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SEC Announces Agenda For March 9 Investor Advisory Committee Meeting - Committee Welcomes New Member Jerome Solomon

Date 23/02/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the March 9 meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee.  The meeting will commence at 9:30 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room at SEC headquarters at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. and is open to the public.  The meeting will be webcast live and archived on the committee’s website for later viewing.

BSX Launches Investor Education Programme

Date 23/02/2017

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) today announced the launch of its new Investor Education Programme ‘Own your share of Bermuda’.  

FXPA Elects New Officers, Board Members - New Executive Committee, Board Members

Date 23/02/2017

The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) is pleased to announce the results of its elections, which took place last week, and resulted in a slate of new Board members, as well as four officers to serve on the FXPA’s Executive Committee (ExCom).

CME Group Interest Rate Contracts Shatter Records On Feb. 22

Date 23/02/2017

• Fed Fund futures volume reaches record 658,700 contracts traded
• Ultra 10-Year Treasury futures volume reaches record high of 315,730 contracts traded
• Treasury futures achieve open interest record of 10.5 million contracts, more than $1.2 trillion in notional value

EEX New Participant: Api Nòva Energia S.r.l.

Date 23/02/2017

Api Nòva Energia S.r.l. has been admitted to exchange trading for Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, French Financial Power Futures/Options, German Intraday Cap Futures, Greek Financial Power Futures, Italian Financial Power Futures/Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures/Options, Phelix Futures/Options, Romanian Financial Power Futures, Spanish Financial Power Futures/Options, Swiss Financial Power Futures and UK Financial Power Futures.

Bats Welcomes Four New PowerShares Funds To The Bats ETF Marketplace - 27 Issuers, 155 Funds Now Listed On Bats In The U.S.

Date 23/02/2017

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, today welcomed a suite of four new PowerShares ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace.

EBA Paves The Way For Open And Secure Electronic Payments For Consumers Under The PSD2

Date 23/02/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication and common and secure communication. These RTS, which were mandated under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and developed in close cooperation with the European Central Bank (ECB), pave the way for an open and secure market in retail payments in the European Union.

SEC Staff Issues Guidance Update And Investor Bulletin On Robo-Advisers

Date 23/02/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published information and guidance for investors and the financial services industry on the fast-growing use of robo-advisers, which are registered investment advisers that use computer algorithms to provide investment advisory services online with often limited human interaction. 

CQG Connects To Warsaw Stock Exchange For Futures Trading

Date 23/02/2017

• CQG, a global provider of high-performance trade routing, reliable market data, and advanced technical analysis tools, announced today that it will launch connectivity to the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) for futures trading.
  
• Through the new connection, CQG customers will have access to the WIG20 contract as well as equity, FX, WIBOR, and T-bond futures contracts.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Bulletin: Minimum Variation Margin Requirements: Initial Examinations For Compliance With Final Rule Establishing Margin Requirements For Non-Cleared Swaps And Non-Cleared Security-Based Swaps

Date 23/02/2017