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Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency To Hold Innovation Office Hours In New York

Date 19/06/2017

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced its Office of Innovation will host Office Hours for national banks, federal savings associations, and financial technology companies (fintech companies), July 24-26, at the OCC’s district office in New York City.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 19/06/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through Barclays Capital Securities Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

MGEX Total Open Interest Over 100,000

Date 19/06/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports an open interest daily total of 102,166 following Friday’s activity, making it the first time in history being over 100,000.   

Bats Welcomes New Pacer ETFs To The Bats ETF Marketplace - 35 Issuers, 179 Funds Now Listed On Bats In The U.S.

Date 19/06/2017

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company, and a leading market for exchange-traded product (ETP) trading globally, today welcomed two Pacer ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace.

ECB Publishes ELA Agreement

Date 19/06/2017

• Publication further increases transparency regarding ELA rules and procedures
• ELA agreement specifies the rules applying to the provision of ELA and the role of the Governing Council of the ECB
• Publication replaces the ELA procedures document

Plato Partnership: Buy-Side Trading Firms Need To Change Trading Behaviours For Smooth MiFID II Process

Date 19/06/2017

Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit industry company, has published its first piece of academic research through its Market Innovator (MI3), the body created to facilitate independent market structure research in partnership with leading academics around the world. It will produce research that will promote efficient markets and appropriate market structures for the benefit of all market participants.

Abacus Group Enhances Client Portal For Alt Asset Managers - Upgrades Include Unprecedented Transparency Into Managed Services Provided By Abacus

Date 19/06/2017

Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted cloud IT solutions for alternative asset funds, today announced that it has enhanced its Abacus Client Portal, which gives asset managers greater control of and transparency into their AbacusFLEX cloud services.

ESMA Consults On Draft Standards For Trading Obligation For Derivatives Under MiFIR

Date 19/06/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper regarding its draft technical standards specifying the trading obligation for derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).

Redline’s Support For New Binary Multicast Feed - Enhances Best Execution In FX Trading

Date 19/06/2017

Redline Trading Solutions, the premier provider of high-performance market data and order execution systems for automated trading, today announced a new InRush™ feed handler for the next-generation binary multicast feed now being rolled out for foreign exchange trading on the Thomson Reuters FX Matching™ platform. 

Abu Dhabi Global Market Implements Approved Changes & Enhancements To Funds Structure & Offerings

Date 19/06/2017

In response to Consultation Paper No. 1 of 2017, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) received supportive feedback from the public and industry participants during the consultation period to the proposed enhancements of the ADGM’s legislative framework, including the regulations and rules in relation to funds.  The Board of Directors of the ADGM have thus enacted and published changes to numerous ADGM regulations and rules, as more particularly described in the Consultation Paper. These changes are part of ADGM’s ongoing commitment to align with international best practice and to provide a fair, well-regulated and internationally-recognised platform that meets the needs of its markets.