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UBS MTF Market Holiday

Date 18/11/2016

• Monday 26^th December 2016
• Monday 2^nd January 2017

ACER Decides On The Electricity TSOs’ Proposal For Capacity Calculation Regions

Date 18/11/2016

Today ACER has issued a Decision on the electricity Transmission System Operators’ proposal for the determination of the Capacity Calculation Regions (CCRs Proposal) in accordance with Article 9(11) of EU Regulation 2015/1222 on Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management (CACM Regulation) and Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 (the Agency’s Founding Regulation). In its Decision, ACER approves the TSOs’ CCRs Proposal subject to the necessary merger of the Central West European (CWE) and the Central European Region (CEE) regions into one single Capacity Calculation Region. Find out more here.

ESMA Publishes MiFID II Q&AS On Transparency And Market Structure Topics

Date 18/11/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two Questions and Answers (Q&A) documents regarding implementation issues relating to market structures and transparency topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

Securities Commission Malaysia Announces New Appointments

Date 18/11/2016

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced the appointment of Dato’ Gumuri Hussain as the Executive Chairman of Audit Oversight Board (AOB), effective 18 November 2016.

Exchange Of The Year! SIX Swiss Exchange Wins "Exchange Of The Year" Award At The Structured Products Awards Europe 2016

Date 18/11/2016

The award ceremony for the Structured Products Europe Awards 2016 was held last night at "The Mayfair" in London. A delegation of SIX Swiss Exchange led by André Buck, Head Sales, accepted the prestigious "Exchange of the Year" award as part of a formal ceremony.

Nasdaq: Big Wins For Gränges And Immunovia In The European Small & Mid Cap Awards 2016

Date 18/11/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) congratulates Gränges (short name: GRNG) and Immunovia (short name: IMMNOV) on being selected as International Star and Star of Innovation, respectively, in the European Small and Mid Cap Awards 2016. The award is a joint initiative by the European Commission, FESE and EuropeanIssuers, and aims to promote best practices and encourage more small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to access capital markets via IPOs.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Finds Weak Price Competition In Some Areas Of The Asset Management Sector

Date 18/11/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the interim findings of its asset management market study, which suggests that there is weak price competition in a number of areas of the asset management industry.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Extended Inhibition Of Implied Function (Bait Order Generation)

Date 18/11/2016

The Exchange announced today that the implied function (bait order generation) will continue to be inhibited until further notice. Examinations have been implemented by the system development provider to activate bait order generation on November 28, but a glitch was newly found concerning such function within the package system. Therefore the Exchange decided to extend the current inhibition until the problem is solved. The Exchange will make an announcement once it decides to lift the inhibition.

OneChicago Holiday Trading Hours

Date 18/11/2016

In observance of the upcoming holidays, OneChicago will follow the schedule below, which is consistent with U.S. equity markets.

FINRA Sanctions Oppenheimer & Co. $3.4 Million For Reporting Violations, Failing To Comply With Discovery Obligations In Arbitrations, And Other Supervisory Failures - $1.85 Million Paid To Customers

Date 17/11/2016

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. $1.575 million and ordered the firm to pay $1.85 million to customers for failing to report required information to FINRA, failing to produce documents in discovery to customers who filed arbitrations, and for not applying applicable sales charge waivers to customers.