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ESMA: Errata Double Volume Cap Data

Date 09/08/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is correcting today its Suspensions File in relation to its Double Volume Cap (DVC) data, originally published on 7 August 2018, as required under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). 

As Of Today (7 August, 2018), The Israeli Public Will Be Able To Participate Digitally In The Offerings Of TASE Companies Via A Direct Link From The TASE Offerings Board On the MAYA System Bank Leumi Is The First To Provide Its Customers With “One-Click” Participation, By Means Of A Direct Link From The TASE Offerings Board To The Bank’s Website

Date 09/08/2018

Ittai Ben-Zeev, TASE’s CEO: “We have asked all the TASE members to provide their customers with the opportunity to participate digitally and simply in offerings. We are pleased that the Bank Leumi is the first to take up the gauntlet and, from today, the Bank’s customers will be able to subscribe to offerings of via a direct link from the TASE offerings board to the bank’s website. We are certain that in the near future additional TASE members will join Bank Leumi in this innovative measure, which will benefit their clients as part of our joint goal to increase the general public’s participation in the offerings and trading on TASE and to enhance liquidity”.

EBA Updates XBRL Taxonomy 2.8

Date 09/08/2018

ESMA Updates Validation Rules Under EMIR

Date 09/08/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its validation rules regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with regards to the revised technical standards on reporting under Article 9 of EMIR. The amendments will be applicable from 5 November 2018.

The EBA Updates Data Used For The Identification Of Global Systemically Important Institutions (G-SIIs)

Date 09/08/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today 12 indicators and updated the underlying data from the 35 largest institutions in the EU, whose leverage ratio exposure measure exceeds EUR 200 bn. This end-2017 data contributes to the internationally agreed basis on which a smaller subset of banks will be identified as global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs), following the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) final assessments. The EBA, acting as a central data hub in the disclosure process, will update this data on a yearly basis and will provide a user-friendly platform to aggregate it across the EU.

Thomson Reuters Analyst Awards 2018: Winners Of U.S. Awards Announced

Date 09/08/2018

Goldman Sachs recognized as the top brokerage firm; Truls Olsen (Fearnley Securities) and Toshiya Hari (Goldman Sachs) take top individual awards for the second consecutive year

Tourmaline Partners Adds Industry Veterans Seth Hoenig And Aidan Toomey To Trading Team - New Hires Join Roster Of Senior Traders Meeting A Growing Demand For Outsourced Trading Services

Date 09/08/2018

Tourmaline Partners, LLC, one of the world’s leading outsourced trading solutions firms, today announced that industry veterans Seth Hoenig and Aidan Toomey have joined as Managing Directors. These new hires represent a significant addition to a robust team of senior trading professionals who are addressing a growing demand for Tourmaline’s trading and commission management services.

CME Group To Add New S&P Communication Services Select Sector Futures - Underlying Index Includes 26 Companies With Average Market Cap Of $97.2 Billion

Date 09/08/2018

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, will expand its suite of E-mini S&P Select Sector futures with the addition of a new Communication Services Select Sector futures contract. Pending regulatory review, the new product will be available to trade starting Sept. 10, 2018, alongside CME Group's existing 10 Select Sector futures products.

Securities Commission Malaysia: Insider Trading - Former Executive Director Of APL Industries And Sister Jailed Five Years And Fined RM7 Million Each

Date 09/08/2018

The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today convicted a former executive director of APL Industries Bhd (APLI) Datin Seri Tan Bee Geok and her sister Tan Bee Hong of insider trading offences. Both were sentenced to a five-year jail term and fined RM7 million each. APLI was one of the companies under the Supermax Corporation Berhad’s group of companies.

UK Government: Draft Short Selling (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Date 09/08/2018

Draft statutory instrument, which will make amendments to retained EU law related to short selling, to be laid under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.