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ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For June 2016

Date 13/07/2016

• ISE’s options exchanges combined to represent 15.2% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE’s options exchanges reported a combined ADV of 2.2 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 0.4% of industry volume in June 2016.

Remarks At The FINRA Foundation 2015 National Financial Capability Study Release, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Washington, DC, July 12, 2016

Date 13/07/2016

Thank you for inviting me to help mark the release of the results of the 2015 National Financial Capability Study — and a special thank you to Rick Ketchum, the FINRA Foundation, the Treasury Department, and the other collaborators for this important work. We are all here today because we care deeply about the state of financial capability of everyone in this country.

DTCC Backs Blockchain Advocacy Group Coin Center - Mark Wetjen Appointed Member Of Advisory Board

Date 12/07/2016

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has become of a supporter of Coin Center, the leading non-profit voice advocating for sound government policy toward open blockchain and decentralized computing technologies.

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin Remarks At The FINRA National Financial Capability Study Release

Date 12/07/2016

Thank you Rick for your leadership at FINRA, and thank you also to Gerri Walsh and the entire FINRA Foundation team for the work you do to make financial education more accessible, more meaningful, and more appropriate for Americans navigating our financial system.  Our country’s financial system is only as good as the ability of Americans to understand it, use it, and benefit from it—and consequently, your work provides significant public benefit on behalf of the common good.

Chamber Of Digital Commerce Names DTCC's Mark Wetjen To Board Of Advisors - Market Infrastructure Technology Provider Also Joins Chamber’s Executive Committee

Date 12/07/2016

Today the Chamber of Digital Commerce (“Chamber”) announces the appointment of Mark Wetjen of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”) to its Board of Advisors. In addition, DTCC has joined the Chamber’s Executive Committee. Mr. Wetjen currently serves as the Head of Global Public Policy at the DTCC, the world’s leading post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, processing nearly $1.5 quadrillion worth of securities transactions in 2015. Prior to DTCC, Mr. Wetjen served as Commissioner at the U.S. Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Remarks: National Financial Capability Study Release, Richard G. Ketchum, FINRA Chairman And Chief Executive Officer, George Washington University School of Business, Washington, DC, July 12, 2016

Date 12/07/2016

Thank you, Gerri and Anna, and thanks to everyone for joining us today for the release of the 2015 National Financial Capability Study findings. This study was a tremendous undertaking that could not have happened without the hard work of many people and organizations, including the George Washington University’s Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center. The Center played a large role in this study and continues to do remarkable work to improve financial capability in the U.S. and around the world.

Bats Unveils Community Policing Program For U.S. Equities, Options Exchanges - Follows February Approval Of Client Suspension Rule

Date 12/07/2016

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) today announced the creation of the Bats Community Policing Program for its U.S. equities and options exchanges, an initiative designed to further enhance the company’s capabilities in monitoring markets.

European Commission: Keynote Speech By Commissioner Jonathan Hill, Commissioner For Financial Stability, Financial Services And Capital Markets Union, At Bruegel On The Call For Evidence: "The Impact Of The EU Regulatory Framework For Financial Services"

Date 12/07/2016

Well, here we are. Just three days left as Commissioner for Financial Services. Really I should be packing instead of coming here to talk about financial regulation – which goes to show just how much I like packing.

Finansinspektionen Aims For Unchanged Countercyclical Buffer Rate In September

Date 12/07/2016

The next occasion on which Finansinspektionen (FI) will decide on the countercyclical buffer rate is in September. FI’s Board of Directors has decided that the preparatory work ahead of the next decision shall focus on maintaining the rate at its current level, which is currently 2 per cent.

BlackRock Investment Institute’s Mid-Year 2016 Global Investment Outlook: With Downside Risks Rising, More Volatility Looms For Global Markets - “Low For Long” As US Fed Stays On Hold - Investment Grade Debt Appeals - A Cautious Stance On Equities - Flows To Emerging Markets Resuming As Cyclical Challenges Recede

Date 12/07/2016

More volatility looms for the global markets, torn between anxiety over the fallout of the UK’s vote to exit the European Union (Brexit) and the prospect of a strengthening U.S. economy, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute's Mid-Year 2016 Global Investment Outlook.