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From February's Trading Places: New Twist In The Debate Over High-Frequency Trading - Huw Jones

Date 11/02/2016

Batting for the high-frequency trading fraternity must be one of life’s increasingly stressful jobs as regulators rein in the “Flash Boys”.

ESMA Publishes First Supervisory Convergence Work Programme

Date 11/02/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its first Supervisory Convergence Work Programme 2016 (SCWP), which details the activities and tasks it will carry out to promote sound, efficient and consistent supervision across the European Union.

Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA - 4th Quarter 2015

Date 11/02/2016

Oslo Børs VPS Holding reports a profit of NOK 73 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 (NOK 63 million). The Board of Oslo Børs VPS Holding intends to propose to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of NOK 4.15 per share should be paid in respect of the 2015 financial year. 

Nasdaq: Leveraging Capital Markets Essential For Europe To Reach Its Full Potential - New Report Cites Recommendations To Deliver Sustainable Growth

Date 11/02/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today published a white paper entitled“Capital Markets Union: The Road to Sustainable Growth in Europe.”  The white paper addresses the European Commission’s proposal and action plan for a Capital Markets Union, and highlights Nasdaq’s view on what needs to be done in order to create financial stability and get Europe back to sustainable growth.

ASX Ltd Half-Year Results Media Release

Date 11/02/2016

Mr Elmer Funke Kupper, ASX Managing Director and CEO, said “ASX’s financial results for the first six monthsof FY16 were positive, with activity growth across all major areas. The result wassupported by a continuationof the higher activity levels we saw in the second half of the previous financial year. Revenues were up 7.9%to $376.2 million and profit after tax was up 7.3% to $213.1 million.

CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 10/02/2016

This information has recently been updated, and is now available.

http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/FinancialDataforFCMs/index.htm

Office Of Financial Research Update - Financial Markets Monitor

Date 10/02/2016

The OFR released today its latest Financial Markets Monitor. The monitor says prices of equities and other risky assets have declined markedly in 2016 due to concerns about global growth and low oil prices. Developments in China fueled market concerns about the effectiveness of Chinese economic policies, while oil oversupply pushed prices to the lowest levels in more than 10 years.

Statement From US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew On The Agreement Between The Commodity Futures Trading Commission And The European Commissioner For Financial Stability On A Common Approach For Transatlantic CCPs

Date 10/02/2016

“The agreement reached by the CFTC and the European Commissioner for Financial Stability is a major milestone in our efforts to reform and strengthen the global derivatives market following the financial crisis. Finding common ground with our European partners to establish a level playing field internationally will help support cross-border activity with the appropriate regulation and supervision. Chairman Massad, his team at the CFTC, and their counterparts at the European Commission, along with former CFTC Chairman Gensler‎, deserve great credit, for the hard work and cooperation they devoted to making this agreement possible and I encourage both entities to implement the agreement swiftly."

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 10/02/2016

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

SIFMA Issues 2015 Year In Review

Date 10/02/2016

SIFMA today issued its 2015 Year in Review. The full report is available at the following link: http://www.sifma.org/issues/item.aspx?id=8589958792