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Statement Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad Regarding Proposed Rule On Automated Trading

Date 24/11/2015

Today, the Commission has approved a proposal that addresses the increased use of automated trading in our markets. I strongly support this important action. In the futures markets, today almost all trading is electronic in some form. And over the last few years, more than 70 percent of all trading has become automated.

Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority: Announcement Of The Board Of Directors And Senior Executives Trading Restriction Period

Date 24/11/2015

1. For companies which its fiscal interim period ends on 31/12/2015, the restriction period starts on 17/12/2015 and ends on the date of announcing and publishing the interim financial statements after assessing the company.
2. For companies which its fiscal year period ends on 31/12/2015, the restriction period starts on 02/12/2015 and ends on the date of announcing and publishing the annual financial statements after assessing the company.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Regarding Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On Regulation Automated Trading

Date 24/11/2015

Introduction

The electronification of trading over the past 30 to 40 years and the advent of exponential digital technologies have transformed financial businesses, markets and entire economies, with dramatic implications for capital formation and risk transfer. In U.S. futures markets, we see this change most presently in the area of algorithmic or automated trading that now constitutes up to seventy percent of regulated futures markets. Automated trading can lower transaction costs while increasing trader productivity through greater transaction speed, precision and sophistication. For many markets, automated trading brings trading liquidity, broader market access, enhanced transparency and greater competition.

CPMI-IOSCO Consultative Paper - Guidance On Cyber Resilience For Financial Market Infrastructures

Date 24/11/2015

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today released the consultative paper Guidance on cyber resilience for financial market infrastructures (“the Cyber Guidance”).

TASE Launches Options On All TA 25 Index Shares - Altogether, 16 Options On Shares Will Be Added

Date 24/11/2015

The launch will enable undertaking diverse investment strategies and, for the first time, allow exposure through derivatives to stocks in the biomed, technology, real estate and construction, investment and holdings sectors.

European Commission: Speech Given By Commissioner Jonathan Hill At The Press Conference On The EDIS Proposal At The European Parliament

Date 24/11/2015

I have just come from the College where we have adopted our proposal to gradually put in place a European Deposit Insurance Scheme by 2024. Alongside the legislative proposal, we have also published a Communication which sets out the broader context and – hand-in-hand with EDIS – a series of further measures to reduce risk in the banking sector.

ESM Issues 40-Year €1 Billion Bond

Date 24/11/2015

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) today issued a new €1 billion 40-year benchmark bond with a coupon of 1.85%, maturing on 1 December, 2055. The deal fills the remaining €500 million funding need for this year, while the other half will be used for the ESM’s 2016 funding programme.

Management Transition At Kx Systems Inc.

Date 24/11/2015

First Derivatives plc subsidiary Kx Systems, a leader in high-performance database and time-series analytics, today announces some key management changes. The changes follow a recent board review of First Derivatives’ wider group leadership focussed on delivering strategic priorities, customer benefits and sales and marketing efficiencies.

Assets Invested In Active ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Have Reached 32.9 Billion US Dollars A New Record At The End Of October 2015, According To ETFGI

Date 24/11/2015

Assets invested in Active ETFs/ETPs listed globally have reached US$32.9 billion - a new record - at the end of October 2015. In the first ten months of 2015 record levels of net new assets have been gathered by Active ETFs/ETPs listed globally with net inflows of US$8.9 billion marking a 23% increase over the prior record set at this time in 2013.

London Stock Exchange Group Hosts Second Annual Conference In Beijing

Date 24/11/2015

• Event focuses on the growing financial ties between China and London
• Ma Jun, Chief Economist, People’s Bank of China, discusses China’s Green finance initiatives
• Event follows landmark state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to London