spot Contracts on Emission Rights (Secondary Market).

SEC Charges Company And Executives In Oil-And-Gas Offering Fraud

Date 08/03/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Dallas-based oil-and-gas company and two of its executives with defrauding investors out of at least $950,000 through a string of fraudulent oil-and-gas securities offerings.

What's The Takeaway From The Recent Options Volume Surge? You Still Have To Do Your Homework! By Joseph Cusick, Director Of Institutional Investor Education, The Options Industry Council

Date 08/03/2018

For the first two months of 2018, OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, has seen the number of contracts it has cleared increase markedly compared with a year ago. In January, total cleared options and futures volume rose 41.8 percent to almost 480 million contracts, while in February, total cleared volume was up 43.2 percent to nearly 478 million contracts.

Keynote Address By CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz Before The DC Blockchain Summit

Date 08/03/2018

Introduction

Good afternoon and thank you for that very kind introduction. As an alumnus, I’m always happy to be back at the McDonough School of Business. It’s great to be with you here at the DC Blockchain Summit. I want to congratulate Perianne and the Chamber of Digital Commerce on hosting such a fascinating event with such robust participation by the DLT and cryptocurrency community. What you have accomplished in advocacy and connectivity in such a short period is incredible.

Getting Familiar With The EBA Templates On NPLs

Date 08/03/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) released today a video to help all interested stakeholders get familiar with the key features of the two sets of EBA templates on non-performing loans (NPLs) published on 14 December 2017. The EBA designed the templates to help restart the secondary markets for NPLs in Europe, thus contributing to the European Council's action plan to tackle NPLs in Europe, released in July 2017.