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FINRA Receives SEC Approval To Require Member Firms To Report Treasury Transactions To TRACE - Implementation Date Set For July 10, 2017

Date 19/10/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved FINRA’s proposal to require its members to report certain transactions in Treasury Securities to FINRA’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE). FINRA has set July 10, 2017 as the implementation date.

CFTC: Federal Court Orders Scott Platto And His Company The Yorkshire Group, Inc. To Pay More Than $1.56 Million For Engaging In Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions

Date 19/10/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court default judgment Order Adopting the Report and Recommendation (Order) against Defendants The Yorkshire Group, Inc. (Yorkshire) and its principal Scott Platto. The Order stems from a CFTC Complaint, filed on September 25, 2013, that charged the Defendants with engaging in illegal, off-exchange transactions in precious metals with retail customers on a leveraged, margined or financed basis (see CFTC Complaint and Press Release 6713-13, September 26, 2013). At the time the CFTC filed the Complaint, Platto’s residence and Yorkshire’s offices were in Staten Island, New York.

US Federal Agencies Issue Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On Enhanced Cyber Risk Management Standards

Date 19/10/2016

The three federal banking regulatory agencies today approved an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) inviting comment on a set of potential enhanced cybersecurity risk-management and resilience standards that would apply to large and interconnected entities under their supervision.  The standards would apply as well to services provided by third parties to these firms.

Eurex Supports Market Participants And Regulatory Change With Total Return Futures

Date 19/10/2016

• First products to be listed on EURO STOXX 50® Index
• Legislation directs OTC flow to exchanges

AdviceRobo Kicks Off A Seedrs Crowd Funding Campaign To Support Its European Innovative Risk Scoring Growth

Date 19/10/2016

This week AdviceRobo, launched its Seedrs crowdfunding campaign. AdviceRobo is a top 100 European Fintech award winner and a leader in innovative credit scoring, advanced analytics and robo-advice solutions for consumer and small business loans. Applications are currently with credit card providers, tier 2 banks and online retailers across the UK, Benelux and Spain.

Keynote Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad Before The Futures Industry Association Futures And Options Expo, Chicago, Illinois, October 19, 2016

Date 19/10/2016

Thank you for that introduction. I’m so pleased to be back with you today. I’m also grateful to the Futures Industry Association for the critical role it plays in our industry.

IPC Extends Financial Markets Network Products To Connexus Platform - Enables Customers To Leverage One Of The World's Fastest Growing Private And Secure Financial Networks

Date 19/10/2016

IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, announced today that it has extended its Financial Markets Network service portfolio to its Connexus platform. The initiative is accompanied by a global campaign that emphasizes the critical importance of reliable, resilient and secure managed network services and access to a diverse ecosystem of market participants for the financial markets. The announcement was made at the 2016 FIA Futures & Options Expo in Chicago.

CME Group Collaborates With TickSmith To Provide Customer-Friendly Access To Historical DataMine

Date 19/10/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and TickSmith, a leader in Big Data applications for Capital Markets, today announced an initiative to improve access to CME Group's historical data by implementing TickVault to power CME DataMine.

Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Brings Open Source Technology To Enhanced Investor Relations Website Platform - New Suite Of Capabilities For Investor Relations Professionals To Boost Strategic Intelligence And Improve Stakeholder Communications

Date 19/10/2016

Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a business line ofNasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), today announced it will offer investor relations (IR) professionals an enhanced platform for their IR websites, powered by open source technology. With a focus on mobile design, the new functionality will allow IR professionals to add unique content and analytics seamlessly to their IR website. The enhancements will complement the existing user interface of Nasdaq IR Insight™ – the integrated workflow solution already used by more than 10,000 financial executives and IR professionals around the world.

Duco Continues Its Growth In Listed Derivatives Space With Two New Clients And Enhanced Functionality

Date 19/10/2016

Duco, the global fintech provider of data control services, announced further growth in the listed derivatives space today at the 32nd FIA Expo in Chicago. Duco has signed two leading, global FCMs to Duco Cube, its award-winning hosted reconciliation platform, and both clients will benefit from recent enhancements to the service.