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SIFMA Recommends Full Market Close On January 16 In The US, UK And Japan In Observance Of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday

Date 06/01/2017

SIFMA has confirmed its previous recommendation for a full market close on Monday, January 16 for the trading of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan in observance of the U.S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday.

Montréal Exchange Celebrates Record Year In 2016 - Activity On Canada's Derivatives Exchange Hits New Highs At Year-End

Date 06/01/2017

TMX Group today announced that Montréal Exchange (MX) set a new total volume record in 2016 with 91.9 million contracts traded, smashing the previous record of 76.7 million contracts established in 2015. A surge in activity in several key MX products contributed to the 20% gain in volume year over year.

New York’s Landmark Anti-Terrorism Transaction Monitoring And Filtering Program Regulation Takes Effect - As Of January 1, 2017, Regulated Institutions Must Comply With The Necessary Rule To Combat Illegal Financial Transactions That May Fund Terrorist Activity

Date 05/01/2017

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the Department of Financial Services’s (DFS) landmark risk-based anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering regulation is now in effect. As of January 1, 2017, regulated institutions must maintain programs to monitor and filter transactions for potential Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) violations and prevent transactions with sanctioned entities, and certify compliance with the regulation annually to DFS.

SEC: Public Statement - A U.S. Imperative: High-Quality, Globally Accepted Accounting Standards, SEC Chair Mary Jo White

Date 05/01/2017

The strength of the U.S. capital markets depends on investors knowing that they can rely on the financial information that is available to them when they make investment decisions.  High-quality accounting standards are the foundation upon which this reliance is built.  The Commission has an important responsibility to investors and our markets to ensure that the accounting standards reliably produce the information our markets demand.

MIAX Options Exchange: Approved Rule Change - CBOE Margin Rule

Date 05/01/2017

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) has received approval to extend the Credit Option Margin Pilot Program through July 18, 2017 described in CBOE Rule 12.3, Margin Requirements. 

Thomson Reuters Full-Year And Fourth-Quarter 2016 Earnings Announcement And Webcast Scheduled For Thursday, February 9, 2017 - Conference Call And Webcast Scheduled For 8:30 A.M. EST

Date 05/01/2017

Thomson Reuters (NYSE, TSX: TRI), the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today that its full-year and fourth-quarter 2016 earnings will be issued via news release on Thursday, February 9, 2017.

ESMA: Methodology For Mandatory Peer Reviews In Relation To CCPs’ Authorisation And Supervision Under EMIR

Date 05/01/2017

Introduction

1. The European Regulation No 648/201 on OTC derivatives, central counterpartiesand trade repositories (EMIR) requires ESMA to undertake peer reviews analysingsupervisory activities of all competent authorities in relation to the authorisationand supervision of CCPs. Based on the experience of a first peer reviewundertaken in 2016 in the context of EMIR, ESMA’s Board of Supervisors decidedthat a Methodology for this new type of peer reviews to be conducted at leastannually should be prepared, building on the existing methodology.
2. Indeed, ESMA has a long experience in running peer reviews that are key tools forsupervisory convergence, as recognised under Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No1095/2010 (hereafter “ESMA Regulation”) mandating ESMA to periodicallyorganize and conduct peer reviews of some or all activities of national competentauthorities (“NCAs”) to further strengthen consistency in supervisory outcomes.The procedures for such peer reviews are laid down in the ESMA Review PanelMethodology (ESMA/2013/1709). 

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Report Discusses Risks Facing National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 05/01/2017

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported strategic, credit, operational, and compliance risks remain top concerns in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2016, released today.

ESMA Seeks Corporate Reporting Experts For Stakeholder Panel

Date 05/01/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a call for candidates in order to renew the composition of its Consultative Working Group (CWG) which advises ESMA’s Corporate Reporting Standing Committee (CRSC).

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - December 2016

Date 05/01/2017

TMX Group Limited today announced December 2016 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha), Montréal Exchange (MX) and NGX.