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Remarks At The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee Meeting, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, March 9, 2017

Date 09/03/2017

I want to welcome everyone this morning. I also want to join Acting Chairman Piwowar in extending a special welcome to the newest member of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, Jerome Solomon.

In both today’s IAC meeting and in tomorrow’s Evidence Summit, we will be focused on improving the investor experience.

ETFGI Reports ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Gathered Record Inflows Of 68 Billion US Dollars And Assets Reached A New High Of 3.844 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of February 2017

Date 09/03/2017

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today following on from January’s strong start to the year assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high of US$3.844 trillion at the end February 2017 surpassing the prior record of US$3.689 trillion set at the end of January 2017.  

MIAX Options And MIAX PEARL - Daylight Saving Time - March 2017

Date 09/03/2017

MIAX Exchanges are scheduled to begin Daylight Saving at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 12, 2017.  The MIAX will adjust the system times ahead 1 hour for trading beginning Monday, March 13, 2017.

Remarks To The SEC Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Acting Chairman Michael S. Piwowar, Washington, D.C., March 9, 2017

Date 09/03/2017

Good morning, and welcome to the first Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) meeting of 2017.

I see several familiar faces here today.  On behalf of all of us here at the Commission, I would like to extend our thanks to the members of the IAC for your continued service to our agency and our country.  I am also delighted to welcome the IAC’s newest member, Jerry Solomon.

Ex-Associate Partner At IBM Joins Bovill, The International Regulatory Consultancy

Date 09/03/2017

Bovill, the financial services regulatory consultancy, has today announced that Philip Halford has joined its London office.

Autonomous Research Launches Fintech Initiative, Highlighting The Digitization Of $6.5bn Of Industry Revenue

Date 09/03/2017

Autonomous Research, a global research firm focused on the financial services sector, announced today the launch of Autonomous NEXT, a set of products and services offering in-depth analysis of banking innovation and fintech.

ECB Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 09/03/2017

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively. The Governing Council continues to expect the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of the net asset purchases.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Implementation Of Expanded Short Position Reporting

Date 09/03/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) reminds market participants that with effect from 15 March 2017, reporting will be required for reportable short positions in all Designated Securities eligible for short selling specified by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Note 1). This follows the completion of a two-month pilot test of the Short Position Reporting Service.

Rosenthal Collins Group Names Hilton Sheng To Head New Structured Products Division

Date 09/03/2017

Rosenthal Collins Group LLC (RCG®), a leading independent futures clearing firm, announced today the appointment of Hilton T. Sheng to the new position of President, Structured Products Division.  Sheng, who joins RCG with more than 30 years of futures industry experience, will operate out of the New York office and build on the company’s newly established expertise in structured products.

London Stock Exchange Group Announces New International Securities Market

Date 09/03/2017

• Exchange-regulated MTF market for primary debt issuance, operating alongside London Stock Exchange plc’s other markets
• ISM targeted at institutional and professional investors from around the world
• Reinforces LSEG’s ongoing commitment to offer UK and global issuers access to a variety of listing options
• LSEG welcomes UK Government commitment to implement an exemption from withholding tax for interest on debt traded on a MTF