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Thomas Wittman Joins OCC Board Of Directors

Date 01/09/2016

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that Thomas A. Wittman, a veteran exchange executive, has joined the board of directors as an Exchange Director, replacing Gary Katz, formerly of The International Securities Exchange (ISE).

Revised Lists Of The Moscow Exchange Indices Announced

Date 01/09/2016

Moscow Exchange has revised the constituent lists of the Moscow Exchange Indices as well as free floats effective from September 16 to December 15, 2016.

PEGAS Registers A Strong Volume Push In August With A Record On TTF Spot

Date 01/09/2016

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 125.0 TWh in August 2016 which represents a growth of 90% compared to the previous year (65.9 TWh) and 45% compared to July 2016 (86.1 TWh). This development is reflected on all PEGAS markets with 49.9 TWh on the spot and 75.1 TWh on the futures segments.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: August 2016

Date 01/09/2016

• Trading turnover of CHF 858.5 billion (-10.9% versus the same period in the previous year of 2015)
• 32,095,451 trades (-7.6% versus the same period in the previous year of 2015)
• Average trading turnover per day: CHF 5.1 billion

Axiomsl CEO To Speak On The Impact Of Regulations On IT Transformation In The Finance Industry At Sibos

Date 01/09/2016

AxiomSL CEO Alex Tsigutkin will present ‘Staying ahead of the regulatory curve: Focusing on firms’ sustainability and profitability with all of the IT transformation and regulatory compliance controls in place’ at this year’s Sibos conference in Geneva.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Issues Fourth Quarter 2016 CRA Evaluation Schedule

Date 01/09/2016

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations to be conducted in the fourth quarter of 2016.

FTC Announces Agenda For Economic Conference On Marketing And Consumer Protection

Date 01/09/2016

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics has announced the agenda and panelists for its Economic Conference on Marketing and Consumer Protection in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2016, co-sponsored by the INFORMS Society of Marketing Science.

Eurex: Trading Statistics August 2016

Date 01/09/2016

In August 2016, the international derivatives market Eurex, part of Deutsche Börse Group, recorded an average daily volume of 4.1 million contracts (August 2015: 5.8 million). In total, 93.6 million contracts were traded at Eurex in August.

CFTC Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Whistleblower Rule Amendments

Date 01/09/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is requesting public comment on proposed amendments to the Whistleblower Rules found in Part 165 of the CFTC’s Regulations. The amendments would enhance the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and make related changes to clarify staff authority to administer the whistleblower program. The proposal will also strengthen the CFTC’s anti-retaliation authority to provide whistleblowers protection from retaliation through CFTC enforcement action under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

Turnover At Deutsche Börse’s Cash Markets At 93.3 Billion Euros In August

Date 01/09/2016

Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €93.3 billion in August (August 2015: €142.3 billion).