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FINRA Announces Comprehensive Changes To Advisory Committees, Including Creation Of Two New Committees - Launches New Online Portal To Facilitate Engagement

Date 01/02/2018

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced a series of changes to its advisory committees – including the addition of two new committees focused on the specialized issues surrounding clearing firms and capital acquisition brokers – as part of a comprehensive effort to improve opportunities for firms to provide input on key issues. The changes, which build on several enhancements to FINRA’s advisory committee structure announced in November, are a response to feedback received through President and CEO Robert W. Cook’s listening tour and comments received through the FINRA360 Special Notice on FINRA’s engagement programs.

IBOR Global Benchmark Survey Transition Roadmap

Date 01/02/2018

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), the Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), International Capital Market Association (ICMA), as well as the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)and its asset management group (SIFMA AMG) (the “Trade Associations”), have joined together to publish this Roadmap in response to this call to action. By combining their resources the Trade Associations can help the regulators and market participants who areleading the global transition initiatives reach parts of the market which have yet to fully engage in the process. The Roadmap aims to raise awareness of some of the challenges to be solved as part of the transition plan and provide a central resource of information for benchmark transition across market sectors.

OneChicago Announces Trading Volume For January 2018

Date 01/02/2018

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), a securities finance exchange, today announced its January 2018 volume of 889,659, an increase of 14% year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering Single Stock Futures (SSF), a Delta One product, on approximately 1,800 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.

European Commission Launches The EU Blockchain Observatory And Forum

Date 01/02/2018

The Commission launched today the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum with the support of the European Parliament, represented by Jakob von Weizsäcker responsible for the recent report on virtual currencies.

ESMA Sets Publication Date Of Second EU-Wide CCP Stress Test Results

Date 01/02/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will publish the results of its second EU-wide stress test exercise regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) established in the European Union (EU) on Friday, 2 February 2018 at 7am CET. 

TASE Indices Reform Completed

Date 01/02/2018

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo Before Derivcon 2018, New York City, New York

Date 01/02/2018

Introduction

Good morning. Thank you for that warm introduction.

My compliments to the Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association Americas (WMBAA) for creating the original Sef-Con and to Anthony Parrotta and Tabb Group for transforming it into Deriv-Con. There is nothing like this conference in terms of looking at the functioning and health of global markets for swaps trading.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Performance Report – January 2018

Date 01/02/2018

At the end of January 2018 Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed at 7,650.12 points, increased by 423.8  points 5.86% over the close of  the  previous  month. 

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo Announces New Paradigm For Measuring Size Of Swaps Markets

Date 01/02/2018

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo released a new paradigm for measuring the size of the global swaps markets, in a speech to DerivCon 2018 in New York.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange: January 2018

Date 01/02/2018

• Trading turnover of CHF 124.7 billion (+3.5% versus the corresponding period last year, 23.9% up on December 2017)
• Number of trades 5,949,142 (+41.6% year-on-year, +50.7% versus December 2017)
• Average trading turnover per day: CHF 5.9 billion