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SIX Swiss Exchange And Nasdaq To Develop Distributed Ledger Technology For SIX’s OTC Structured Products

Date 09/08/2017

SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today have announced that Nasdaq, in collaboration with its technology partner Chain, will provide distributed ledger technology (DLT) for a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for SIX’s OTC structured products business. The solution will integrate with several systems currently managed by SIX and utilize the DLT capabilities at the core of the Nasdaq Financial Framework, Nasdaq’s next-generation enterprise architecture stack. With the MVP, SIX gains first-hand experience regarding the implementation of a DLT solution and investigating how to leverage blockchain technology for SIX and its members in the post-trade environment.  

Itiviti Awarded As Best Capital Markets Technology Provider

Date 09/08/2017

Itiviti, a world-leading technology provider for the capital markets industry, has been named Best Capital Markets Technology Provider by the 2017 Technology Innovator Awards, presented by Corporate Vision (CV) Magazine. This marks the second consecutive year for Itiviti as a winner of the CV Technology Innovator Awards.

FIA Japan Newsletter August 2017 Edition Released

Date 09/08/2017

Futures Industry Association of Japan has released the August 2017 edition of its newsletter. For browse, please access the following URL.

https://www.fiajapan.org/site_newsletters/en/201708/FIAJ_Newsletter_EN_2017_08.pdf

HKEX 2017 Interim Results

Date 09/08/2017

Market sentiment continued to improve in Q2 2017 with Cash Market headline ADT rising to $77.8 billion, 5 per cent above Q1 2017. The positive momentum on Stock Connects also continued, with Northbound and Southbound ADT being 47 per cent and 15 per cent higher than Q1 2017. However, market volatility continued to decline reaching lows last seen in 20142 , which adversely impacted derivatives volumes. While the average daily number of HKFE contracts traded in Q2 2017 was slightly up against Q1 2017, it was 16 per cent below Q1 2016 when market volatility was approximately twice as high as Q2 2017.

JPX Monthly Headlines - July 2017

Date 09/08/2017

JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users. 

Every month, we showcase the highlights of these efforts in short and concise summaries just for you.

Overstock Announces Acceptance Of Major Cryptocurrencies On Platform

Date 08/08/2017

Overstock.com, Inc.(NASDAQ:OSTK) announces an integration with ShapeShift, the world's leading instant digital asset exchange, that allows customers to use all the major cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash, Monero, and the new Bitcoin Cash, to buy online from Overstock's selection of nearly 4 million products, including, furniture, accessories, bedding, décor, rugs, DIY, and more.

SEC Staff Publishes Report On Access To Capital And Market Liquidity

Date 08/08/2017

The SEC Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) today published a report describing trends in primary securities issuance and secondary market liquidity, and assessing how those trends relate to post-crisis regulatory reforms. The report was requested by Congress as part of the FY2016 appropriations process.

US Agencies Extend Resolution Plan Filing Deadline For Certain Foreign And Domestic Banks

Date 08/08/2017

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today extended the resolution plan filing deadline for 19 foreign banking organizations and two large domestic bank holding companies to December 31, 2018, to give the firms an additional year to address any supervisory guidance in their next plan submissions.

MIAX Regulatory: Rule Change Notice - FINRA Arbitration Rules 12100 And 13100

Date 08/08/2017

FINRA is proposing to amend FINRA Rule 12100 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes (“Customer Code”) and FINRA Rule 13100 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (“Industry Code” and together, “Codes”) to define a non-public arbitrator to mean a person who is otherwise qualified to serve as an arbitrator, and is disqualified from service as a public arbitrator under the Codes.

IIROC Study Of Corporate Bond Markets: Liquidity Determination And Overview

Date 08/08/2017

Executive Summary

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) is the national self- regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. In 2016, the Canadian Securities Agency (CSA) designated IIROC to be the information processor (IP) for debt markets in Canada1. As the designated IP, IIROC provides post-trade transparency on corporate issues on a T+2 basis to increase