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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 12/12/2018

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

ECC: Götz Dittrich Appointed As New Chief Operating Officer

Date 12/12/2018

At its meeting on 11st December 2018, the Supervisory Board of European Commodity Clearing (ECC) appointed Dr Götz Dittrich as a new member of the Management Board.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Rise Above 5 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of November 2018

Date 12/12/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$60.55 Bn during November. Following October trends, all regions but the Middle East and Africa continued to see positive net flows. Total assets invested in the global ETF and ETP industry rose 2.33% by the end of November, from US$4.95 Tn at the end of October, to US$5.06 Tn, according to ETFGI’s October 2018 Global ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Iberclear Launches A New Cross Border Custody & Settlement Service On 17 December

Date 12/12/2018

• It will also feature value-added services and increase self-collaterisation capabilities with Target2-Securities

EEX: Supervisory Board Appoints Jens Rick As Management Board Member

Date 12/12/2018

At its meeting on 11st December 2018, the Supervisory Board of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) appointed Jens Rick as member of the Management Board. As of 1 February 2019, Mr Rick will assume the newly created position of the Chief Information Officer.

FIA Welcomes Progress On Clearinghouse Access

Date 12/12/2018

FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement regarding reported action by the European Commission to deem UK’s regulatory and legal framework for UK CCPs as equivalent under EMIR for a 12-month period in the event of a no-deal Brexit. FIA believes this is an important step toward ensuring market stability during this uncertain time and continued access to UK CCPs by EU27 firms, and we hope that the other necessary steps for timely recognition of UK CCPs will follow shortly.

EBA Publishes Final Guidelines On The STS Criteria In Securitisation

Date 12/12/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines, which will provide a harmonised interpretation of the criteria for the securitisation to be eligible as simple, transparent and standardised (STS) on a cross-sectoral basis throughout the Union. These Guidelines will play a crucial role in the new EU securitisation framework that becomes applicable on 1 January 2019, by providing a single point of consistent interpretation of the STS criteria for all entities involved in the STS securitisation including originators, sponsors, investors, competent authorities and third party STS verifiers.

Moscow Exchange: Revision Of The List And Maximum Quantity Of Securities Eligible As Collateral On Derivatives Market

Date 12/12/2018

CCP NCC changes the list of securities eligible as collateral on Derivatives market:

EBA Launches Selection Procedure To Appoint New Chairperson

Date 12/12/2018

Remarks To The Annual Government-Business Forum On Small Business Capital Formation In Columbus, Ohio, By SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

Date 12/12/2018

Thank you, Bill [Hinman].[1]

Every year the SEC staff does a tremendous job identifying topics, selecting speakers and coordinating the behind the scenes work necessary to organize this all-day event focused on small business capital formation. Thank you Bill, Jennifer [Zepralka] and the staff in the Division of Corporation Finance and the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion for coordinating this year’s forum. This year I also want to extend a special thank you to our co-hosts—Dean Makhija [Muh-kee-sha] and the rest of the staff at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business—for opening your doors to us. It is nice to know that a team from the “SEC” can get such a warm welcome at the home of the Big Ten Champions. Finally, I want to thank the panelists and moderators who are taking time out of their busy schedules to share their insights with us.