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Bats Global Markets Reports Record U.S. Options Market Share In April - Exchange Group Maintains Strength Across Asset Classes

Date 09/05/2016

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), a leading global operator of exchanges and services for financial markets, today reported April data and highlights, including record U.S. Options market share of 11.6% vs. 9.9% a year ago.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Two Convicted Of Insider Dealing In Operation Tabernula Trial

Date 09/05/2016

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and following a three-month trial at Southwark Crown Court, two defendants – a senior investment banker and a Chartered Accountant – have been convicted of conspiring to insider deal between November 2006 and March 2010.

DTCC Signs Memorandum Of Understanding On Cooperation With KRX

Date 09/05/2016

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, and the Korea Exchange (KRX), the sole securities and derivatives exchange operator in South Korea, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with each other on a Trade Repository (TR) solution in Korea.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For April 2016

Date 09/05/2016

Securities 

• Total Securities market turnover value fell 23% month on month and was down 21% year on year to S$21.0 billion, during 21 trading days compared to 22 in March 2016 and 21 in April 2015.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands KAF-Seagroatt & Campbell Berhad For Breach Of Main Market Listing Requirements

Date 09/05/2016

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded KAF-Seagroatt & Campbell Berhad (KAF) in respect of the company’s fourth quarterly report for the financial year ended 31 May 2015 (“QR 4/2015”) announced on 31 July 2015 which was in contravention of paragraph 9.16(1)(a) of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR).  

IOSCO Issues Report On Impact Of Storage And Delivery Infrastructure On Commodity Derivatives Market Pricing

Date 09/05/2016

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published The Impact of Storage and Delivery Infrastructure on Commodity Derivatives Market Pricing. The report sets out the findings and conclusions of the review of the impact of storage infrastructures on the integrity of the price formation process of physically-delivered commodity derivatives contracts traded on regulated exchanges.

Thomson Reuters 2016 Know Your Customer Surveys Reveal Escalating Costs And Complexity - Parallel Surveys Show Differing Perspectives Of Financial Institutions And Their Corporate Customers On The Effect Of Financial Firms’ Spend Of Up To $500 Annually On KYC Globally

Date 09/05/2016

The lack of sufficient people resources and the volume of regulatory change are top concerns among nearly 800 financial institutions who responded to an authoritative Thomson Reuters survey on the impact of global changes in Know Your Customer (KYC) regulation, while a parallel survey of their corporate customers found that 89 percent had not had a good KYC experience, and 13 percent had changed their financial institution relationship as a result.

STOXX Monthly Index News: Commodity Price Hikes Pushed Related Sectors And Countries

Date 09/05/2016

In April, equity markets have been influenced by a weak US dollar. Towards the end of the month, the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged and did not give a hint about future decisions. As a result, the greenback decreased even more. Reversely, commodity prices hiked up and pushed the related industry sectors Basic Resources and Oil & Gas as well as stock markets in strong basic resources exporters like Norway or Canada.

Industry Collaboration Is Necessary For The Successful Application Of Blockchain In Securities Markets - New Academic Research From The SWIFT Institute Reviews The Impact And Potential For Blockchain In Securities Settlement

Date 09/05/2016

New research published by the SWIFT Institute investigates the practical application of blockchain (or mutual distributed ledger) technologies in securities markets. 

Lombard Risk Appoints Chief Technology Officer

Date 09/05/2016

Lombard Risk Management plc (AIM:LRM.L), a leading provider of integrated collateral management and regulatory reporting solutions for the financial services industry, is pleased to announce that Mike Payne has been appointed to the role of Chief Technology Officer, of Lombard Risk, to lead the development and delivery of software products, client application support and the internal IT infrastructure.