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Stephen McGoldrick Leaves Plato

Date 14/10/2015

Stephen McGoldrick, project director for Plato, has decided to leave the project. McGoldrick will return to his role as director of market structure at Deutsche Bank.

CFTC Further Implements Trade Execution Requirement

Date 14/10/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) Division of Market Oversight (Division) announced today further extension of time-limited no-action relief for swaps executed as part of a package transaction in the categories, described below, that currently receive relief under CFTC Letter 14-137. This extension of time-limited relief will enable the Division to continue to further assess the appropriate response for applying the trade execution requirement to swaps in certain types of package transactions.

Ghana Lists New US$1Bn Bond On The Irish Stock Exchange

Date 14/10/2015

The Sub-Saharan Africa country Ghana has listed a new debt instrument on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The US$1bn 10.75% notes will mature in 2030 and are admitted to the Main Securities Market (MSM).

EBA To Promote Discussion On Cloud Services In The Banking Sector

Date 14/10/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) jointly with the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) is hosting today a workshop at the EBA premises to discuss opportunities and challenges of using the cloud in the banking sector. This workshop, which brings together supervisory authorities, CISOs from banks, IT and banking industry organisations and large cloud service providers will provide a forum for discussing the current status and potential ways to address supervisory or bank concerns and risks regarding the use of cloud services.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Public Holiday Notification - Islamic (Hijri) New Year

Date 14/10/2015

The DFSA offices will be closed for business on Thursday, 15th October 2015 to mark the Islamic (Hijri) New Year. The DFSA offices will reopen on Sunday, 18th October 2015.

Dubai Financial Market Market Holiday - Hijri New Year

Date 14/10/2015

In the occasion of Hijri New Year 1437, DFM will be closed on Thursday 15 October 2015 and work shall resume on Sunday 18 October 2015.

SEC Charges 6 Firms For Short Selling Violations In Advance Stock Offerings

Date 14/10/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against six firms, including more than $2.5 million in monetary sanctions and, in the case of one previously sanctioned firm, an order barring the firm from participating in stock offerings for a period of one year as part of its ongoing enforcement initiative focused on violations of Rule 105 of Regulation M. 

ACER Publishes Study On Capacity Booking Platforms Assessment

Date 14/10/2015

ACER releases today the study “Capacity Booking Platforms Assessment” which analyses the current gas capacity booking platforms’ compliance with the Network Code on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms (NC CAM), which is to be applied by 1 November 2015. The report compares the degree of network code implementation related to booking platforms as well as the functionalities provided by the three existing platforms.

Irish Stock Exchange Commences New Innovation Programme Across The Organisation

Date 14/10/2015

The Irish Stock Exchange’s (ISE) has commenced a four year innovation programme across the organisation as part of its strategic objectives for 2015-2018. The first phase, about inspiring ideas and increasing creativity and innovation among its staff, has just been completed.

The Future Of Europe’s Financial Market Infrastructure: The Eurosystem’s Vision 2020: - Speech By Yves Mersch, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, Singapore, 14 October 2015

Date 14/10/2015

Ladies and gentlemen, members of the panel,

The beauty of innovation is that it never ends. Even the best ideas can be enhanced and complemented. The Eurosystem, the euro area’s network of central banks, has developed two major innovations in the field of financial market infrastructure over the past 15 years: TARGET (now TARGET2) and TARGET2-Securities, or T2S.