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ESMA: Compliance Table For The Guidelines On Market Making Activities Under The Short Selling Regulation

Date 21/02/2017

Guidelines compliance table

Exemption for market making activities and primary market operations under Regulation (EU) 236/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council on short selling and certain aspects of Credit Default Swaps (ESMA/2013/74)

Vienna Stock Exchange To Offer IT Solution Featuring MiFID II Compliance

Date 21/02/2017

MiFID II, the EU Directive for Markets in Financial Instruments will take effect at the beginning of 2018 and have a significant impact on pre-trade and post-trade transparency requirements for European financial markets. The Directive also covers many more financial instruments than has been the case until now. In response, the Vienna Stock Exchange is working on an IT solution for MIFID II reporting obligations regarding OTC transactions and the reporting of orders and quotes for investment firms (including systematic internalisers). The Vienna Stock Exchange will make this service available pending regulatory approval from the FMA for offering an APA (Approved Publication Arrangement). The new service will be called TTR® II and is based on its already established service TTR® (Transparent Trade Reporting, covers MiFID requirements).

Readout From A Treasury Spokesperson Of Secretary Mnuchin’s Call With Mexican Secretary Of Finance And Public Credit José Antonio Meade

Date 21/02/2017

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone today with Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit José Antonio Meade.

Thomson Reuters Provides Financial Markets With Comprehensive European Elections News And Analysis On Eikon - Decision Europe App Empowers Investors With Solutions To Navigate Economic And Political Uncertainties

Date 21/02/2017

Thomson Reuters has launched a dedicated app on its flagship desktop product Eikon that provides financial professionals with a one-stop location for market and economic data, news, and analysis leading up to and after the 2017 elections in The Netherlands (March 15), France (April 23 and May 7), and Germany (September 24).  

BM&FBOVESPA Compensates Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions For The Fifth Year Running

Date 21/02/2017

BM&FBOVESPA has compensated those of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2015 that could not be reduced, thus becoming carbon neutral for another year. This initiative has been in existence since 2013, when 2011 and 2012 were base years, and became an annual process thereafter.

In Partnership With Bloomberg Tadawul Organizes Investor Relations Workshops For Companies To Be Listed On Nomu-Parallel Market

Date 21/02/2017

The Saudi Stock Exchange “Tadawul” hosted an awareness workshop on “Investor Relations Essentials”, targeting representatives of companies to be listed on Nomu-Parallel Market on the 26th of February.

Advancing Innovation Roundtable Introduces Recommendations To Strengthen Canada’s Innovation Economy -Investor-Led Group Recommends Solutions To Close The Capital Gap For Growth-Stage Companies

Date 21/02/2017

The Advancing Innovation Roundtable, an independent working group funded by TMX Group, today published a report on how to increase access to growth capital for Canadian innovation economy companies as they progress beyond the seed and start-up stages. Announced in October 2016, the 12-member Roundtable is a private sector, investor-led initiative bringing together leaders across Canada's financial services industry, including finance, investment and capital formation.

SEC to Host Crowdfunding Dialogue February 28

Date 21/02/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission will host a crowdfunding symposium Feb. 28, covering research, challenges, opportunities, and the effects of securities-based crowdfunding on various market participants.

World Federation Of Exchanges Responds To FSB Consultation On Continuity Of Access To Critical FMI Services For A Firm In Resolution

Date 21/02/2017

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, has responded to a consultation from the Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) related to the Continuity of Access to Financial Market Infrastructures (“FMIs”) for a Firm in Resolution.

EFSF Raises €5 Billion In Two New Bond Deals

Date 21/02/2017

The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Tuesday raised €5 billion in a dual-tranche deal, issuing two new bonds with a respective maturity of 4 and 39 years.