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EBA Agrees With The Commission On Changes To The Amended Technical Standards On Benchmarking Of Internal Approaches

Date 12/05/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today an Opinion to the European Commission expressing agreement with its proposed amendments to the EBA Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on benchmarking of internal approaches. These amendments, which were agreed with the EBA building on the experience of the 2014-15 benchmarking exercise, aim at ensuring a better quality of the submitted data and, ultimately, at strengthening the benchmarking analysis performed by the EBA and Competent Authorities. The EBA plans to annually update the ITS and to maintain them on a regular basis to ensure the success and quality of future benchmarking exercises.
Amman Stock Exchange: Wednesday A Public Holiday To Celebrate Jordan Independence Day

Date 12/05/2016

According to the Prime Minister's announcement on the occasion of Jordan Independence Day, the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will observe a holiday on Wednesday 25 May, 2016.
CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Extends Conditional Time-Limited No-Action Relief To Australian-Based Trading Platform Yieldbroker Pty Limited

Date 12/05/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today announced it has issued a no-action letter extending conditional time-limited relief for Australian-based trading platform Yieldbroker Pty Limited (Yieldbroker).
Algo-Logic Systems Launches FPGA Accelerated CME Tick-To-Trade System - CME Tick-To-Trade System Achieves Wire-To-Wire Sub-Microsecond Latency

Date 12/05/2016

Algo-Logic Systems announces the release of their latest Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) accelerated CME Tick-To-Trade (T2T) System. The sub-microsecond trading solution is ideal for latency-sensitive trading firms that need deterministic response times to market opportunities. The CME T2T System is built using internally developed, pre-built FPGA IP cores that significantly reduce time-to-market and provide flexibility for customizations.
UK Financial Conduct Authority: Insider Dealers Sentenced In Operation Tabernula Trial

Date 12/05/2016

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Martyn Dodgson, a senior investment banker, and Andrew Hind, a Chartered Accountant, have today been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to 4.5 years and 3.5 years imprisonment, respectively, having been convicted of conspiring to insider deal between November 2006 and March 2010. Dodgson’s sentence is the longest ever handed down for insider dealing in a case brought by the FCA.

Online Brokerage Questrade Adopts Broadridge FX And Liquidity Solution To Streamline Post-Trade Operations

Date 12/05/2016

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announced that Questrade, an online retail brokerage based in Canada, has adopted Broadridge’s end-to-end foreign exchange and liquidity solution, Broadridge FX and Liquidity (FXL).
MEFF Broadens Range Of Underlyings For Single Stock Dividend Future Contracts - Meeting The Demand Of Market Participants

Date 12/05/2016

MEFF, the Derivatives Market of BME, will broaden the range of underlying assets for Single Stock Dividend Future contracts.
ISEFundHub Adds Three New Investment Managers

Date 12/05/2016

The Irish Stock Exchange’s (ISE) web-based fund information portal, ISEFundHub, has added data from three new investment managers - Edinburgh Partners, Man AHL and Odey Asset Management. Over 50 investment managers are now live on the portal.
Nasdaq Stockholm Orders Mavshack To Pay A Fine Corresponding To Four Times The Company’s Annual Fee

Date 12/05/2016

The Disciplinary Committee of Nasdaq Stockholm (“the Exchange”) has ruled that Mavshack AB (“Mavshack”) has breached Nasdaq Stockholm First North’s regulations (“the Rule Book”) and has therefore ordered Mavshack to pay a fine of SEK 293.304, corresponding to four times the company’s annual fee.
Bank Of England Financial Stability Paper 37: Got To Be Certain: The Legal Framework For CCP Default Management Processes – Jo Braithwaite And David Murphy

Date 12/05/2016

Financial Stability Paper 37: Got to be certain: The legal framework for CCP default management processes
Jo Braithwaite and David Murphy

Central clearing offers numerous benefits to financial stability including multilateral netting of cleared exposures and the centralisation of default management. These benefits explain the pivotal role of central counterparties (‘CCPs’) in the post-crisis derivatives market reforms. However they lead to a key financial stability question: will CCPs be able to manage a large member default effectively?