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BCSC Sponsors British Columbia’s First Regtech Hackathon

Date 16/11/2017

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) today announced its sponsorship of the first ever Regtech Hackathon held in British Columbia. The one-day Hackathon will challenge participants to create innovative solutions to help industry meet its regulatory requirements more efficiently and effectively, and improve regulatory quality and competitiveness.   

OneChicago Thanksgiving Holiday Trading Hours

Date 16/11/2017

OneChicago, LLC (“OneChicago”) is issuing this Notice to Members (“NTM”) 2017-53 to inform market participants that in observance of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, OneChicago will follow the schedule below, which is consistent with U.S. equity markets.

Where Do Consumers Fit In The Fintech Stack? Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At "FinTech Risks And Opportunities: An Interdisciplinary Approach," A Conference Sponsored By The University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date 16/11/2017

The new generation of fintech tools offers the potential to help consumers manage their increasingly complicated financial lives, but also poses risks that will need to be managed as the marketplace matures.

SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists For The 36th Annual Small Business Forum

Date 16/11/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for the 36th Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation.

ABN Amro Clearing Bank Hooking Up Directly With Monte Titoli Through T2S

Date 16/11/2017

• ABN AMRO Clearing Bank to settle Italian instruments directly with Monte Titoli
• This direct connection will  deliver clients with sharper deadlines, closer to the market cut-off time

EEX: New Daily Record In Phelix-DE Futures

Date 16/11/2017

On 15 November 2017, EEX achieved a new daily record of 5.5 TWh in Phelix-DE Futures, exceeding the previous record (4.7 TWh on 24 October 2017) by 17%. In the German power market, in particular in maturities after the planned split of the German-Austrian price zone, liquidity is shifting rapidly from the Phelix-DE/AT Future towards the Phelix-DE Future. Yesterday, also the total volume in Phelix-DE contracts was higher than in Phelix-DE/AT (5.2 TWh). 

Cboe FX Reports Record Market Share In October

Date 16/11/2017

• Reports 14.5% market share, up from its previous record of 13.6% set in December 2013  
• Increased volume and activity from European and Asian trading sessions helps set new record  
• Cboe FX London matching engine now handling over 15% of total Cboe FX volume  
• Overall Cboe FX October average daily volume (ADV) was $32.0 billion

Brexit And Interest Rates - Speech By Ben Broadbent, Bank Of England, Deputy Governor Monetary Policy

Date 16/11/2017

Speech given by Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor Monetary Policy, at the London School of Economics.

In this speech Ben discusses this months decision by the MPC to raise interest rates and the reasons surrounding this, including the referendum-related decline in sterling's exchange rate that has pushed up CPI inflation.

ACER Calls For Stakeholders To Participate In The Agency’s REMIT Implementation Roundtables

Date 16/11/2017

The Agency invites interested stakeholders to register online here if they would like to participate in the roundtable meetings on REMIT implementation during 2018.

Theodor Weimer Appointed As New CEO Of Deutsche Börse AG

Date 16/11/2017

Theodor Weimer has been appointed for three years as new Chief Executive Officer at today's meeting of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG. In January, 57-year-old Weimer will take over from CEO Carsten Kengeter who leaves the company at the end of 2017. Weimer is currently spokesman of the Management Board of HypoVereinsbank – UniCredit Bank AG (Munich).