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Wesley R. Bricker Named SEC Interim Chief Accountant

Date 21/07/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Wesley R. Bricker has been named the Commission’s Interim Chief Accountant responsible for the activities of the Office of the Chief Accountant as James V. Schnurr, current Chief Accountant, recovers from a serious bicycle accident.

FTSE Russell Confirms Compliance With IOSCO Principles, Noting Enhancements

Date 21/07/2016

• Annual declaration reaffirms support of IOSCO framework introduced in July 2013
• Statement outlines firm’s commitment to governance, quality and accountability
• Updates since 2015 reflect further integration of Russell US Indexes and addition of the FTSE MTS Indexes

The Nasdaq Stock Market® Leads All US Listing Exchanges With 38 Percent Of ETP Listings And Switches In The Second Quarter Of 2016 - BlackRock, AccuShares, RBC, First Trust Riverfront, Janus And State Street Global Advisors Among ETF Issuers To Select Nasdaq As Primary Venue For New Listings In June

Date 21/07/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the single largest U.S. equity exchange by market share, announced 13 new ETP listings in June, further establishing itself as the foremost listing and trading venue for exchange-traded products (ETPs). For the second quarter in a row, Nasdaq led all other US exchanges and captured 38 percent of ETP listings and switches with 36 products in total. 

EBA Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards On Assessment Methodology

Date 21/07/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the assessment methodology competent authorities shall follow in assessing the compliance of an institution with the requirements for the use of the Internal Ratings Based Approach (IRB Approach). The purpose of these RTS is to harmonise the supervisory assessment methodology with respect to the IRB Approach across all Member States in the European Union (EU).

S&P Canada All Bond Index, With Data And Bond Pricing Provided By Thomson Reuters Now Available In Canada - Indices To Provide Asset Managers Pricing And Data For Canadian Fixed Income Market

Date 21/07/2016

Canadian investment professionals now have a comprehensive way to track the domestic fixed-income markets, with the launch of the S&P Canada All Bond Index Family. The data underlying the index family is supplied by Thomson Reuters.

ESMA fines Fitch Ratings Limited €1.38 million

Date 21/07/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has fined Fitch Ratings Limited (Fitch) €1.38 million for a series of negligent breaches of the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA) Regulation and has published the Decision of the ESMA Board of Supervisors and a Public Notice in relation to this action.

CurveGlobal Appoints Richard Walker Head Of Business Development

Date 21/07/2016

• Richard Walker will join from LCH
• Brings extensive strategic sales and marketing experience across buy and sell side in both listed and OTC markets
• Key appointment ahead of CurveGlobal September go-live

The Nasdaq Stock Market® Leads All US Listing Exchanges With 38 Percent Of ETP Listings And Switches In The Second Quarter Of 2016 - BlackRock, AccuShares, RBC, First Trust Riverfront, Janus And State Street Global Advisors Among ETF Issuers To Select Nasdaq As Primary Venue For New Listings In June

Date 21/07/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the single largest U.S. equity exchange by market share, announced 13 new ETP listings in June, further establishing itself as the foremost listing and trading venue for exchange-traded products (ETPs). For the second quarter in a row, Nasdaq led all other US exchanges and captured 38 percent of ETP listings and switches with 36 products in total.  

EPEX SPOT SE: Austrian-Slovenian Border Successfully Coupled

Date 21/07/2016

The Austrian-Slovenian market coupling project parties today confirm the successful launch of Day-Ahead market coupling on the Austrian-Slovenian border (AT-SI). This latest achievement is another important milestone towards a single integrated European power market.

Remarks By US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew At Joint Press Conference With Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos

Date 21/07/2016

I would like to thank both Prime Minister Tsipras and Minister Tsakalotos for hosting me in Athens today.