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Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission And France's Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Sign MoU On France-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition Of Funds

Date 10/07/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on France-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF), which will allow eligible Hong Kong public funds and French UCITS funds to be distributed to retail investors in each other’s market through a streamlined authorization process.

MGEX Breaks Open Interest Record

Date 10/07/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports breaking its open interest record with the close of Friday’s activity at 104,175 contracts.  This is nearly three times more than open interest was at the Exchange five years ago.  

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – June 2017

Date 10/07/2017

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for June 2017.

ESMA Issues Final Standards For Publication Of Derivatives Data

Date 10/07/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued final regulatory technical standards (RTS)regarding the aggregation and publication of derivatives data by trade repositories (TRs).

Dr Jerome Booth, Founder And Chairman, New Sparta Asset Management, Commentary: A Bubble Is Forming In US Equities

Date 10/07/2017

Dr. Jerome Booth, well known entrepreneur and emerging markets investor is out today with a note about how bubbles are forming in different markets, particularly US equities. As Jerome says -- 

"Developed world equity and bond markets (and currencies) look like they are in bubble territory, the US stock market in particular. This is in large part due to the distortionary impact of monetary emissions on a vast scale – so-called “quantitative easing” – and the widespread belief that this will go on for an undefined period to support markets as necessary. We are now at the point where pundits are not debating whether there is or is not fair value in US stocks, but rather when to exit, given the risk of losing out on more gains and the perceived lack of alternative investment destinations."

CFTC: Division Of Market Oversight Announces Review Of Swaps Reporting Regulations

Date 10/07/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today announced it is launching a comprehensive review of the swap data reporting regulations found in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the CFTC’s Regulations. As part of this review, the Division has opened a 40-day comment period to solicit input on this effort from all entities involved in swaps reporting. Comments must be received by August 21, 2017

Moscow Exchange Indices Monthly Review: June 2017

Date 10/07/2017

In June, Moscow Exchange"s Indices reflected the negative trend on the Russian stock market. The MICEX Index was down 1.10% to 1,879.50 (from 1,900.38 on 31 May), while the dollar-denominated RTS Index fell 4.97% to 1,000.96 (from 1,053.30).

ACER Updates Its Frequently Asked Questions Regarding REMIT And Annex VI Of The Transaction Reporting User Manual; Calls For Stakeholders To Join New REMIT Expert Group On Wholesale Energy Market Trading

Date 10/07/2017

The Agency has published the eighth edition of the Frequently Asked Questions on REMIT transaction reporting. For more see here.

ESMA Consults On Guidelines Regarding Internalised Settlement Reporting

Date 10/07/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has opened today a public consultation on future guidelines further detailing the implementation of internalised settlement reporting under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR).

Bank Of England - Looking Both Ways – Speech By Sam Woods, Deputy Governor, Prudential Regulation And Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Regulation

Date 10/07/2017

Press release

Remarks prepared for the May 2017 Building Society Association (BSA) Annual Conference

Sam Woods, the Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation and CEO of the PRA, says that we are living through “a vital moment” in the supervision of banks, building societies and insurers. Reflecting on the role of supervisors for more than a century, he says that today’s generation are alert to whether each of these firms – and the individuals running them – meet the intention, as well as the letter of, regulation.