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Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency To Host Innovation Office Hours In New York

Date 08/08/2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced it will hold Innovation Office Hours, September 25-27, 2018, in New York to promote responsible innovation in the federal banking system.

Deutsche Börse AG: Share Buy-Back Programme

Date 08/08/2018

Announcement according to Article 2 paragraph 1 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 to Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR)
Share Buy-Back Programme

The share buy-back programme announced by Deutsche Börse AG in the ad hoc announcement of 5 December 2017 will be implemented starting 13 August 2018 on the basis of the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting on17 May 2017. In the period up to 28 December 2018 at the latest, a maximum number of 11,405,577 shares of the company (ISIN: DE0005810055) are to be repurchased exclusively via electronic trading on the Frankfurt StockExchange (Xetra) at a total cost of up to EUR 200 million (excluding incidental acquisition costs).

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – July 2018

Date 08/08/2018

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) for July 2018.

Canadian Equities Rebound In Q2 2018, Driving Canadian Pension Returns Higher: RBC Investor & Treasury Services - Q2 Total Returns Gain 2.2 Per Cent While Canadian Equities Return 6.8 Per Cent

Date 08/08/2018

Canadian defined benefit pension plans posted a mild uptick in Q2 2018, returning 2.2 per cent, up from Q1 returns of 0.2 per cent, according to RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe.

CFTC Proposes Rules To Simplify Process For Foreign Clearing Organizations To Obtain DCO Registration Exemption

Date 08/08/2018

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today voted unanimously to approve a proposal to codify policies and procedures for clearing organizations located outside of the U.S. to obtain an exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO). The proposal will also reduce CFTC staff time and utilize fewer resources to grant exemptions.

Technical Documentation For Oslo Børs’ Millennium 9.3 Released

Date 08/08/2018

Earlier this summer the project of upgrading Oslo Børs’ trading system for cash equities and fixed income to Millennium 9.3 was announced. Updated technical documentation has now been released. Protocol changes have been kept to a minimum.

Statement Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo Regarding The Proposed Rule On Exemption From DCO Registration

Date 08/08/2018

This proposal is part of Project KISS’s simple and straightforward efforts to make what has been an internal process public and transparent.  Under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), the Commission may conditionally or unconditionally exempt a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) from registration for the clearing of swaps if the Commission determines that the clearing organization is subject to “comparable, comprehensive supervision and regulation” by appropriate government authorities in the clearing organization’s home country.  Pursuant to this authority, the Commission has exempted four non-U.S. clearing organizations from DCO registration.

ESMA Issues Clarifications On The Clearing Obligation And Trading Obligation For Pension Scheme Arrangements

Date 08/08/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an updated statement on the clearing obligation and trading obligation for pension scheme arrangements (PSAs), with the objective to avoid, to the extent possible, disruption to certain PSAs who may face potential challenges clearing their OTC derivative contracts and trading them on trading venues on 17 August 2018, when the current, and final, exemption from the clearing obligation under EMIR expires.  

List Trading Goes Live On MTS BondsPro All-To-All Order Book

Date 08/08/2018

• Highly efficient workflow tool enables simultaneous execution of multiple trades
• Further enhances flexible choice of execution methods on platform
• Trading activity on the platform doubles over last year

SGX Reports Market Statistics For July 2018

Date 08/08/2018

• 4 lPOs in July raised S$143.3 million, highest number of listings in a month in 2018.
• Forward Freight Derivatives volume triples year-on-year to 99,098 as clearing market share rises to over 60%.